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The importance of resource interaction in strategies for managing supply chain disruptions
Abstract
The turbulent business environment highlights the need for strategies for mitigating, responding to, and recovering from (that is, managing) supply chain disruptions. Resources are central in these strategies but remain unspecified in the literature. This paper shows how the resource interaction approach (RIA) can help understanding resources in this setting by acknowledging their interactive and networked nature. Based on a conceptual discussion that compares key assumptions within the supply chain risk management (SCRM) and supply chain risk resilience (SCRes) literatures with the RIA, we propose an alternative approach to strategies for managing supply chain disruptions. We challenge the SCRM and SCRes literatures by emphasizing interdependence (as opposed to independence) and pointing to relationships as key resources in strategies for managing supply chain disruptions. Collaboration relying on an interplay between temporary and permanent organizing is suggested as a starting point instead of being just one of several alternative strategies.
... Recent trends indicate an increase in supply chain disruptions caused by natural disasters, geopolitical tensions, pandemics and technological failures. These disruptions can have a cascading effect, leading to significant operational challenges and financial losses (Alkhudary et al., 2022;Bygballe et al., 2023). Natural hazards, such as hurricanes, tsunamis and earthquakes, alongside human-induced events like terrorism, exacerbate the unpredictability of global supply chains (Li et al., 2022). ...
... The literature on supply chain disruptions has primarily focused on identifying the root causes, evaluating their impacts and exploring mitigation strategies. Studies have examined the occurrence of supply chain disruptions (Alkhudary et al., 2022;Bygballe et al., 2023), the factors contributing to these disruptions (Shekarian & Mellat Parast, 2021), their effects on organisational performance (Alaaraj et al., 2018) and the role of risk management strategies in mitigating their impact (Kundu et al., 2022). Baah et al. (2022) and Badraoui et al. (2020) highlighted the importance of information sharing and supply chain visibility in enhancing resilience. ...
... Baah et al. (2022) and Badraoui et al. (2020) highlighted the importance of information sharing and supply chain visibility in enhancing resilience. However, there remains limited exploration into how inter-organisational information and communication technology can be leveraged to strengthen supply chain resilience and performance, particularly in the aftermath of disruptions (Alkhudary et al., 2022;Bygballe et al., 2023). ...
Purpose: This study aims to examine the impact of inter-organisational information and communication technology on supply chain resilience and supply chain performance. The study emphasises the mediating role of inter-organisational trust and the moderating effect of organisational flexibility.Design/methodology/approach: The study adopts a quantitative research design using a cross-sectional survey method. Data were collected from supply chain managers across various industries to ensure diversity and enable a comprehensive analysis. The relationships between inter-organisational information and communication technology, supply chain resilience and supply chain performance were examined, with inter-organisational trust as a mediator and organisational flexibility as a moderator.Findings/results: The findings indicate that inter-organisational information and communication technology significantly enhances both supply chain performance and resilience. Inter-organisational trust was found to act as a complementary mediator in the relationships between inter-organisational information and communication technology, supply chain performance and supply chain resilience.Practical implications: The results highlight the importance of managers embracing a comprehensive strategy that combines technology, trust and adaptability to improve supply chain results. By emphasising these factors, managers can develop robust and efficient supply chains that are equipped to handle the complexities of a fluctuating and uncertain business landscape.Originality/value: This study suggests that managers should strategically implement technologies aligned with their organisation’s supply chain strategies. Additionally, managers should develop practical competencies to facilitate the effective and comprehensive utilisation of these technologies within the broader organisational context. This approach can enable organisations to build stronger supply chain networks, enhance resilience, and improve overall performance.
... The term "crises" is used in this paper to refer to the full spectrum of disruptionsfrom routine fluctuations to unprecedented global crashes. The recent disruptive events have drawn the attention of academics towards studying the need to enhance supply chain resilience during crises (de Sa et al., 2023) and to empower supply chains to brace for, respond to and recover from these disruptions (Bondeli and Havenvid, 2022;Bygballe et al., 2023;O'Toole and McGrath, 2023). In fact, supply chain resilience has become central even in the European ...
... In particular, resilience building in supply chains has become a priority for firms operating in international supply chains. What this implies is that it is no longer sufficient for firms to rebound from disruptions; instead, they are called to proactively prepare for any shocks (Bondeli and Havenvid, 2022;Bygballe et al., 2023). Forward-thinking firms understand the importance of creating flexible structures and using disruptions as opportunities (Sheffi, 2020). ...
... The IMP industrial network approach is recognised as a valuable theoretical framework for examining these issues (Axelsson et al., 2022;Cantù and Tunisini, 2023;Eriksson et al., 2021;Gadde and Snehota, 2019). The consistent development of empirical research is a hallmark of the IMP tradition, and the emergence of novel crises in recent years has made it imperative to bridge the divide between the firmly established conceptual foundation of the supply network and the empirical exploration of supply chain resilience (Bygballe et al., 2023;Johnsen, 2018;Johnsen et al., 2019). Unlike traditional linear supply chain concepts, the supply network approach encompasses a dynamic interplay of interdependencies across a network of actors (Bygballe et al., 2023;Johnsen, 2018;Johnsen et al., 2019). ...
Purpose
This study aims to investigate the efficacy of the supply network approach in bolstering supply chain resilience amidst escalating global uncertainty. With enterprises worldwide facing increasing threats that disrupt supply chains, this research explores how firms enhance supply network resilience during crises.
Design/methodology/approach
Using a multi-case study design, this research thoroughly examines interactions within firms’ supply networks to uncover new insights on supply network approach and how firms enhance supply network resilience against global uncertainty. The selection of cases was methodologically aligned to represent diverse industries and geographical locations to ensure a comprehensive analysis.
Findings
This study’s findings reveal how firms develop supply network resilience during global crises. The supply network perspective provides a deeper understanding of how firms manage supply chain interactions, interdependencies and strategic positions to survive and thrive during crises. The conceptual framework developed here provides insights that can foster improved coordination and facilitate effective temporary organising. The framework highlights the need for firms to proactively seize opportunities and mitigate risks within their global supply chains during crises to boost overall resilience.
Originality/value
Offering novel insights into the domain of supply chain networks, this study underscores novel perspectives of the supply network approach when firms develop supply chain resilience during global crises. Highlighting the adaptive responses of firms that integrate these approaches enriches the understanding of strategic manoeuvres firms can use to navigate global uncertainty and secure supply chain continuity.
... Understanding the effective strategies for managing supply chain disruption relies heavily on comprehending the nature of resources and their interactions across organizational boundaries. This knowledge is crucial in enhancing our grasp of response, resilience, and restoration (Bygballe et al., 2023). Consequently, comprehending how businesses can effectively handle disruptions in the supply chain has emerged as a significant subject of interest for both scholars and industry professionals (Blackhurst et al., 2011). ...
... However, among some businesses the concept of building resilience against disruption is not understated comprehensively (Ambulkar et al., 2015). Supply chain resilience encompasses the capacity of a supply chain to anticipate, respond to, and recover from disruptions in a prompt and efficient manner (Bygballe et al., 2023). Resource reformation is regarded as a fundamental element in the establishment of supply chain resilience (Bygballe et al., 2023). ...
... Supply chain resilience encompasses the capacity of a supply chain to anticipate, respond to, and recover from disruptions in a prompt and efficient manner (Bygballe et al., 2023). Resource reformation is regarded as a fundamental element in the establishment of supply chain resilience (Bygballe et al., 2023). Supply chain resilience research has found that resource reformation and supply chain dynamism that forces firms to adapt to the change help companies mitigate and respond to risks (Bygballe et al., 2023;Lee et al., 2016;Pettit et al., 2010). ...
