Determinants of Supply Management Performance: A Study of the Garment Industry in Bangladesh

This research examines the relationship between antecedents of supplier integration and supply management performance. A conceptual model has been developed based on the literature on strategic supply management skills, supplier integration, the perceived status of supply management, and supply management performance. To test the model a survey interview was conducted to obtain primary data from the purchasing managers or equivalent within the highly competitive garment industry in Bangladesh. Finally, the model was tested using Structural Equation Modeling. The finding implies that firms can improve their supply management performance through an increased emphasis on strategic supply management skills, supplier integration and improving the perceived status of supply management.