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Keywords: supply chain management, product development stage, operation management.
Abstract: In this study, the researchers have attempted to determine the common Supply Chain Management (SCM) activities that were used as a mediator variable and influenced the effect of the product development stages on the implementation of operation management decisions in the companies belong to the Al-Manaseer Group in Jordan. For this purpose, they used a quantitative method, wherein they distributed questionnaires to the employees and management of the Al-Manaseer Company groups (such as the Director, Department Director, Head of the Section, Workers' Monitor). This helped them understand the relationship between the product development stage and the operational management decisions. They noted that the SCM activities were a significant variable that mediated the effect of the product development stage on the operational management decisions. Based on the findings of the study, the researchers recommended that The Group needs to show a higher interest in the site costs as the selection indicator and for determining the preliminary estimates while considering the information sharing.
1Introduction
In the past few decades, massive globalisation has converted the whole world into a small village, which has increased competition amongst the different companies and markets, worldwide. The customer always strives to acquire products and services from the right place and values quality and price competition. If the companies wish to achieve this and cater to a large variety of customers, they need to fulfil their demands of speedy delivery, high quality, cost-effectiveness, creativity, and flexibility.
[1] Supply Chain Management (SCM) refers to a hard and fast of procedures utilized in enterprise that variety from suppliers, manufacturers, warehouses, distributors, and outlets to customers (very last customers). [2] demonstrating that optimizing logistics solutions, it has been proved that focusing on "best practices" enables for long-term supply chain development, greater market share, the formation of trust links, and the promotion of a strong brand identity.
The companies can derive all the above advantages by studying the Supply Chain Management (SCM) activities, which offer integrated and diverse services that suit the customers, decrease the costs and improve their profitability. The supply chain practices help in material flow, information flow, financial flow and also help in the sustainability of the organisation's relationships with its customers that...