In the face of growing disruptions within the unconventional business environment, this study focuses on enhancing supply chain resilience through strategically reforming resources. It highlights the importance of understanding the dynamics and interactions of resources to tackle supply chain vulnerability (SCV) in the manufacturing sector. Employing the Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) methodology alongside an adapted Analytic Network Process (ANP), the research investigates supply chain vulnerabilities in Pakistan’s large-scale manufacturing (LSM) public sector firms. The DANP method, through expert questionnaires, helps validate a theoretical framework by assessing the interconnectedness of supply chain readiness dimensions and criteria. Findings underscore Resource Reformation (RR) as a critical dimension, with the positive restructuring of resources identified as pivotal for public sector firms to align their operations with disruption magnitudes, advocating for a detailed analysis of resource utilization.
... Reactive SCR focuses on quickly responding to and recovering from supply chain disruptions (Chowdhury & Quaddus, 2016). Examples of reactive SCR involve postponement or alternative suppliers to rapidly adapt to supply failures (Bode et al., 2011;Bygballe et al., 2023). ...
... Existing studies mainly explore the independent role of supply chain integration and big data analytics capability in building SCR. However, the effects of these antecedents on SCR often depend on each other (Bygballe et al., 2023), as relational and technical capabilities may interact to achieve higher SCR. For example, information technology should align with business processes in responding to supply chain disruptions (Chen et al., 2022), and supply chain connectivity facilitates external information sharing to improve SCR (Brandon-Jones et al., 2014). ...
... For example, as evidenced by the case study and survey samples, firms without relational integration can still maintain reactive SCR when the other five capabilities are deployed. Such findings also contribute to the current assumption on the resource interaction in SCR strategy (Bygballe et al., 2023) by stressing the complement and substitution across relational and technical capabilities. ...
Many antecedents identified as essential to supply chain resilience (SCR) are often studied independently, without considering their synergistic effects. Based on a case study and resource orchestration theory, this article focuses on configurations of different antecedents regarding supply chain integration and big data analytics capability to develop proactive and reactive SCR. Using survey data from 277 Chinese manufacturing firms, we consider three dimensions of supply chain integration, information integration, operational integration and relational integration, and three dimensions of big data analytics capability, technical skills, managerial skills and data driven‐decision culture, and conduct fuzzy‐set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) to explore antecedent configurations generating high proactive and reactive SCR. We find that multiple antecedent configurations can achieve high SCR and configurations for high proactive and reactive SCR are not identical, which may involve alternative effects across different antecedents. We further implement propensity score matching analysis and reveal that firms following these configurations for high SCR also have better economic and operational performance. Moreover, we check the robustness of findings by using secondary data and attributes analysis with machine learning. This article complements and extends existing SCR literature from the configurational perspective and provides practical insights for managers to build SCR.
... Resource Interaction in IMP could thereby be utilised by other perspectives to ask new or different research questions. As some of the papers in the Special Issue discuss (e.g., Bygballe et al., 2023;Martin-Rios et al., 2022), combining Resource Interaction in IMP with other perspectives can help to address contemporary business challenges. We further consider the complementarity of the six resource perspectives when we propose an agenda for further research in section 5. ...
... All the papers adopt Resource Interaction in IMP. These papers show that it can be applied to a variety of phenomena and empirical settings, including entrepreneurship (Drummond et al., 2022;Glinka et al., 2023), supply chain management (Bygballe et al., 2023), social media (Drummond et al., 2022), co-creation (Huang & Nenonen, 2022), and knowledge and innovation research (Martin-Rios et al., 2022;Nhu Laursen & Houman Andersen, 2023;Silvestri et al., 2022). ...
... The fifth paper by Bygballe et al (2023) is focused on the topical issue of how supply chain disruptions can be better handled by considering resource interdependencies across multiple organizations. The authors challenge the existing dominant perspective within supply chain management (SCM) by arguing that this takes a predominately single firm perspective centred on avoiding interdependencies. ...
The importance of resources as an essential component in value co-creation processes is core to multiple perspectives in management and marketing. These include the Resource-Based View, Resource Integration within Service-Dominant Logic (S-DL), Resource Dependence Theory, Resource Advantage Theory, and Resourcing. In this Editorial we compare Resource Interaction in Industrial Marketing and Purchasing (IMP) with these other perspectives, stressing both differences and complementarities. The comparison includes an explanation of why Resource Interaction in IMP is unique when utilized to explain the dynamics of change in business networks. We also introduce and synthesize seven new articles included in this Special Issue, all of which combine Resource Interaction in IMP with other theoretical perspectives in addressing themes such as supply chain management, entrepreneurship and innovation management. We conclude with a proposed agenda for further research, which provides extensive suggestions for underexplored empirical and conceptual themes.
Keywords:
Business relationships and networks; Comparison; Interorganizational relationships (IOR); Research agenda; Resources; Value co-creation
... Resource Interaction in IMP could thereby be utilised by other perspectives to ask new or different research questions. As some of the papers in the Special Issue discuss (e.g., Bygballe et al., 2023;Martin-Rios et al., 2022), combining Resource Interaction in IMP with other perspectives can help to address contemporary business challenges. We further consider the complementarity of the six resource perspectives when we propose an agenda for further research in section 5. ...
... All the papers adopt Resource Interaction in IMP. These papers show that it can be applied to a variety of phenomena and empirical settings, including entrepreneurship (Drummond et al., 2022;Glinka et al., 2023), supply chain management (Bygballe et al., 2023), social media (Drummond et al., 2022), co-creation (Huang & Nenonen, 2022), and knowledge and innovation research (Martin-Rios et al., 2022;Nhu Laursen & Houman Andersen, 2023;Silvestri et al., 2022). ...
... The fifth paper by Bygballe et al (2023) is focused on the topical issue of how supply chain disruptions can be better handled by considering resource interdependencies across multiple organizations. The authors challenge the existing dominant perspective within supply chain management (SCM) by arguing that this takes a predominately single firm perspective centred on avoiding interdependencies. ...
Several perspectives within marketing theory are currently actively debating the importance of resources in business networks. The dynamic and evolutionary nature of resources as an essential driver of value and exchange processes is underlined. This Special Issue seeks to provide a forum for discussions about resource combinations and connections occurring across organizations/actors, investigated by means of various network perspectives. Resource Interaction is one such perspective. Anchored in Industrial Marketing and Purchasing (IMP), it focuses on how technical and organizational resources obtain value through how they are combined with other resources mostly external to the firm in network settings (Håkansson and Waluszewski, 2002; Baraldi, Gressetvold and Harrison, 2012; Lind, 2015; Prenkert, Hasche and Linton, 2019). Other contemporary perspectives discussing resources include resource integration in ecosystems (within Service-Dominant Logic) (Caridà, Edvardsson and Colurcio, 2019; Kleinaltenkamp et al., 2012; Vargo and Lusch, 2010; 2017), resources and capabilities within Servitization (Raddats et al, 2019).
