Impact of Network Factors on Supply Chain Performance: The Mediating Role of Internal Integration (A case of Textile sector of Pakistan)

In complex and highly divided industries such as textiles the supply chain performance progressively depends on how firms manage inter-organizational networks and inner coordination. Drawing on Industrial Network Theory, Supply Chain Integration Theory and the Actor-Resource-Activity (A-R-A) system this study analyzes the impact of network performing artists, arrange assets and network activities on supply chain performance in Pakistan textile segment with internal integration investigated as a mediating component. Utilizing quantitative research design, essential data were collected from 180 managers in textile manufacturing firms and analyzed through Partial Slightest Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The measurement model demonstrated satisfactory unwavering quality and validity. The results uncover that network factors don't have a critical coordinate impact on supply chain performance. However, they altogether influence internal integration which in turn incorporates a strong positive impact on performance. Mediation examination confirms that internal integration completely mediates the relationship between network variables and supply chain execution. The discoveries extend network theory by demonstrating that the performance benefits of supply chain systems are realized as it were through strong inner coordination. For all intents and purposes the study highlights the significance of cross-functional integration in translating external collaboration into progressed supply chain performance.