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Table 4

SC performance covariance-based (CB) software factor analysis results

Construct	Measurement items	Loadings	P-values
Inventory costs	We keep optimum inventory levels in our firm	0.765	p ≤ 0.001
	The cost of keeping inventory in our firm is low	0.586	p ≤ 0.001
	The cost of keeping inventory significantly affects the profitability of our firm	0.421	p ≤ 0.05
Operating costs	We have low operating costs in our firm	0.325	p > 0.05
	Sharing of information in our firm has led to a reduction in operating costs	0.442	p ≤ 0.05
	Management competencies in our firm have led to a reduction in operating costs	0.443	p ≤ 0.05
Lead time	There is timely processing of customer orders in our firm	0.677	p ≤ 0.001
	Our suppliers conform to the delivery schedules and timelines	0.462	p ≤ 0.001
	We have strategies with which we handle urgent customer orders	0.506	p ≤ 0.001
Stock out probability	We always have enough stock to fulfill a given demand request	0.693	p ≤ 0.001
	We keep extra stock to cater for unpredicted customer orders	0.473	p ≤ 0.05
	We never run short of stock in our firm	0.284	p ≤ 0.05
Fill rate	We have a good order fulfillment record to our customers	0.622	p ≤ 0.001
	Customer orders are always fully met by immediate stock availability	0.339	p ≤ 0.05
	We don't experience stock outs in our firm	0.381	p ≤ 0.05
	We never lose sales because of lack of stock	0.602	p ≤ 0.001

Construct	Measurement items	Loadings	P-values
Inventory costs	We keep optimum inventory levels in our firm	0.765	p ≤ 0.001
	The cost of keeping inventory in our firm is low	0.586	p ≤ 0.001
	The cost of keeping inventory significantly affects the profitability of our firm	0.421	p ≤ 0.05
Operating costs	We have low operating costs in our firm	0.325	p > 0.05
	Sharing of information in our firm has led to a reduction in operating costs	0.442	p ≤ 0.05
	Management competencies in our firm have led to a reduction in operating costs	0.443	p ≤ 0.05
Lead time	There is timely processing of customer orders in our firm	0.677	p ≤ 0.001
	Our suppliers conform to the delivery schedules and timelines	0.462	p ≤ 0.001
	We have strategies with which we handle urgent customer orders	0.506	p ≤ 0.001
Stock out probability	We always have enough stock to fulfill a given demand request	0.693	p ≤ 0.001
	We keep extra stock to cater for unpredicted customer orders	0.473	p ≤ 0.05
	We never run short of stock in our firm	0.284	p ≤ 0.05
Fill rate	We have a good order fulfillment record to our customers	0.622	p ≤ 0.001
	Customer orders are always fully met by immediate stock availability	0.339	p ≤ 0.05
	We don't experience stock outs in our firm	0.381	p ≤ 0.05
	We never lose sales because of lack of stock	0.602	p ≤ 0.001

Source(s): Authors' own creation