Submissions to the Special Issue can be both conceptual and empirical and should contribute to better understanding the development and use of resources in a network context, focusing on such areas as, but not limited to, innovation management, business strategy, logistics, accounting, supply management, B2B marketing, environmental sustainability and digitalization. To simulate fruitful discussions and cross-fertilization we encourage submissions taking a variety of theoretical perspectives on interacting resources, for example Resource Interaction, Social Network Analysis, Actor-Network Theory (ANT), SDL and Servitization. We also welcome submissions adopting a wide range of methods, including for instance case studies, qualitative comparative analyses of multiple cases, quantitative studies and agent-based simulations.
Specific questions include but are not limited to:
-Which are the core concepts necessary to understand resource interaction, both when it comes to the properties of single resources and of their interactions and combinations?
-How might knowledge and capabilities, and other immaterial resources, such be conceptualized from an interactive network perspective?
-How might we capture the complex and emergent nature of resources methodologically? Are there quantitative and/or mixed methods that investigate some particular features, practices or processes of how resource combining?
- How is value conceived of and created around specific resources, and which actors are better equipped to appropriate such value and why?
- How does a start-up or new venture actor assemble resources in creating a scalable business model?
- What are the drivers and barriers to combining and integrating resources, and which roles do actors play in overcoming relevant challenges?
-What managerial and policy implications derive from value-creation processes involving resources?
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... A compelling IMP perspective in this sense is that of the Resource Interaction Approach (RIA) (Baraldi et al., 2012;Prenkert et al., 2022), according to which the interactive and networked characterization of resources allows value creation (Mouzas & Ford, 2012) because of the heterogeneous nature of the resources themselves. Resource heterogeneity means that how a resource is used and connected to other resources determines its value (Bygballe et al., 2023). A company does not have access and control over all the resources needed, so the reference network is central for resource interactions and combinations (Harrison & Håkansson, 2006;Laursen & Andersen, 2023). ...
... The interaction between resources creates interfaces constituting the points of contact between resources (Prenkert et al., 2019). Based on the RIA, mixed interfaces between technical and organizational resources across organizational boundaries have a particular potential for value creation (Bygballe et al., 2023). ...
Drawing on the market-as-network approach from the Industrial Marketing and Purchasing (IMP) Group, this paper explores how small and medium-sized companies can leverage their network to become network orchestrators, co-creating value locally and developing business relationships. Specifically, the paper addresses the following research questions: RQ1) How can SMEs act as network orchestrators for local value co-creation? RQ2) How can SMEs leverage local value to develop business relationships? Methodologically, the industrial network theory is applied to an exploratory and single case study of an Italian food company in the pasta sector, Fabianelli. This enterprise boasts a historical tradition firmly linked to its origins and a solid attachment to the Tuscany region where it is located. The paper identifies specific actors, resources, and activities defining a company’s network orchestrator role. Further, it analyzes the value co-created locally to discuss four strategies used by Fabianelli to develop relationships with national and international actors.
... The existence of such events has become a matter of discussion for supply chain management, and controlling these disruptions has been placed on the strategic agenda. Many organisations have responded by investing in a supply chain risk management system mostly focused on meeting the rapidly changing demand (Bygballe et al., 2023). Moreover, the prominent role of ICT solutions gained significant importance (Moschidis et al., 2022) and many organisations had to adapt quickly and efficiently to the new reality. ...
... The resources management, combined with the adoption manufacturing and warehousing technologies facilitates the decision-making in terms of risk reduction (Bygballe et al., 2023). Especially during COVID-19 crisis, the external and internal resources management played a significant role in the survivability of the agri-food supply chain systems (Verdecho et al., 2021). ...
... Manajemen risiko rantai pasok mengacu pada proses di mana bisnis mengambil langkah strategis untuk mengidentifikasi, menilai, dan mengurangi risiko dalam rantai pasok end-to-end mereka (Abryandoko, 2020;Bygballe et al., 2023). Ada risiko internal dan eksternal yang dapat mengganggu rantai pasok Perusahaan, jadi akan sangat membantu jika Perusahaan memahami perbedaan di antara keduanya. ...
... d. Risiko Mitigasi dan Kontinjensi: Risiko mitigasi dan kontinjensi dapat terjadi jika bisnis Perusahaan tidak memiliki rencana darurat untuk gangguan rantai pasok (Bygballe et al., 2023). ...
Judul: Buku Ajar Manajemen Rantai Pasok
Buku Ajar Manajemen Rantai Pasok (ISBN: 978-623-8345-48-9)
Agustus 23, 2023
Ukuran : 15,5 x 23 cm
Jml Hal : 184 Halaman
KB: Kegiatan Belajar
KB 1: Pengantar manajemen rantai pasok
KB 2: Strategi Supply Chain
KB 3: Produk baru pada perspektif SCM
KB 4: Rancangan jaringan SC
KB 5: Pengelolaan permintaan dan perencanaan produksi
KB 6: Alat ukur persediaan, Klasifikasi persediaan, Model Persediaan
KB 7: Vendor managed inventory, hambatan pada manajemen persediaan
KB 8: Pengadaan & Competitive Advantage
KB 9: Supplier
KB 10: Manajemen Distribusi & Transportasi
KB 11: Penyebab distorsi dan bullwhip effect
KB 12: Mengukur distorsi dan bullwhip effect
KB 13: Pendekatan Lean
KB 14: Pengukuran kinerja SC
PT Sonpedia Publsihing Indonesia
(Anggota IKAPI NO:006/JBI/2023)
... El turbulento entorno empresarial pone de relieve la necesidad de estrategias para mitigar, responder y gestionar las interrupciones de la cadena de suministro. Los recursos son fundamentales en estas estrategias, pero siguen sin especificarse en la literatura (Bygballe, et al., 2023). Por lo tanto, es necesario un análisis más profundo, utilizando diferentes métodos. ...
El objetivo de la presente investigación es determinar el impacto que tienen las operaciones en los determinantes (utilidades, ventas y número de trabajadores) de las micro y pequeñas empresas (mypes) familiares (EF) y no familiares (ENF). Se presenta un estudio cuantitativo causal y de diferencias de medias para determinar el impacto que tienen las estrategias operativas sobre los determinantes de las mypes. La presente investigación determina el impacto que tienen las decisiones en lo referente a costos, calidad y desarrollo de la innovación en la permanencia y desempeño (utilidades, ventas y número de trabajadores) de las micro y pequeñas empresas (mypes) familiares (EF) y no familiares (ENF).
... This capability is needed to control all activities within interdependent supply networks and continuously increase each network member's performance in each of the three dimensions of sustainability over time (Sandberg, 2023). This definition emphasizes the importance of collaboration with partners (Bygballe et al., 2023). Furthermore, it employs relational behaviors that anticipate sustainability initiatives, moral imperatives, and the need to meet stakeholder and customer demands (Liu et al., 2020). ...
This study investigates long-term supply chain visibility in light of blockchain awareness. By examining the visibility of a sustainable supply chain, researchers have attempted to gain a deeper understanding of blockchain awareness. Additionally, it describes long-term supply chain information exchange for various levels of visibility on numerous grounds in a safe, traceable, and advantageous manner. It also recognizes the underlying qualities of long-term supply chain visibility. The researchers conducted a systematic literature review (SLR) utilizing the PRISMA technique. Using the Web of Science, PubMed, SCIENCE DIRECT, ERIC, and SCOPUS databases, a five-year literature search resulted in 240 articles whose abstracts and content were fully examined, which is known as the eligibility process. Two hundred sixteen articles did not meet the requirement of answering this article’s research question; ultimately, 24 articles met the inclusion and theoretical
requirements. After that, the figure and table approach is used to quantify supply chain visibility management, and the proposed index is assessed, for example, supply networks in blockchain awareness. The introduction of sustainable supply
chain visibility management (SSCVM) architecture provides a full overview of the management and blockchain-based sustainable supply chain visibility literature. This review further articulates the theoretical underpinnings of multiple studies
published in esteemed academic publications over the preceding five years and several reports from the literature. This study sheds new light on facilitating decisions and actions in all blockchain-based supply chain management in the business, engineering, and education sectors. Finally, it draws attention to potential difficulties linked to blockchain technology, such as adoption incentives, deployment and implementation issues, and governmental rules and regulations. This study aims to comprehensively examine the evolution of blockchain visibility research in supply chain management by employing the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) approach to conduct a systematic literature
review (SLR).
