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Challenges for Measuring Value Chain Relation Coordination of SMEs of the Textile and Apparel Industry: The Case of a Small Family Industrial Safety Footwear Firm of Ambato, Ecuador

Challenges for Measuring Value Chain Relation Coordination of SMEs of the Textile and Apparel Industry: The Case of a Small Family Industrial Safety Footwear Firm of Ambato, Ecuador
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Author(s): Marcela Karina Benítez Gaibor (Technical University of Ambato, Ecuador), Juan Pablo Martínez Mesías (Technical University of Ambato, Ecuador)and Ernesto Alfredo Jara Vásquez (Technical University of Ambato, Ecuador)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 22
Source title: Research Anthology on Small Business Strategies for Success and Survival
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9155-0.ch024

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Abstract

The objective of this chapter is to propose a methodology for the measurement of value chain relational coordination of SMEs. For this purpose, the case of the measurement of relational coordination of the value chain of a small safety footwear company of Ambato, Ecuador is analyzed. The results of the analysis show that the measurement of relational coordination in the value chain of SMEs presents several challenges. Some of the challenges are the result of some characteristics of SMEs such as the lack of strategy, processes, and functions formalization. Other challenges are derived from the size and power asymmetry of chain members and the geographical distance between them. Five steps are proposed for the measurement of relational coordination of the value chain of SMEs.

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