Management and Economics wood
Azim Zarei; Sadegh Imani Parkohi; Elham Sadat Kia
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Problem definition and objectives: Given the importance of the wood and paper industries in the economy of Mazandaran province and their key role in employment and regional development, these industries, despite having numerous potentials such as access to natural resources and existing infrastructure, ...
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Problem definition and objectives: Given the importance of the wood and paper industries in the economy of Mazandaran province and their key role in employment and regional development, these industries, despite having numerous potentials such as access to natural resources and existing infrastructure, have faced multiple challenges in recent years. Heavy reliance on natural resources, vulnerability to environmental hazards, fluctuations in raw material prices, and widespread supply chain disruptions have posed serious threats to the sustainable performance of these industries. In such a complex and dynamic environment, sole reliance on traditional management methods, which mainly focus on internal productivity and operational control, is no longer sufficient to meet today's needs. This inadequacy reveals the necessity of adopting a systematic, integrated, and strategic approach capable of simultaneously managing the complexities of the external environment and the networked relationships of the value chain. Understanding this gap and the mentioned necessity, this study investigates the strategic and macro role of supply chain management as a comprehensive solution to overcome these challenges and enhance performance. The main objective of this research is to analyze the impact of supply chain management on the performance of the wood and paper industries in Mazandaran province, considering the mediating role of organizational competence and the moderating role of supply chain resilience.
Methodology: This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-survey and causal in terms of method. The statistical population of the study includes 85 employees, financial managers, and senior managers of the wood and paper industries of Mazandaran province in the winter of 2025. From among them, using the Morgan table, 70 individuals were selected as the statistical sample through convenience sampling. Data were collected using four standard questionnaires (Lee, 2021; Kaplan & Norton, 2001; and Prayag et al., 2018). For data analysis, content validity was first confirmed by faculty experts. Then, using KMO and Bartlett's tests, construct validity was examined through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and discriminant validity was assessed using the AVE index. Reliability was also evaluated using Cronbach's alpha and composite reliability (CR). Finally, the data were analyzed at both descriptive and inferential levels using SPSS 25 and SmartPLS 4 software, employing a structural equation modeling approach (PLS-SEM).
Results: The results showed that supply chain management has a direct and significant impact on organizational competence and organizational performance. Furthermore, organizational competence, as a mediating variable, partially strengthens the impact of supply chain management on performance. More importantly, supply chain resilience plays a strong moderating role in the relationship between supply chain management and performance, meaning that the organization's ability to cope with disruptions significantly increases the positive impact of SCM on performance.
Conclusion: These findings recommend that managers of Mazandaran's wood and paper industries focus simultaneously on improving SCM strategies, strengthening organizational competencies, and increasing supply chain resilience against unforeseen events to achieve higher performance. These measures not only lead to improved performance but also bring sustainable competitive advantage to the organization. It is suggested that managers adopt an integrated and simultaneous approach in two areas to improve organizational performance: 'supply chain management' (with an emphasis on enterprise resource planning, inventory management, and warehousing systems) and 'organizational competencies' (including production, marketing, and R&D capabilities). Furthermore, given the moderating role of supply chain resilience, it is essential for managers to enhance the organization’s ability to face unexpected and risky conditions in the supply chain by developing strategic programs.
Management and Economics wood
Amir Reza Taheri; Abbas Tamjidi; Ajang Tajdini
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Background and Objectives: Organizations depend on marketing, innovation and learning indicators to increase organizational performance and competitive advantage. By taking advantage of appropriate marketing and innovation capabilities, in addition to profitability and competitive ...
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Background and Objectives: Organizations depend on marketing, innovation and learning indicators to increase organizational performance and competitive advantage. By taking advantage of appropriate marketing and innovation capabilities, in addition to profitability and competitive advantage, product life cycle prolongation and stability in the competition scene are provided for organizations. The rapid changes in production technologies necessitate the strengthening of human resource capabilities for all elements. Organization is necessary. Methodology: The effect of marketing capabilities, innovations, learning of employees on the performance of wooden office furniture companies with the approach of structural equations has been investigated. The statistical population of this research consists of managers and engineers working in wooden office furniture companies located in industrial towns in Tehran and Alborz provinces. Sampling method was classified and Crecy-Morgan table was used to determine the sample size (92 people). Initial effective indicators were selected by studying the available sources and the conceptual model of the research considering the performance of the organization (company) as a dependent variable and marketing, innovation and learning variables as independent variables. The main tool for collecting information for this research was a questionnaire. Correlation and confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling based on partial least squares method were used to investigate the research hypotheses and analyze the structural relationships between variables. Results: The results showed that innovation, marketing and learning capabilities had a positive effect on the performance of wooden furniture companies. In addition, these capabilities complement 96.9% of the changes in the dependent variable of the company's performance. The results of the model quality evaluation index show that marketing capability (strong effect), innovation capability (medium effect), learning capability (weak effect) have the greatest impact on company performance. Finally, the results of this study remind the various companies producing wood furniture industry products that are constantly looking to export their goods that, unlike the somewhat non-competitive domestic market, to compete with other companies in target markets, should try. Due to factors such as marketing, innovation and learning, improve products quality, reduce costs and ultimately increase company performance. Conclusion: The use of appropriate marketing methods, innovative capabilities and increasing human resource capabilities in order to strengthen organizational learning in wooden furniture industry companies will strengthen the performance and position of the mentioned companies.
Ahmadreza Arabi; Ajang Tajdini; Shademan Pourmousa; Mohammad Naghi Imani; Amir lashgari
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In order to achieve the higher competitive advantage, identifying and prioritizing the various factors of sustainable supply chain management and its relationship with the performance of the companies producing home and office furniture, have been selected as the main purpose ...
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In order to achieve the higher competitive advantage, identifying and prioritizing the various factors of sustainable supply chain management and its relationship with the performance of the companies producing home and office furniture, have been selected as the main purpose of this study. The statistical population in both the qualitative and quanitative parts consisted of experts, and specialists in the field of sustainable supply chain management and the company performance, including managers and operational engineers of furniture manufacturing companies in Tehran province. In the qualitative part, the interview method and content analysis were used to identify effective factors and in the quantitative part, a reseracher – made questionnaire based on Likert- scale was used to collect data and Pearson correlation and Friedman tests were used to understand the causal relationships between research variables and prioritize them. The validity and reliability of research tools in both parts were tested and confirmed using different methods. The results showed that supply chain management practices have a direct and positive effect on the home and office wooden furniture firms. Also in the sustainable supply chain management, the dimensions of delay time, product cost and design and adaptation to the environment were given first to third priority. Also in terms of performance, the dimensions of rapid response and the proposed changes of customers in the responsible volume, investment returns and customers' preference to buy from top names were given first to third priority.