... The supply chain strategy in this study requires interaction with several entities. There are many models used to elaborate the interaction between entities in the supply chain strategy (Bygballe et al., 2023;Sabet et al., 2017). Studies used the Triple helix consisting of academics, practitioners and the community (Perdana & Kusnandar, 2012;Razak et al., 2016). ...
The Muslim population represents a significant market for halal products, contributing to both the global and Indonesian economies. The leather product industry is an important sector in the Indonesian economy. Indonesia has the largest cattle population in the world and is one of the leading producers of cow leather products on the international market. Business actors in Indonesia process raw leather products into several products for local and global use, which form a supply chain strategy. However, the leather product industry, based on the cattle population in Indonesia, also faces a number of challenges. To face this challenge, it is important to strengthen institutions in the supply chain for halal leather product products by making several strategic assumptions and implementing the Strategic Assumption Surfacing and Testing method. Data collection in this study was done through interviews with experts on Quadruple Helix, including academics, government, associations, and industrial players. This research succeeded in identifying strategic assumptions related to strengthening institutions in the supply chain for halal leather products in Indonesia. There are 20 strategic assumptions divided into four parts. Thus, decision-makers can consider various strategies to increase halal certification considering their level of importance and certainty. Apart from that, this research has also selected 11 main strategic assumptions, which are the main focus of the research. Further research is recommended to validate selected assumptions with stakeholders for implementing the pilot project in Indonesia.
... Some of the expected outcomes of disruptions encompass the price spiral, reduction in global trade, value creation, and delivery of an organization [32,33]. Recent SC disruptions, such as the Russia-Ukraine war and the COVID-19 pandemic, have exposed the vulnerability and ripple effects in the SC [34,35]. Due to wreckage caused by the Russian war and COVID-19, there have also been chronic impacts on international trade. ...
The resilience of established business strategies has been tested in the wake of recent global supply chain upheavals triggered by events like the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia-Ukraine combat, Hamas-Israel war, and other geopolitical conflicts. Organizations are compelled to integrate sustainable practices into their supply chains to navigate the complexities of the post-COVID-19 era and mitigate the far-reaching consequences of such disruptions. However, exploring supply chain imperatives from sustainability dimensions still remains underexplored, presenting a significant research gap, particularly in the fashion retail sector. In response, this study aims to pioneer an innovative approach by amalgamating Pareto analysis, Bayes theorem, and the Best-Worst Method to evaluate sustainability imperatives comprehensively. Focusing on emerging economies like Bangladesh and its fashion retail industry, this methodology synthesizes insights from literature reviews, expert feedback, and Pareto analysis to curate a definitive set of influential imperatives. Finally, the Bayesian Best-Worst Method is applied to examine them. The results reveal the availability of government support schemes to promote sustainability, developing strategic supply chain interventions to ameliorate the impact of disruptive events, and digitalizing the supply chain as the most monumental imperatives under economic, social, and environmental perspectives, respectively. The study’s innovative methodology and its implications for sustainable supply chain management offer valuable insights for both academic research and practical application, presenting a strategic blueprint for the fashion retail industry to navigate and thrive in the post-COVID-19 era. This work can not only advance the theoretical understanding of supply chain sustainability but also provide actionable guidance for industry leaders in developing robust, resilient, and sustainable supply chain strategies.
... Comparing the two studies, we note that in the current study, when inter-firm ecosystem factors are increased, firms would reduce investment in specific assets causing its effect on SCI to further go down. This is in line with Bygballe et al. (2023) who found that dependence reduces investment in specific assets since it promotes sharing of scarce resources. Also, Tseng et al. (2023) found that it was not the location of the firm that influenced their investment in specific assets but rather the level of partner involvement. ...
Purpose
This study investigates the effect of asset specificity, inter-firm ecosystem and firm adaptability on supply chain integration. The study also investigates the mediation effect of firm adaptability on the relationship between asset specificity and supply chain integration and inter-firm ecosystem and supply chain integration.
Design/methodology/approach
This research applied a quantitative research methodology to investigate the interdependencies between study variables. A disproportionate stratified simple random sampling technique was used to select the firms that participated in the study. As a result, 103 food processing firms were selected from a total population of 345 firms located in Kampala district.
Findings
The findings reveal that the direct relationship between asset specificity and supply chain integration and inter-firm ecosystem and supply chain integration was found positive but insignificant. Both asset specificity and inter-firm ecosystem are associated positively with firm adaptability. A partial mediation was established between asset specificity and SCI while a full mediation effect was found in inter-firm ecosystem and SCI.
Research limitations/implications
The study used perceptual measures to obtain responses on the various constructs investigated and how these constructs relate. To avoid biasing the results, key suppliers and customers were not involved due to multi-level relationships that they maintain with various firms.
Originality/value
This study contributes to existing studies by applying two theories. First, the study applies the Transaction Cost Theory to study the effect of asset specificity on supply chain integration. Secondly, the Complexity Adaptive System Theory was applied to examine the influence of firm adaptability and inter-firm ecosystem on supply chain integration. Few studies have focused on the effect of inter-firm ecosystem in the supply chain; yet, SCI involves network of various player making supply chains complex This study is among the few studies that have focused on adaptability in the food processing sector in a developing country like Uganda.
... A wealth of literature has addressed different approaches to risk management (e.g., Ambulkar et al., 2015;Braunscheidel & Suresh, 2009;Bygballe et al., 2023), but we offer novel insights into the often-overlooked aspect of seizing opportunities arising from uncertainty. We show how stakeholders in the UK medicine supply system simultaneously became reactive and proactive, hence, gradually became strategically agile. ...
We investigate how organizations embedded in a supply system collectively respond to risks and seize opportunities arising from crisis events under shifting forms of uncertainty. Using the United Kingdom (UK) medicine supply system as the research context, we explore how decision‐makers navigated the effects of an event with knowable implications (UK's European Union exit, 2016–2020) followed by an event with unknowable implications (COVID‐19 global pandemic, 2020–2021). We adopt a longitudinal case research design that incorporates causal loop diagramming, to understand the system's responses. We find that learning evolves as crisis events unfold, changing from surface (know‐what) to deep (know‐why and ‐how) and at the highest level, it is transcendent. Transcendent learning entails understanding system effects into the future (i.e., beyond the past and present) and in relation to other supply systems (i.e., beyond the UK system). Capabilities to absorb, avoid, and accelerate away from shocks are developed sequentially as learning changes. We contribute to prior research by developing a theory of system‐level strategic agility and the adaptation processes that underpin it. The latter hinge on dynamic resource (re)allocation and the continuous (re)configuration of processes, protocols, regulations, and structures.
... It examined how supply chain risk management (SCRM) was applied in the supply chains for paracetamol in seven different nations, both before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the study (Bygballe et al., 2023), conventional SCRM tactics can be applied in many contexts and for various objectives. Before the pandemic, policymakers had put in place a large number of SCRMS, but few of them were designed to reduce risks. ...
