Abstract:
Practicing the effective supply chain management has become an essential perquisite for securing the
competitive advantage in the industry. This research conceptualizes the four dimensions of supply
chain management such as supply chain concern, supply chain practices, supply chain competency
and supply chain flexibility through Exploratory Factor Analysis and also confirms the measures of
competitive advantages of textile industry such as price, quality, dependability, innovation, customer
relationship management, information sharing and performance through Confirmatory Factor
Analysis. Thus the study mainly tests the impact of supply chain management on the competitive
advantages of textile industry with the help of Structural Equation Modelling. Data for the research
were collected from the 639 supply chain managers of textile companies registered under Tirupur
Exporters Association, Tamilnadu in India by using the structured questionnaire. The result indicated
that the enhanced supply chain management lead to better competitive advantage of the industry and
have a positive direct impact on the supply chain performance of the textile industry.
