Title: The mediating effect of digital supply chain management among the relationship between lean management and supply chain operations

Authors: Ghufran Saed Hijjawi; Mohammed Mousa Eldahamsheh; Ali Zakariya Farhan Al-Quran; Hanan Mohammad Ali Almomani; Mohammad Izzat Alhalalmeh; Sulieman Ibraheem Shelash Al-Hawary

Addresses: Business and Finance Faculty, The World Islamic Science and Education University (WISE), P.O. Box 1101, Postal Code 11947, Amman, Jordan ' College of Business Administration, American University in the Emirates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates ' Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Al al-Bayt University, P.O. Box 130040, Mafraq 25113, Jordan ' Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Al al-Bayt University, P.O. Box 130040, Mafraq 25113, Jordan ' Business Administration Department, Amman University College for Financial and Administrative Sciences, Al-Balqa Applied University, Jordan ' Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Al al-Bayt University, P.O. Box 130040, Mafraq 25113, Jordan

Abstract: The study aimed at examines the mediating effect of digital supply chain management among the relationship between lean management and supply chain operations of the manufacturing companies operating in Jordan. The population of the study consists of the managers of the manufacturing sector of Jordan which includes garments, automobiles, and electronics. The sample size was 445 participants belonging to the manufacturing industry of Jordan. The analysis was carried out using structural equation modelling (SEM) technique on smart PLS. It was identified based on the analysis that technology has a significant impact on the supply chain operations of the companies. On the other hand, the communicative and structural dimensions were also found to have a positive and significant impact on supply chain operations. With respect to the mediation, the partial mediation of digital supply chain was determined among the relationship between lean management and supply chain operations of the company in the context of technology and communicative and structural dimensions.

Keywords: supply chain operations; digital supply chain; lean management; manufacturing companies; Jordan.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEBR.2023.132642

International Journal of Economics and Business Research, 2023 Vol.26 No.2, pp.146 - 162

Received: 07 May 2021
Accepted: 24 Jun 2021
Published online: 07 Aug 2023 *

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