Pharmaceutical companies use crisis management as a vital technique to lessen the effects of catastrophes. In this study, the author highlighted the significance of supply chain management for crisis management in the pharmaceutical industry. The study concludes by discussing the role that supply chain management plays in crisis management and offering pharmaceutical businesses advice on how to run their supply chains in an emergency. We conclude after conducting a thorough analysis of the literature review and regress research. These are actions that pharmaceutical organizations can take to strengthen their supply chain management skills and enhance their crisis readiness: Identifying possible supply chain risks through routine risk evaluations; Creating backup strategies in case the supply chain is disrupted; Establishing procedures to guarantee a smooth and efficient supply of medications in an emergency; and Collaborating with vendors and other stakeholders to increase the resilience of the supply chain. The pharmaceutical industry is critical to healthcare, providing safe and effective medicines to patients. Supply chain management is essential for maintaining the flow of medicines during crises. Proactive risk assessment, backup plans, teamwork, and efficient communication are all critical for crisis management in the pharmaceutical industry, particularly in supply chain management. In India, inadequate transportation infrastructure leads to a significant expense for pharmaceutical businesses. To mitigate negative effects, such as reduced healthcare access and insurance coverage, the study suggests implementing multi-echelon, closed-loop green supply chain models. These strategies aim to minimize total costs and ensure efficient resource management. To improve the resilience of pharmaceutical and consumable medical equipment during crises, policymakers should integrate modern technologies and consider business complexity, economic development, intense competition, and changing customer needs. The relationship between manufacturers, distributors, prescribers, and insurance organizations as purchasers should also be considered.
... disasters [46], [74], [127], [135]. Companies have responded to these challenges through various strategies, including forming strategic partnerships [23], relocating production to different countries [79], or utilizing currency derivatives [73]. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the cargo transportation and logistics industry, unlike any other disruption [36], [124], [144], presenting challenges throughout the entire supply chain (SC). ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented disruptions, making the planning and management of cargo transportation and logistics challenging. The growth of e-commerce has added considerable pressure to logistics capacities, while the lack of contingency planning and unclear information about the situation has made accessing necessary supplies difficult. In our research, we have developed an approach that combines topic modelling analysis, semi-structured expert interviews for empirical data collection, and the concept of a theory of change. This approach aims to: (i) identify critical areas of concern; (ii) determine short- and long-term mitigation measures for each identified critical area for establishing stability and interpretive mechanisms through digital technologies; and (iii) propose practical solutions for establishing resilient supply chains through a robust supply chain framework. Our comprehensive approach provides an accurate assessment of the challenges faced by the industry, highlights the critical areas of concern, and offers practical solutions for the post-COVID-19 cargo transportation and logistics industry.
... With this premise, our research seeks to delve into how organizations can effectively navigate the increasing availability of supply chain information. This comprehension is crucial for diminishing supply chain risk (SCRISK) and cultivating enhanced supply chain resilience (SCR), which represents a paramount challenge faced by contemporary supply chain managers (Bygballe et al. 2023). ...
This study aims to investigate the antecedent of supply chain transparency (SCT) and its impact on mitigating supply chain risk (SCRISK) and enhancing supply chain resilience (SCR). Furthermore, this study seeks to examine the moderating effect of supply chain integration (SCI) on the relationship between SCT and SCRISK, as well as SCT and SCR. Utilizing hierarchical regression on survey data from 332 Chinese companies, the results have revealed that SCI had a significant positive effect on SCT, which further leads to decreased SCRISK and increased SCR. Meanwhile, SCI negatively moderates the relationship between SCT and SCRISK but has no moderating effect on the relationship between SCT and SCR. By examining the critical role of SCT, the research opens the black box of the relationship between SCI and supply chain risk and resilience management and provides insights into how firms can establish and utilize SCT more effectively.
... Enterprises use organizational resources to devise activities, formulate strategies, develop dynamic capabilities, and achieve competitive advantages (Bygdalle et al. 2023;De Massis et al. 2018;Sheng 2017). There are two types of organizational resources: tangible resources for easy visualization and evaluation. ...
This study aimed to identify some of the main characteristics of strategic behavior in micro and small technology–based firms in Brazil and consisted of two phases. The former involved a survey of 104 micro and small technology–based firms, with results obtained using multivariate statistical techniques. The latter involved five case studies, with information collected through semi-structured interviews and were analyzed using the content analysis technique. The results indicated that micro and small technology–based firms operate in sectors with significant levels of dynamism and uncertainty and exhibit strategic behavior based on the adoption (or implementation) of competitive and innovation strategies, structuring of R&D departments, and R&D investments to meet customer needs. The influence of dynamic capabilities on the innovation process may enable micro and small technology–based firms operating in uncertain and dynamic sectors to sense external opportunities and seize and reconfigure organizational resources to exploit external opportunities for competitive advantages.
... (Zhao et al., 2022) Manufacturing companies that use supply chain methods will save production costs and get greater profits. (Bygballe et al., 2023) The strategy that the company must make is to make shipping costs decrease because the cost of selling products is cheaper and get more customers. (Perdana et al., 2022) In the import process, many companies use a logistics consolidation system and ship by ship so that the volume is large. ...
The purpose of this study is to determine what factors affect the performance of supply chain management for companies to take the right policy regarding the implementation of an effective system, in this study uses liquid literature and using Mendeley, for the factors that influence significantly Distribution, Warehousing Management Systems. In this study, many reviewed several articles on the topic of the dependent variable and this research can be used as a reference for future research in manufacturing companies. The result that can be seen is that the warehouse management system plays a very important role in supporting the performance of supply chain management in the company. This study does not use population and sample because it is a qualitative literature review.
... Also, the ripple effect modeling in the settings of a viable SC needs to be addressed. Bygballe et al. (2023) confirm that resources are central in strategies for managing supply chain disruptions but remain unspecified in extant literature. In addition, the findings from the study conducted by Cardoso et al. (2023) show that disasters can severely impact CSC, including all stakeholders involved. ...
The global–local supply chains are affected by the forward and downward propagation of COVID-19. The pandemic disruption is a low-frequency and high-impact (black swan) event. Adapting to the “New Normal” situation requires adequate risk mitigation strategies. This study proposes a methodology to implement a risk mitigation strategy during supply chain disruptions. Random demand accumulation strategies are considered to identify the disruption-driven challenges under different pre and post-disruption scenarios. The best mitigation strategy and the optimal location of distribution centers to maximize the overall profit were determined using simulation-based optimization, greenfield analysis, and network optimization techniques. The proposed model is then evaluated and validated using appropriate sensitivity analysis. The main contribution of the study is to (i) perform cluster-based supply chain disruption analysis, (ii) propose a resilient and flexible model to illustrate the proactive and reactive measures for the ripple effect, (iii) prepare the supply chain for future pandemic-like crises, and (v) reveal the relationship between the pandemic impact and supply chain resilience. A case study of an ice cream manufacturer is used to demonstrate the proposed model.
... One of the most pressing challenges of the volatile modern market is coping with disruption risks to production processes and supply chains [15]. Disruptions can negatively impact organizations' profitability and sustainability [16]. ...
