*Ph. D Research Scholar, Department of Management Studies, School of Management, Pondicherry University, Puducherry- 605014, India. E-mail: gcganeshkumar@gmail.com
**Professor and Head, Department of Management Studies, School of Management, Pondicherry University, Puducherry- 605014, India. E-Mail: rtnambirajan@gmail.com
Online published on 13 February, 2014.
The purpose of this research work to study the relationship between supply chain practicesand profile of Puducherry manufacturing industries. Empirical survey of 255 samples was collected from the executives of manufacturing industries in the Union Territory of Puducherry using structured questionnaire. On the basis of chisquare test, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Independent sample t-test, Correspondence analysis and Canonical correlation analysis the relationship among supply chainand profile of Puducherry manufacturing industries was assessed and reported. A general conclusion is that positive correlation and 24% of the share variance exists between the two sets of variables supply chain practices factors and the business profile of manufacturing enterprises.
Supply chain practices, Empirical research, Manufacturing industries profile
