Author - R.I. David POOE

University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Anda TEKE R.I. David POOE Watson MUNYANYI

Evaluating the Supply Chain Performance of the Major Clothing Retail Companies in South Africa: A Supply Chain Index Approach

The aim of the study was to evaluate supply chain performance of the six major clothing retail companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) using the supply chain index. The study adopted a quantitative study and used secondary data from the companies’ publicly shared financial statements. Panel data analysis was employed in the study with a fixed-effects regression model used to analyse the the relationship between the dependent and independent dependent variables. The study found that WHL has the highest supply chain index ranking based on an overall ranking of the firms based on a combination of the strength, balance, and resiliency metrics. This was followed by MRP, which consistently maintained second place. TFG was at the bottom. This framework for the measurement of supply chain performance provides a valuable guide useful in the clothing retail industry and across other industries. Overall, the results encourage organisations to measure supply chain performance...

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