Background: Every company has a supply chain (SC) and must deal with its uncertainty, which can provoke a bullwhip effect; resilience of SCs is a main characteristic to be achieved. However, studies on the creation of digital SCs adopting Industry 4.0 (I4.0) are very scarce and require more attention.Objectives: Industry 4.0 is very little studied in the field of resilience of SCs, despite the huge benefits it can provide. This study aims to evaluate I4.0 to improve both strategic and operational performance.Method: Initially, a deep literature has been carried out to find out the requirements to improve the resilience of a SC and how I4.0 can contribute. Then, a framework has been developed using Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR).Results: The resilience of SC is a very new topic, and I4.0 can provide great benefits. The designed framework can improve resilience by integrating new technologies.Conclusion: Adopting I4.0 into the SC can be challenging, but it is mandatory to integrate it to keep competitiveness high and improve the resilience of the company. Internet of Things can collect data, analysed by AI and made available with AR and VR to operators.Contribution: This study helps in closing the gap between the need of resilience in SC and technological solutions based on I4.0. This improves warehousing, inventory management and demand forecasting with distribution communications and information technology.
Purpose
Both formal and informal governance mechanisms are important to minimize unresolved supply chain disruptions in buyer-supplier relationships. However, the role and impact of governance mechanisms could be contingent upon the product complexity and the level of visibility across the supply chain. Therefore, we attempt to examine the changing effect of different governance mechanisms under contexts of product's complexity and supply chain visibility.
Design/methodology/approach
This research uses survey data collected from manufacturing companies located in the United States of America and the United Kingdom. We received survey responses from 291 senior supply chain and procurement professionals, and we used this data to test our hypotheses through negative binomial regression models.
Findings
Our results show that, overall, informal governance has an insignificant effect on unresolved supply chain disruptions, while formal governance has an inverted U-shape effect on unresolved supply chain disruptions. Both product complexity and visibility moderate the dynamics of governance mechanisms when it comes to unresolved supply chain disruptions.
Practical implications
These findings are useful for supply chain managers in designing and developing governance mechanisms and strategies for different buyer–supplier relationships, considering the level of visibility and complexity of the particular product. In other words, our results assist managers in ensuring better disruption mitigation and resilience development.
Originality/value
By testing the impact of both formal and informal governance using a curvilinear model, our research makes novel contributions to the extant literature on buyer-supplier relationships and governance. Furthermore, emphasizing the role of visibility and product complexity in reducing unresolved disruption adds to the current knowledge within the broader areas of resilience research.
Background: Agriculture plays a key role in Colombia’s economy. However, the sector faces persistent logistics, infrastructure, and supply chain integration challenges that hinder its development. While background studies have primarily addressed socio-economic needs and strategies to overcome these long-standing challenges, supply chain coordination remains critical for enhancing efficiency and sustainability. This study examined the impact of joint decision-making mechanisms on the logistical performance of a citrus food supply chain in Colombia. Methods: We employed agent-based modeling and simulation to evaluate three scenarios: single distribution (the current system referred to as Single-distribution), joint consolidation (Joint-consolidation), and joint consolidation–distribution (Joint-consolidation-distribution). Key performance indicators, including total logistics costs, Staytime, and load capacity utilization, were analyzed to evaluate the scenarios. Results: The joint-consolidation–distribution model emerged as the most effective, reducing logistical costs, improving load utilization, and increasing farmers’ revenues by 55.9% compared to individual sales. Consolidating harvest and distribution through a food hub improved efficiency by centralizing logistics and reducing the reliance on middlemen. Conclusions: Our findings provide actionable insights into how joint coordination enhances smallholder farmers’ economic outcomes, strengthens supply chain sustainability, and fosters community development. These results support policies promoting productive associations and local food hubs as key facilitators of market access and logistical efficiency in rural agricultural sectors.
Purpose
Manufacturing firms must strengthen their supply chain resilience to survive in turbulent business environments. This study explores how artificial intelligence (AI) can be leveraged to enhance supply chain resilience.
Design/methodology/approach
Drawing on organizational information processing theory, the research investigates the impact of AI usage on proactive and reactive supply chain resilience by fostering referent power in the context of demand dynamism. The study analyzes survey data from 285 Chinese manufacturing firms using structural equation modeling and regression analysis.
Findings
The results indicate that AI usage can enhance both proactive and reactive supply chain resilience. Referent power only mediates the relationship between AI usage and reactive supply chain resilience. Furthermore, this mediating effect is stronger under high-level demand dynamism.
Originality/value
This study highlights the value of AI usage in strengthening supply chain resilience and uncovers its underlying mechanisms. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
Purpose
This study aims to determine the key indicators affecting the resilience of the construction supply chain to flooding and calculate the resilience of the urban construction supply chain in three cases city.
Design/methodology/approach
This study combines expert opinions and literature review to determine key indicators and establish a fuzzy EWM-GRA-TOPSIS evaluation model. The index weight was calculated using the entropy weight method, and GRA-TOPSIS was used for comprehensive evaluation.
Findings
The results of the study show that the three cities are ranked from the high to low in order of Hangzhou, Hefei and Zhengzhou.
Originality/value
The innovative method adopted in this study comprising EWM-GRA-TOPSIS reduced the influence of subjectivity, fully extracted and utilized data, in a way that respects objective reality. Further, this approach enabled the absolute and relative level of urban construction supply chain resilience to be identified, allowing improvements in the comprehensiveness of decision-making. The method is relatively simple, reasonable, understandable, and computationally efficient. Within the approach, the entropy weight method was used to assign different index weights, and the GRA-TOPSIS was used to rank the resilience of the construction supply chain in three urban cities. The development of resilience provides a robust decision-making basis and theoretical reference, further enriching research methods, and having strong practical value. The study serves to improve risk awareness and resilience, which in turn helps to reduce losses. It also provides enhanced awareness regarding the future enhancement of supply chain resilience for urban construction.
This paper presents a critical review of the existing literature on Supply Chain Risk Management. The study addresses bibliometric analysis, definitions, types of risks and current limitations in Supply Chain Risk Management. Findings suggest a lack of universal definition for Supply Chain Risk Management, focus on demand, environmental and strategic risk. The paper concludes by identifying the need for further research on these limitations to improve risk management strategies in supply chains.
Artikel ini bertujuan menelisik disrupsi nama-nama legendaris masyarakat jawa dalam kajian etika pendidikan Islam. Penelitian merupakan interpretive dengan metode fenomenologi setting pendekatan kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa disrupsi nama-nama legendaris masyarakat jawa diakibatkan masyarakat Jawa semakin "alergi" dengan nama yang "kampungan" sehingga menjadi alasan mengapa nama Jawa pada akhirnya semakin panjang. Alergi ini, disebabkan oleh modernisasi, di samping terkait dengan peningkatan stabilitas ekonomi keluarga, tingkat pendidikan, dan pekerjaan orang tua. Fakta pergeseran nama masyarakat Jawa dengan pemilihan nama-nama modern mungkin dikarenakan alasan-alasan logis, membuktikan dengan jelas tentang peran tidak langsung negara dalam tumbuhnya orientasi Islam pada orang tua generasi baru di Pulau Jawa. Hal ini berarti secara etika Islam tidaklah bertentangan. Implikasi penelitian: pentingnya mengakomodir nama Jawa dalam panamaan bayi agar orang Jawa tidak kehilangan kejawaannya. Penelitian berharap memberi manfaat bagi arah riset masa depan dalam kajian budaya dan etika Islam
This article's goal is to investigate, using an intelligent random forest model (RFM), the logistics supply chain's network risk control method. The logistics supply chain network, a vital component of the modern economy, faces numerous potential risks, and uncertainties. To ensure the stability and sustainability of the supply chain, an effective risk control plan is crucial. This article examines the logistics supply chain network's risk management practices and proposes a risk management approach based on intelligent RFM. Many logistics supply chain network data are gathered and compared with other widely used models in the experimental section, including the convolutional network model and the analytic hierarchy process model. The accuracy, recall, and area under curve (AUC) value of the intelligent RFM are determined to be better than those of other models by comparing the experimental data. In particular, the intelligent RFM raises accuracy and recall on average by 3.5% and 4.1%, respectively. The recall of the RFM is 89.3%, which is 3.7% and 7.2% higher than that of the convolutional network model and the analytic hierarchy process model, respectively, in various dataset recall studies. RFM's AUC value in the experiment with AUC is 0.87 and 0.91, respectively, which is 0.05 and 0.08 higher than those of other models. These statistics demonstrate the superior network risk prediction capabilities of intelligent RFM in the logistics supply chain. The purpose of the article is to provide and demonstrate the superiority of a logistics supply chain network risk control approach based on intelligent RFM. This tactic can assist logistics companies in effectively identifying and assessing potential risks.
