3 rd International Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management, Malaysia, 2009 1 A Review on Global Supply Chain Competitiveness Hadiyan Wijaya Ibrahim & Suhaiza Zailani School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Penang, Malaysia Tel: 04 6533888 ext 2531 Email : hadiyan_tmi_itb@yahoo.com, shmz@usm.my ABSTRACT Scholars agree that supply chain management (SCM) is statistically related to competitiveness. Scholars believe that good SCM leads companies to have good competitiveness. There are 6 dimensions which believed linking the global SCM to competitiveness. This study tries to review the role of the hexagon dimensions of global supply chain in achieving competitiveness This paper is based on secondary data, by conducting review on several global supply chain competitiveness related researches and link it with the hexagon global SCM application. After link reviewed the hexagon dimension of global SCM on global supply chain competitiveness, this paper addresses the 6 dimensions of hexagon of global SCM giving a truly global competition to the companies and results in global supply chain. Theoretically, this study has enriched the literature on the integration of view distinct bodies of knowledge and broadened the understanding of hexagon global SCM as the driver in supply chain striving competitiveness. Practically, this study would like to suggest employing hexagon dimension perspective as the driver of competitiveness and also constructing strategy of global supply chain by using hexagon dimension for better competitiveness. Further research should be employing quantitative approach with hexagon dimension as mediator. Key words: Global Supply Chain Competitiveness, Review, Hexagon 1. INTRODUCTION To be competitive in global marketplace environment, and effectively in using global supply chain competitiveness, the supply chain has to be “world class”. Regarding on that the companies have to be open minded and provided innovative technology-driven dissemination of international business knowledge (Hult, 2004; Kale, 2007). Supply chain in early decade has improved. The improvement encourages Global supply chains requiring additional information includes international logistics, laws, customs, culture, ethics, language, politics, government, currency, security. Team approaches should use for developing global supply chain; and including sources of potential supply chain such as international expansion of domestic suppliers, current or potential suppliers in target countries and third countries (Kauffman, Crimi, and Stading, 2006). In the importance of excellent international businesses the companies have changed the way in which their operations management, and cover the areas on the hexagon global supply chain. The