The role of span of integration

This study aims to explore different styles of supply chain practices and performance of firms. The firms are classified with respect to the span of their integration in the supply chain. Two types of integration of firms are discussed in this study ¿ one is the firms with shorter group of supply chain partners (Narrow Span of Integration) and second is the firms with larger group of supply chain partners (Broad Span of Integration). The focus of past researcher was to significantly differentiate the supply chain integration. We have focused in this study the importance of supply chain that should incorporate in the span of integration. Throughout the supply chain, we put up an experimental and observational support, for the call to involve associates. The study concluded that the performance of the firms that are integrated with larger group of their supply chain partners is higher than those that are integrated with shorter supply chain partners.