The mediating role of supply chain responsiveness in the relationship between supply chain integration and operational performance

Background: The study investigated the impact of supply-chain integration on operational performance
\nin the food manufacturing industry, specifically in East Java. That capacity for innovation did not directly affect operational
\nperformance or mediate the relationship between supply-chain integration and operational performance. The purpose of
\nthis study was to investigate the impact of supply-chain integration on operational performance in food manufacturing
\nenterprises, both directly and through the mediation of inventory management reaction and capacity for innovation.
\nMethods: The study employed a quantitative approach, distributing online questionnaires to 507 mid-scale food and
\nbeverage industries. A total of 121 valid responses were collected, which were then analyzed using partial least squares.
\nResults: The results reveal that inventory management integration impacts efficiency in operation with a mediation process
\non network responsiveness. Capacities for innovation do not significantly affect operational performance directly or as a
\nmediation of supply-chain integration because the food industry does not require scarce resources.
\nConclusions: This research is helpful in validating the theory and in proving empirically that operational performance can
\nbe improved by increasing supply-chain integration; therefore, food industry players can pay more attention to the above.
\nFurther studies can be conducted by focusing more on each dimension of each construct.