Abstract
Malaysian Small Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) have always been the largest provider to the economic development of the country. However, limited studies have been conducted within the field of drop-shipping supply chain. Therefore, the main aim of this study was to provide insights into Malaysian small-medium enterprises' characteristics which influenced the adoption of drop-shipping supply chain into their management. Data were collected through questionnaires from several business sectors of SME located in all over Malaysia. The findings specify that there was a highly positive correlation between the variables: organizational structure, organization strategy and firm's strategy towards the adoption of drop-shipping supply chain. The significant findings of this study showed that characteristics of SMEs highly contributed to the adoption level of drop-shipping. Hence, the outcomes of this study support the proposed framework and confirm that they indeed contribute to the adoption of drop-shipping supply chain by the SME.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 2856-2863 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | The Social Sciences |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Drop-shipping
- Small-medmm enterprises
- Strategy
- Supply chain
- Sustainable innovation
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Drop-shipping supply chain : the characteristics of SMES towards adopting it. / Musa, Haslinda Binti; Taib, Mohd Syafiq Bin Md; Li, Shirly Chung Hsian; Jabar, Juhaini; Khalid, Fararishah Abdul.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Drop-shipping supply chain
T2 - the characteristics of SMES towards adopting it
AU - Musa, Haslinda Binti
AU - Taib, Mohd Syafiq Bin Md
AU - Li, Shirly Chung Hsian
AU - Jabar, Juhaini
AU - Khalid, Fararishah Abdul
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Malaysian Small Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) have always been the largest provider to the economic development of the country. However, limited studies have been conducted within the field of drop-shipping supply chain. Therefore, the main aim of this study was to provide insights into Malaysian small-medium enterprises' characteristics which influenced the adoption of drop-shipping supply chain into their management. Data were collected through questionnaires from several business sectors of SME located in all over Malaysia. The findings specify that there was a highly positive correlation between the variables: organizational structure, organization strategy and firm's strategy towards the adoption of drop-shipping supply chain. The significant findings of this study showed that characteristics of SMEs highly contributed to the adoption level of drop-shipping. Hence, the outcomes of this study support the proposed framework and confirm that they indeed contribute to the adoption of drop-shipping supply chain by the SME.
AB - Malaysian Small Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) have always been the largest provider to the economic development of the country. However, limited studies have been conducted within the field of drop-shipping supply chain. Therefore, the main aim of this study was to provide insights into Malaysian small-medium enterprises' characteristics which influenced the adoption of drop-shipping supply chain into their management. Data were collected through questionnaires from several business sectors of SME located in all over Malaysia. The findings specify that there was a highly positive correlation between the variables: organizational structure, organization strategy and firm's strategy towards the adoption of drop-shipping supply chain. The significant findings of this study showed that characteristics of SMEs highly contributed to the adoption level of drop-shipping. Hence, the outcomes of this study support the proposed framework and confirm that they indeed contribute to the adoption of drop-shipping supply chain by the SME.
KW - Drop-shipping
KW - Small-medmm enterprises
KW - Strategy
KW - Supply chain
KW - Sustainable innovation
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U2 - 10.36478/sscience.2016.2856.2863
DO - 10.36478/sscience.2016.2856.2863
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SP - 2856
EP - 2863
JO - The Social Sciences
JF - The Social Sciences
SN - 1818-5800
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