scholarly journals SUPPLY CHAIN QUALITY MANAGEMENT (SCQM) PRACTICES AND THE EFFECTS ON CUSTOMERS’ SATISFACTION IN THE BREWERY COMPANIES IN CAMEROON

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-86
Author(s):  
Nicodemus Tiendem ◽  
Elle Serge Messomo ◽  
Sama C. Molem ◽  
Sunday Agbor Mbu

Purpose: The heightening of competitive pressures has led companies to utilizing quality management practices through indirect competition. The brewery companies in Cameroon recently are noticing a wide variety of practices to this effect. This paper so sort to identify the supply chain quality management practices suitable for the brewery companies in Cameroon and also to examine their effects on customer satisfaction. Methodology: The study made use of a case study survey research design. The quest for originality and the desire to address issues particular to the brewery companies in Cameroon gave room for the use of primary data collected using a survey questionnaire. From a diverse population 200 customers of the four principal brewery companies in the South West Region participated in the study. The Cronbach’s Alpha was used to identify key constructs of supply chain quality management while the OLS technique was used to examine their effects on customer satisfaction. Results: The study found that the supply chain quality management practice suitable for the brewery companies in Cameroon were top management commitment, strategic supplier partnerships, customer relationship management, information sharing and continuous improvement and innovation. Further, top management commitment, strategic supplier partnerships, customer relationship management, continuous improvement and strategic supplier partnership were found to significantly affect customer satisfaction at 5% level of significance while information sharing was insignificant. Generally, 39.9% of variations in customer satisfaction were as a result of changes in supply chain quality management. Unique contribution to theory, policy and practice: The unique contribution to practice rest on clearly identifying the constructs of supply chain quality management suitable to the brewery companies in Cameroon. In relation to theory the study established a significant relationship between supply chain quality management and customer satisfaction and made policy recommendations for the implementation of top management commitment, customer relationship management, continuous improvement and strategic supplier partnership.

Author(s):  
Tria Wahyuningtyas Tria

Customer relationship management (CRM) aims to unite information technology with marketing in purpose of increasing customer satisfaction. This system can respond efficiently to changes in customer desires, thereby strengthening revenue through reducing marketing costs. The development and implementation of CRM require a series of processes that allow customer analysis to be carried out so that companies can identify each customer individually. The company knows which customers have the potential to deliver huge profits and those ones which are a loss. The concept of CRM is in addition to the development of information technology which is increasingly adding to the variety of business applications. It is an interesting business process to discuss. Customer relationship management covers all aspects related to the company's interactions with its customers. There are four CRM strategy matrix approaches, namely customer-based marketing, individualised CRM, product-based selling, and managed service support.


2005 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 201-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunil Mithas ◽  
M.S. Krishnan ◽  
Claes Fornell

This research evaluates the effect of customer relationship management (CRM) on customer knowledge and customer satisfaction. An analysis of archival data for a cross-section of U.S. firms shows that the use of CRM applications is positively associated with improved customer knowledge and improved customer satisfaction. This article also shows that gains in customer knowledge are enhanced when firms share their customer-related information with their supply chain partners.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andala Rama Putra Barusman ◽  
Evelin Putri Rulian ◽  
Susanto Susanto

Taking a case study of tourism as hospitality industry in Lampung Province in Indonesia, we analyze the antecedent of customer satisfaction and its impact on customer retention. Using Structural Equation Model (SEM), we find that customer relationship management has a significant impact on service quality, customer satisfaction and customer retention.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 8-12
Author(s):  
Sanaullah Nazir ◽  
Sheraz Khan ◽  
Raja Ahmed Jamil ◽  
Qazi Shujaat Mehmood

Customer satisfaction is an imperative element of the success for all businesses. One of the biggest challenges of a marketer is how to satisfy and retain the customers. The purpose of this study is to find the impact of customer relationship management on customer satisfaction.  A total of 130 participants was selected through purposive sampling from the different hotels of Islamabad city. Data was collected from the participants by using standardized questionnaires. Results revealed that there is a significant positive impact of different elements of customer relationship management (service quality, access to services and service features) on customer satisfaction and businesses cannot succeed without focusing on customer relationship management in this era.


2022 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 263-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdalrazzaq Aloqool ◽  
Malek Alharafsheh ◽  
Hadeel Abdellatif ◽  
Lana Ahmad Suleiman Alghasawneh ◽  
Jassim Ah-mad Al-Gasawneh

The purpose of this study is to explore the role of implementing e-supply chain management (E-SCM) on the competitive position of companies and whether implementing customer relationship management (CRM) can affect the relationship between E-SCM and competitive advantage. To achieve this objective, a quantitative approach was utilized. A total of 300 questionnaires were distributed where 243 questionnaires were returned, with 17 incomplete questionnaires being excluded, leaving 226 usable questionnaires. PLS-SEM software was used to analyze the data. The results of this study demonstrate the imperative role of implementing E-SCM and CRM on creating a competitive advantage for firms. It also shows that CRM mediates the relationship between E-SCM and competitive advantage, suggesting that utilizing different technologies can help firms better communicate with their customers and thus better serve them which in turn will enhance customers’ satisfaction and thus boost the competitive position of the firm.


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