A STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT ON SUPPLY CHAIN CAPABILITY

The aim of the present study is to investigate the relationship between knowledge management and supply chain capability of 40 manufacturing companies in Raje industrial township of Mazandaran. Senior managers, middle managers, and supply chain managers of the companies were chose as appropriate respondents of the study. We distributed 3 questionnaires in each company (120 questionnaires) and finally 90 usable questionnaires were returned. Factor analysis and the findings show that knowledge sharing has a significant positive influence on supply chain capability of the selected companies. The results of the current study provide further insight for managers of organization, on improving knowledge sharing and management of their companies to provide competitive advantages.