Impact of upstream supply chain coordination on the performance of Zimbabwean Agro-processing organizations

Abstract

The study assessed the impact of upstream supply chain coordination on the performance Zimbabwean agro processing organisations and developed a framework that can bridge existing gaps in the coordination of supply chains in the country to gain competitive advantage and improve organisational performance. The convergent parallel mixed methods research design was adopted as the guiding model for the data collection, analysis and interpretation process in this study. The findings show that the sector has adopted supply chain coordination as a business strategy and that the Zimbabwean agro-processing organisations’ supply chains use contractual agreements, vertically integrated as well as transactional in nature.