Supply chain performance of fishing industry in Bangladesh: Emphasizing on information sharing and commitment

Abstract

Supply chain management of the fishing industry has become increasingly important as globalization has increased competition. It is complicated due to the involvement of heterogeneous stakeholders and the establishment of an unorganized market structure. This study gave a holistic insight into the gaps in existing literature for measuring supply chain performance emphasizing the need to value multidimensional aspects, such as information sharing, commitment, efficiency, effectiveness, quality, reliability, flexibility, and capability in the inland fishing industry. Structural equation modeling was employed to analyze responses from 787 stakeholders randomly selected from 11 districts through a structured in-person interview covering 46 fish markets. The study revealed that information sharing and commitment both positively influenced the supply chain performance. Information sharing had a positive significant relationship with all mediators. In contrast, a positive significant relationship was found between the commitment, efficiency, effectiveness, quality, and reliability. Among the mediators, efficiency, effectiveness, and quality positively affected the supply-chain performance. Considering the finding of this study the stakeholders can outline, promote, and implement policies for the improved supply chain management.

Keywords:

• Fishing industry
• commitment
• information sharing
• supply chain performance

Acknowledgments

We’d also like to thank the government personnel of Bangladesh for their help during the data collection process. Furthermore, the authors express their gratitude to the respondents for providing useful information.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Notes

1 The fishing industry encompasses any industry or activity involved in the capture (inland and marine), aquaculture (inland and marine), processing, storage, transportation, and marketing or sale of fish.

2 A mediator is a way for an independent variable to influence a dependent variable. Mediator variable acts as an effect of a causal pathway, and it explains how or why an effect occurs.

Additional information

Funding

We would like to thank the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC), NATP-2 (project no. 2017/036/PBRG), for funding this study.