Internal integration for Supply Chain Integration: a multicase study
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Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Integration, Internal Integration, Multicase Study.Abstract
This paper aims to investigate internal integration for the execution of Supply Chain Management business activities and processes and the effects generated in Supply Chain Integration. This research focus is justified by the growing recognition of the role of internal integration for the success of Supply Chain Integration. In addition to the literature review, an empirical investigation was carried out on six representative national companies in their sectors of activity. The data were analyzed and coded using the Content Analysis method. The results demonstrated that, in fact, internal integration plays a crucial role in the implementation of the principles and practices of SCM, whose effects generate benefits and improvements both internally to companies and externally with the partnersof the supply chains in which they operate. Therefore, there is a better qualification for the Supply Chain Integration actions.
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