The Jordanian supply chain and its ability to achieve competitive advantage

In the era of globalization and the contemporary openness that characterizes the rapidly changing business world and environment, it has become obligatory for organizations to shift towards new organizational patterns by taking advantage of the shift from the traditional hierarchical administrative structure to the construction and democratic style in the increasingly divided and participatory formations. Knowledge-based organizations the importance of a creative approach is increasing in generating additional value for organizations and in achieving their competitive advantage. Where the competitive advantage represents the basic rule on which the performance of the organizations is based. It is rare for business organizations to have a competitive precedent at all levels and in all areas compared to other competitors. The organization’s decision-making is based on a multifaceted approach to building a competitive advantage. On the other hand, thus, the competitive advantage is a distinctive key to the success of business organizations. Collaborative supply management efforts increase product reliability and reduce risk in product delivery. Therefore, there is a great need to coordinate supplier relationships and use electronic procurement to deal with fluctuations in demand. The supply department performs a set of tasks related to securing materials, inventory management, and supply management, depending on the human competencies working in the supply department. There is a fundamental administrative problem related to the development of human competencies at work in a way that enables them to sustain their activities. However, in order to efficiently manage and develop training for employees working in the supply department, managers need to understand what constitutes successful performance skills in the supply management function. Without this understanding, performance cannot be effectively managed and improved, and therefore, effectiveness cannot be achieved in organizations. The following discussion gives an overview of provisioning management skills.