ABSTRACT

This study focused on the effect of Supply chain management (SCM) on organizational performance, a study of selected manufacturing firms in Abia State. However, the specific objectives of the study were to; examine the effect of integrated make-to-stock supply chain on organizational market share, determine the impact of continuous replenishment supply chain on organizational effectiveness, ascertain the effect of build-to-order supply chain on organizational growth and determine the factors militating against supply chain management in an organization. The study was guided by a descriptive survey design because it gives detailed information about issues, problems, events and describes events as they are. Both primary and secondary data were used. The population of the study was 444 employees and the sample size of 210 respondents was obtained using Taro Yamane techniques. The researcher used questionnaire for data collection. The data gathered for the study was analyzed using descriptive analysis. Pearson Correlation was used to test hypothesis one and three,  hypotheses two and four was tested using ANOVA and hypothesis four was tested with Pearson Chi square with the aid of Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23. The study found that integrated make-to-stock supply chain has significant effect on organizational market share. There is significant impact of continuous replenishment supply chain on organizational effectiveness. Also, build-to-order supply chain has a significant effect on organizational growth. Ineffective leadership and inadequate logistics planning are among the factors militating against supply chain management in an organization. The study recommended that management of selected manufacturing firms in Abia State should make and implement policies that will enhance their supply chain network in order to boost their market share.