An Investigation on the Effects of Using Sustainable Supply Chain Management on the Competitive Advantage

Over the last few years, the emergence of new technologies and the enormous changes in global markets have made supply chain management increasingly essential, supply chain of agents and organizations ranging from product (service) to end-use and even open cycle. The purpose of this study is to investigate the enabling effects of using sustainable supply chain management and its impact on the competitive advantage of Iranian companies. The statistical population of this study consists of managers and employees of small and medium-sized companies located in industrial estates of Tehran province. Data collection tool was a questionnaire. To assess the validity of the questionnaire, divergent validity, convergent validity, and LISLER are used. Cronbach's alpha test is also used to determine the reliability of the questionnaire, which is higher than 0.79 for each of the variables, indicating that the reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed. The findings indicate that enabling the use of sustainable supply chain management has a significant impact on the competitive advantage of Iranian companies. Given that the variables of the research findings indicate that the enablers of using sustainable supply chain management and its impact on the competitive advantage of Iranian companies have a significant impact, we can use the different approaches presented in the proposals.