The Assessments Of Major Factors That Affect That Affect Channel Integration On Ethiopian Garmenttextile Sector In The Case Of Addis Ababa

The main purpose of this research is to identify the major problems that challenge companies tornintegrate with the channel partners this research is designed in order to assess the major factorsrnwhich are road blocks for the successful collaboration of channel members. This was done byrntaking nine variables from different literatures on supply chain management practices. Thesernwere grouped in to nine parent variables and under each category there are 4-7 sub- factors thatrncan explain the parent factors. The researcher used a simple random probability (lottery system)rnto select its final sample size (35) out of 59 garment and textile companies which are located inrnAddis Ababa. In order to analyze the collected data SPSS version 21 was employed. The resultrnshows that companies which are engaged in producing fabric items are more affected by orderrnhandling, suppliers, sales persons and corporate image. On the other hand, garments arernaffected by order handling; price and product quality. These factors became major challengesrnwhile companies are trying to integrate. In order to be competent in the local and therninternational market as well, companies are expected to improve their internal performance.rnFor instance quality of their products, images of their company, reducing their lead time,rnrevising their pricing strategy, reducing turnover rate and managing orders properly are amongrnthe recommendations forwarded by the researcher

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