Investigating The Impact of Supply Chain Management Practices on Financial Performance (Case Study: Large Manufacturing Firms in Khuzestan Province)

The purpose of the present study is to investigate the impact of supply chain management practices on financial performance of large manufacturing firms in Khuzestan province. The population of this applied research consisted of 180 large manufacturing firms and with using Cochran's formula for limited society, 123 firms were selected. Statistical unit of society were the production / finance managers of said firms and research questionnaire was distributed to them for each firm. The data collection instrument is Thatte (2013) and Inman et al, (2011) questionnaire and which its content validity was evaluated through experts and academics and its construct validity was confirmed through confirmatory factor analysis. Structural equation models and SPSS 18 have been used in order to analysis the data. The results indicate that, supply chain management practices can improve supply chain responsiveness, lead to enhanced competitive advantage and improved financial performance. Also supply chain responsiveness can increase competitive advantage and competitive advantage have positive impact on financial performance.