Lean Production Implementation and Cloud-Supported Logistics Impact on Sustainable Performance Through Mediating Role of Supply Chain Integration in Manufacturing Industry

Abstract

This research was conducted with an aim to explore the influence of lean production implementation and cloud-supported logistics on supply chain integration and sustainable performance in Pakistani textile manufacturing sector. Alongside, mediating role of supply chain integration between lean production and sustainable performance, and between cloud-supported logistics and sustainable performance have also been examined in this research. An adoptive questionnaire was given to convenience sample of 350 employees working in manufacturing in Pakistan. Quantitative descriptive approach was used to explore the relationship between variables. Four variables such as lean production implementation, cloud-supported logistics, supply chain integration and sustainable performance are used to conduct this research. Data from manufacturing employees was collected and analyzed using linear regression and Process by Hayes. Results show that supply chain integration partially mediate the relationship between lean production implementation and sustainable performance, and there is fully mediating of supply chain integration between cloud-supported logistics and sustainable performance in companies working in manufacturing industry of Pakistan. Finally, the study provides guidelines for manufacturing managers about why and under what circumstances supply chain integration and sustainable performance are being affected.