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

Marcela Karina Benítez Gaibor, Juan Pablo Martínez Mesías, Ernesto Alfredo Jara Vásquez
ISBN13: 9781799891550|ISBN10: 1799891550|EISBN13: 9781799891567
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9155-0.ch024
Cite Chapter Cite Chapter

MLA

Benítez Gaibor, Marcela Karina, et al. "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." Research Anthology on Small Business Strategies for Success and Survival, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 475-496. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9155-0.ch024

APA

Benítez Gaibor, M. K., Martínez Mesías, J. P., & Jara Vásquez, E. A. (2021). 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. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on Small Business Strategies for Success and Survival (pp. 475-496). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9155-0.ch024

Chicago

Benítez Gaibor, Marcela Karina, Juan Pablo Martínez Mesías, and Ernesto Alfredo Jara Vásquez. "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." In Research Anthology on Small Business Strategies for Success and Survival, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 475-496. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9155-0.ch024

Export Reference

Mendeley
Favorite

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.

Request Access

You do not own this content. Please login to recommend this title to your institution's librarian or purchase it from the IGI Global bookstore.