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Supply chain is among the issues received a considerable attention. Today they are not companies who compete with each other, but supply chains, therefore it is vital to devote attention to the issue of supply chain. A lot of works have been made regarding this topic; this research is to review andsummarize those works and then present a model so as to measure the performance of supply chain. The survey was carried out on Iran machine-made carpet’s supply chain. Hand-woven is among crafts has achieved a favorable position in Iran though there are few scientific research has been performed into it so far; so it demands careful consideration. Explanatory and confirmatory factor analysis was adapted in this research. Indicators used to measure supply chain performance had been classified into specific groups, namely: customer, cost, product, financial, supplier, employee and chain supply after performing explanatory factor analysis. And all of theseindicators and factors were validated in confirmatory factor analysis. Then they were valued separately through AHP method through which customer and supplier groups showed closer connection to supply chain performance than the others.