AN EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND BUSINESS PERFORMANCE: A CASE ANALYSIS OF A PASSENGER RAIL COMPANY

Authors

  • Cornelius Jacobus Fourie University of Stellenbosch http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3546-8466
  • Oliver Chimusoro PRASA Chair for Maintenance Management, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7166/29-2-1876

Keywords:

Supply Chain Management, Business Performance, Maintenance Engineering

Abstract

The lack of maintenance engineering performance is one of the main causes of poor service delivery. In a passenger rail company, maintenance engineering performance is measured using several parameters, which include the ability of the organisation to upgrade and replace its fleet, the availability of spares, skills availability, information flow, and information technology. The aim of this study was to investigate the situation in a passenger rail company in South Africa in order to determine whether its supply chain management practices would influence business performance and, in this case, maintenance engineering performance. After a chi-square test was done, the results showed that there was a positive influence by supply chain management practices on business performance.

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Author Biographies

Cornelius Jacobus Fourie, University of Stellenbosch

 

 PRASA Chair for Maintenance Management, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa

Oliver Chimusoro, PRASA Chair for Maintenance Management, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa

Chief Engineer: Green Technologies

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Published

2018-08-31

How to Cite

Fourie, C. J., & Chimusoro, O. (2018). AN EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND BUSINESS PERFORMANCE: A CASE ANALYSIS OF A PASSENGER RAIL COMPANY. The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 29(2), 141–152. https://doi.org/10.7166/29-2-1876

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 2 (2018)

Section

Case Studies

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