Background
Despite the unprecedented impact of COVID-19 on the food supply chain since 2020. Understanding the current trends of research and scenarios in the food supply chain is critical for developing effective strategies to address the present issue. This study aims to provide comprehensive insights into the pre, during, and post COVID-19 pandemic in the food supply chain.
Methodology
This study used the Scopus database from 1995 to November 6, 2022, to analyze the food supply chain. Bibliometric analysis was conducted using VOS viewer software to create knowledge maps and visualizations or co-occurrence, co-authorship, and country collaboration. Biblioshiny, a shiny app for the Bibliometrix package, was then used to explore theme evaluation path maps in the research domain.
Results
The bibliometric analysis of 2523 documents provide important insights into present and future publication trends. Top author keywords included blockchain, traceability, food safety, sustainability, and supply chain management. The Sustainability (Switzerland) journal ranked frst in productivity, and the International Journal of Production Economics received the highest citations. The United Kingdom was the most productive country, collaborating with partners in Europe, Asia, and North America. The Netherlands had the highest percentage of documents with international authors, while India and China had the lowest. The thematic evaluation maps revealed that articles focused on important research topics including food processing industry, information sharing, risk assessment,
decision-making, biodiversity, food safety, and food waste.
Conclusion
This study contributes to the growing body of literature on the food supply chain by providing a comprehensive analysis of research trends during different phases of the pandemic. The findings can be used to inform policymakers and industry leaders about the measures required to build a more resilient and sustainable food supply chain infrastructure for the future. This study considered only Scopus online database for bibliometric analysis, which may have limited the search strategy. Future studies are encouraged to consider related published articles by linking multiple databases.
Keywords
COVID-19 pandemic, Food supply chain, Bibliometric mapping, Biblioshiny
This paper conceptualizes how to handle resource deficiencies due to disruption and turbulence in supply chains from an Industrial Marketing and Purchasing (IMP) perspective. A conceptual framework explores how three resource deficiencies, resource scarcity, resource quality, and lack of availability, impacts upon, and is mitigated via, resource interaction. There is a need for reconfiguring resources to cope with both temporary and permanent disruptions in handling resource deficiencies in complex, turbulent contexts. The three deficiencies can occur within a business network both separately and in combination. The paper outlines a dynamic capabilities perspective on resource deficiencies in business networks by linking resource interaction and capabilities. The reality of resource deficiencies requires a sense of urgency; they are disruptive and most likely unplanned. This challenges mainstream IMP understanding about the dynamics of resource development.
Purpose
Supply chain resilience capabilities are usually considered in light of some anticipated events and are as passive assets, which are “waiting” for use in case of an emergency. This, however, can be inefficient. Moreover, the current COVID-19 pandemic has revealed difficulties in the timely deployments of resilience assets and their utilization for value creation. We present a framework that consolidates different angles of efficient resilience and renders utilization of resilience capabilities for creation of value.
Design/methodology/approach
We conceptualise the design of the AURA (Active Usage of Resilience Assets) framework for post-COVID-19 supply chain management through collating the extant literature on value creation-oriented resilience and practical examples and complementing our analysis with a discussion of practical implementations.
Findings
Building upon and integrating the existing frameworks of VSC (Viable Supply Chain), RSC (Reconfigurable Supply Chain) and LCNSC (Low-Certainty-Need Supply Chain), we elaborate on a new idea in the AURA approach – to consider resilience as an inherent, active and value-creating component of operations management decisions, rather than as a passive “shield” to protect against rare, severe events. We identify 10 future research areas for lean resilience integrating management and digital platforms and technology.
Practical implications
The outcomes of our study can be used by supply chain and operations managers to improve the efficiency and effectiveness by turning resilience from passive, cost-driving assets into a value-creating, inclusive decision-making paradigm.
Originality/value
We propose a novel approach to bring more dynamics to the notion of supply chain resilience. We name our approach AURA and articulate its two major advantages as follows: (1) reduction of disruption prediction efforts and (2) value creation from resilience assets. We offer a discussion on ten future research directions towards a lean resilience.
Purpose
This study aims to theoretically hypothesise and empirically explore the relationships amongst global supply chain risks, supply chain resilience and mitigating strategies.
Design/methodology/approach
The study adopts supply chain resilience as a dynamic capability and resilience capability as a mediating prerequisite in addressing supply chain risk in sourcing, manufacturing and delivery. The moderating role of diverse mitigating strategies is tested to enhance supply chain resilience. Data collected via survey was used for structural equation modelling and additional tests to explore appropriate mitigating strategies for differing risk environments.
Findings
Achieving better supply chain resilience capability plays an important mediating role between supply chain risks and resilience, while the relationships depend on the performance of seven mitigating strategies.
Research limitations/implications
The findings contribute to the theoretical development of risk management issues in global supply chains by suggesting the role of supply chain resilience capability.
Practical implications
The findings offer managerial guidance on how to mitigate the global supply chain risk through the appropriate practice of strategies to strengthen supply chain resilience in an uncertain environment.
Originality/value
This is the first empirical research examining the impact of mitigating strategies on supply chain resilience. The results provide practical implications for managing uncertain events and offering theoretical insight for future research in supply chain resilience.
The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) is currently putting high pressure on most countries' critical infrastructures (not only health care), creating huge uncertainties in supply and demand, and disrupting global supply chains. The global crisis will demonstrate the extent to which different parties (countries, public authorities, private companies etc.) can work together and take holistic decisions in such situations. A core question in supply chain management asks how independent decision-makers at many levels can work together and how this joint work can be governed. Supply chain risk management (SCRM), however, has focused mostly on how focal private companies apply SCRM processes to identify, analyse and mitigate risk related to upstream and downstream flows in their supply networks. At the same time, inter-organisational collaboration to handle diverse risks is always needed. A risk that hits one organisation often affects other, interconnected organisations. This study aims to develop the term supply chain risk governance with an associated conceptual framework that embraces various types of supply chains and actors. In a cross-disciplinary literature study, we dissect, compare and combine risk governance with inter-organisational aspects of SCRM and find that the mechanisms suggested in the risk governance literature coincide with many of those in SCRM. We suggest a combination of these to govern risk processes at an inter-organisational level, regardless of the type of organisation included in the supply chain. This would be suitable for critical infrastructures that often contain a mixture of private and public actors. The scope of the literature employed is limited, and some articles have played a larger role in the framework development. The paper explores new territory through this cross-disciplinary study, extends existing multi-level frameworks with inter-organisational governance mechanisms and proposes new governance mechanisms to the field. This study could support the understanding of how critical infrastructures in our society are governed so as to increase their resilience to both smaller and larger disruptions.
