Supply chain practices on the performance of multinational corporations through technological adoption: a case of cargill kokoo sourcing ltd

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2023
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KNUST
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Companies now face a challenging competitive climate because of the increasingly dynamic and customer-demanding business conditions of today. To adapt to this demanding climate, supply chains have grown significantly more dependent on stakeholder trust, integration, cooperation, and flexibility. The objective of this study sought to assess the impact of supply chain management on the performance of multinational corporations through technological adoption: The Case of Cargill Kokoo Sourcing Ltd. Cross-sectional survey data was solicited via self-delivered questionnaire from 100 respondents associated with Cargill Kokoo Sourcing Limited. With the help of a Structural Equation Model (SEM), this study established that through a mediation (technological adoption), it is statistically insignificant for supply chain management practices to make improvement in firm performance. Furthermore, the findings have revealed that adopting technological tools alone is not enough for Cargill to improve its performance. This study has proven that adopting technological tools in SCMP tend to have a positive relationship, but this relationship does not improve the performance of Cargill Kokoo Sourcing Limited. This study has indicated that when management of Cargill Kokoo Sourcing Limited invest in supply chain management practices and adopt technological tools, they tend to positively affect the relationship between supply chain management practices and technological adoption. But this positive relationship does not necessarily improve the performance of Cargill Kokoo Sourcing Limited. Hence, management of Cargill should invest in technological tools and supply chain management practices as a way of improving operations which may affect performance of the firm in some way.
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A thesis submitted to the department of supply chain and information systems of the Kwame Nkrumah university of science and technology, Kumasi, institute of distance learning in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the award of a degree of master of science: (logistics and suppl y chain management)
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