Investigating the Effects of Internal and External Integrity on Competitive Capacity

This study investigates the effect of integrated supply chain on competitive capabilities. Integrated supply chain is the degree to which the manufacturer collaborates with his supply chain partners strategically and manages processes inside and outside the organization to achieve the effective and efficient flows of products and services, information, money and decisions to provides the greatest value for the customer in a collaborative way. This study investigates the relationship between the dimensions of integrated supply chain and competitive capabilities. To achieve this goal, the relationship between the dimensions of integrated supply chain (internal integration and external integration) and competitive capabilities (cost, quality, delivery, product innovation) is investigated using a conceptual model. The tools to collect data in this study include the researcher-made questionnaire and statistical sample include 44 managers from industry and Mines companies and organizations in Khorasan Razavi and the respondents were 42 male (95%) and 2 female (5%). The results of testing hypotheses show that in overall, internal and external integrations have significant and indirect impact on competitive capabilities at 0.71 and 0.19, respectively. In other words, the results show that internal integration is a prerequisite for external integration. The study also shows that internal integration and external integration have a positive impact on improving the competitive capabilities of the company. It should be noted that the internal integrity also improves competitive capabilities through external integration.