International Journal on Economics, Finance and Sustainable Development (IJEFSD) e-ISSN: 2620 – 6269 p-ISSN: 2615 - 4021 Volume: 7 Issue: 2 | February 2025 https://journals.researchparks.org/index.php/IJEFSD International Journal on Economics, Finance and Sustainable Development, 2025, 7(2), 103-115 https://journals.researchparks.org/index.php/IJEFSD Article Supply Chain Management and Performance of Juhel Pharmaceutical Company, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria Adaora Florence Okeke (Ph.D) 1. Department of Marketing, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam Campus, Anambra State, Nigeria * Correspondence: - Abstract: This study examines the effect of supply chain management on performance of Juhel pharmaceutical company, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria. The study adopted survey research design. The population of the study comprised sixty-seven (67) employees of Juhel Pharmaceutical Company, Awka, Anambra State. Questionnaire was employed as the instrument of data collection. The study found that strategic supplier partnership, customer relationship and the level and quality of information sharing have significant effect on the performance of Juhel pharmaceutical company. The study concluded that supply chain management has significant positive effect on performance. The study recommended that companies should consider adopting supply chain practices particularly strategic supplier partnership fully as the potential benefits to be realized are enormous compared to the initial and operational cost of implementing the practice. Keywords: Supply Chain Management, Strategic Supplier Partnership, Customer Relationship, Level and Quality of Information, Performance. 1. Introduction Businesses have a variety of difficulties while attempting to compete in the fast-paced global markets of today. Organisations must understand the value of supply chain practices that enhance both their own organisational performance and their collaboration with supply chain partners in order to stay competitive. Supply chain operations have been completely transformed by the advent of supply chain technology, a system that unifies and harmonises the information flow from source to end-user, allowing for effective and efficient transactions. It makes information easily accessible, enhances service delivery, guarantees efficient information flow, decreases paperwork, increases productivity, and saves time [1]. Notably, supply chain technology is essential to well- organised production and operational procedures, such as logistics. The practice of supply chain management (SCM) is the collection of actions taken by an organisation to support efficient supply chain management; the methods used to integrate, manage, and coordinate supply, demand, and relationships in order to effectively satisfy customers; the tangible activities and technologies that play a significant role in a focal firm's cooperation with its suppliers and/or clients; and the strategy of involving suppliers in decision-making, promoting information sharin In order to combine downstream processes and send orders directly to clients, it entails building customer contacts based on customer feedback [2]. Blanchard asserts that supply chains arise when two or more organisations work together to generate value [2]. These partners could be divisions, departments, or organisations inside an organisation. A supply chain, according to Chen and Paulraj, is an arrangement of connections between networks for the conversion of resources, data, and Citation: Okeke A F. Supply Chain Management and Performance of Juhel Pharmaceutical Company, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria. International Journal on Economics, Finance and Sustainable Development 2025, 7(2), 103-115. Received: 10 th Jan 2025 Revised: 11 th Jan 2025 Accepted: 24 th Jan 2025 Published: 27 th Feb 2025 Copyright: © 2024 by the authors. Submitted for open access publication under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/lice nses/by/4.0/)