The effect of corporate competitive capabilities and supply chain operational capabilities on Malaysian SME's

Practitioners realise that the implementation of capabilities in supply chain discipline is a new issue to be studied. This research explicates the concept of capabilities and examines the relationship between corporate competitive capabilities, supply chain operational capabilities, and levels of supply chain integration with business performance measurement. The sample of this study is small and medium-sized manufacturing companies in Malaysia. Six hypotheses have been developed to be critically analysed in the conceptual framework. Thus, such effort would derive a set of recommended strategies of both capabilities and SC Integration levels for strategic and operational performance improvement in Malaysian business perspectives.