The Impact of Reverse Logistic Management Practices on Corporate Performance Levels: An Empirical Study for the Egyptian Chemical Sector During Covid Pandemic

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1 Assistant Professor of Management, Faculty of Business Administration and International Trade; Management Department Misr International University

2 Doctoral of Business Administration,Faculty of Business Administration and International Trade; Management Department Misr International University

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This paper aims to test if there was an impact of reverse logistic dimensions over economical organizational performance levels in the Egyptian chemical sector. We viewed three reverse logistic theories; one concerned with organizational resources; the other with its economies and the third regarding hierarchy(Vlachos, 2016).The study examined three main independent variables: coordination/integration, information technology and incentives. All of them measured economical organizational performance from its perspective.
This is a field study performed over the Egyptian Chemical Sector. Data was collected from 10 companies located in 4 provinces Cairo, Giza, Alexanderia and Qalubiya. The Survey targeted managers and it was composed six sections. Sample under investigation was 214 managers only 162 responses were valid. The survey adopted a 5 interval likert scale form.
The results showed that there is an impact between reverse logistic variables and organizational performance. Thus, the study failed to accept all three categorical null hypotheses. All statistical measurements used in the study were conducted using SPSS 27. Anova and Chi square tests were used to test the relationships between dependent and independents. This study is multiple cross-sectional study of one survey and stratified sample statistical technique.
This study has been performed under unprecedented circumstances of covid lock down. Logistic analysis was limited only to the practices just before and during local quarantine measurements. Also, there were two reverse logistic dimensions not included in this study as well.
The study aimed to improve the strategy of logistic management measures in the Egyptian Chemical sector and study its conformance with global results.
This study has been conducted under covid pandemic circumstances. A considerably large number of managers were contacted and the population was large. Egyptian chemical sector is rather an important sector yet not rely investigated specially regarding logistic management measurements.

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