This review examines supply chain risk publications across nine prestigious management, operations, and supply chain journals with respect to exploring trends and emerging topics. Using a refined set of keywords, we extract and filter the most relevant supply chain risk management (SCRM) articles from Scopus between 2001 and 2019. Unlike previous reviews of the SCRM literature, our methodology utilizes both bibliometric and co‐citation analyses of publications in selective management and operations and supply chain management journals. In addition to analyzing the current state of the SCRM literature via bibliometric analysis, we delve deeply into the clusters of literature informing SCRM studies through a co‐citation analysis. By conducting a text analysis on these clusters, we identify the main themes and provide insights regarding article relevance, theoretical frameworks, and methodologies for each cluster. In addition, we categorize the themes within each cluster into three main groups of Matured, Developing, and Emerging. Based on the identified Emerging categories, we provide detailed discussions on the promising avenues for research and practice in three main areas of Sustainable SCRM, Behavioral SCRM, and nascent methodologies and theories in SCRM studies. Finally, we dedicate a section in our review to discussing the direction of SCRM research during and after the COVID‐19 era.
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Epidemic outbreaks are a special case of supply chain (SC) risks which is distinctively characterized by a long-term disruption existence, disruption propagations (i.e., the ripple effect), and high uncertainty. We present the results of a simulation study that opens some new research tensions on the impact of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) on the global SCs. First, we articulate the specific features that frame epidemic outbreaks as a unique type of SC disruption risks. Second, we demonstrate how simulation-based methodology can be used to examine and predict the impacts of epidemic outbreaks on the SC performance using the example of coronavirus COVID-19 and anyLogistix simulation and optimization software. We offer an analysis for observing and predicting both short-term and long-term impacts of epidemic outbreaks on the SCs along with managerial insights. A set of sensitivity experiments for different scenarios allows illustrating the model's behavior and its value for decision-makers. The major observation from the simulation experiments is that the timing of the closing and opening of the facilities at different echelons might become a major factor that determines the epidemic outbreak impact on the SC performance rather than an upstream disruption duration or the speed of epidemic propagation. Other important factors are lead-time, speed of epidemic propagation, and the upstream and downstream disruption durations in the SC. The outcomes of this research can be used by decision-makers to predict the operative and long-term impacts of epidemic outbreaks on the SCs and develop pandemic SC plans. Our approach can also help to identify the successful and wrong elements of risk mitigation/preparedness and recovery policies in case of epidemic outbreaks. The paper is concluded by summarizing the most important insights and outlining future research agenda.
The nation state is discovering the limits of its crisis management capacities. The Ebola and Zika outbreaks, the financial crisis, the downing of flight MH17 over Ukraine, sinking ships overfilled with refugees, cyber-attacks, urban terrorism and existential environmental threats serve as strong reminders of the complex origins and transboundary dimensions of many contemporary crises and disasters. As these transboundary aspects of modern crises become increasingly manifest, the need for international, collaborative responses appears ever clearer. But that collaboration does not always emerge in time (or at all). Even in the European Union, which has various transboundary crisis management mechanisms in place, the willingness to initiate joint crisis responses varies. This observation prompted our research question: Why do states collaborate in response to some transboundary crises but not others? We bring together the crisis and collective action literatures to formulate a theoretical framework that can help answer this question. This article identifies crucial factors that facilitate a possible pathway toward a joint response.
Supply chain disruptions have serious consequences for society and this has made supply chain risk management (SCRM) an attractive area for researchers and managers. In this paper, we use an objective literature mapping approach to identify, classify, and analyze decision-making models and support systems for SCRM, providing an agenda for future research. Through bibliometric networks of articles published in the Scopus database, we analyze the most influential decision-making models and support systems for SCRM, evaluate the main areas of current research, and provide insights for future research in this field. The main results are the following: we found that the identity of the area is structured in three groups of risk decision support models: (i) quantitative multicriteria decision models, (ii) stochastic decision-making models, and (iii) computational simulation/optimization models. We mapped six current research clusters: (i) conceptual and qualitative risk models, (ii) upstream supply chain risk models, (iii) downstream supply chain risk models, (iv) supply chain sustainability risk models, (v) stochastic and multicriteria decision risk models, and (vi) emerging techniques risk models. We identified seven future research clusters, with insights from further studies for: (i) tools to operate SCRM data, (ii) validation of risk models, (iii) computational improvement for data analysis, (iv) multi-level and multi-period supply chains, (v) agrifood risks, (vi) energy risks and (vii) sustainability risks. Finally, the future research agenda should prioritize SCRM's holistic vision, the relationship between Big Data, Industry 4.0 and SCRM, as well as emerging social and environmental risks.
Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to develop a conceptual framework for improving the effectiveness of risk management in supply networks following a critical literature review.
Methodology: A critical review of 91 scholarly journal articles published between 2000 and 2018 supports the development of an integrated conceptual framework.
Findings: The findings emphasize that supply chain integration (SCI) can have both a positive and negative impact on the effectiveness of risk management in supply networks. It is possible to have a positive effect when SCI can be used to develop competencies in joint risk planning within the organization and with wider supply network members and, in turn, to develop collaborative risk management capabilities. Supply network characteristics can influence whether and the extent to which SCI has a positive or negative impact on risk management effectiveness.
Research implications: The conceptual framework can be used to empirically assess the role of SCI for effective risk management. Dynamic evaluation of the effectiveness of risk management and potential redesign of the supply network by considering other contingent factors are some future research avenues.
Practical implications: There is a need for developing specific competencies in risk planning within organizations and joint risk planning with supply network members which, in turn, can help develop collaborative risk management capabilities to improve the effectiveness of risk management in supply networks. Network characteristics will influence whether and the extent to which SCI results in the effectiveness of risk management.
Originality value: Moving beyond recent (systematic) reviews on supply chain risk management, this study develops a novel conceptual framework interlinking supply chain integration and the effectiveness of risk management while considering network characteristics.
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent to which firms in the Sri Lankan apparel industry practice supply-chain-resilience (SCRes) capabilities and examine whether SCRes practices affect the performance and competitive advantage of those firms.
Design/methodology/approach
Uses a conceptual framework to assess SCRes capabilities and to investigate their impact on firm performance and competitive advantage. Uses partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to quantitatively analyze questionnaire data collected from 89 Sri Lankan apparel manufacturers.
Findings
In the presence of SCRes capabilities in the apparel industry, this study finds that supply-chain risk-management culture positively affects SCRes capabilities, namely re-engineering, agility and collaboration. Agility shows the greatest influence on firm performance and competitive advantage.
Research limitations/implications
This study is limited to the apparel industry sector (a manufacturing sector) in Sri Lanka to maintain the uniformity of the research constructs.
Practical implications
Results imply that management should pay more attention to enhancing SCRMC and prioritizing their SCRes capabilities.
Originality/value
This study is the first to assess SCRes capabilities in the apparel-manufacturing sector and examine the impact of SCRes capabilities on firm performance and competitive advantage.
Knowledge production within the field of business research is accelerating at a tremendous speed while at the same time remaining fragmented and interdisciplinary. This makes it hard to keep up with state-of-the-art and to be at the forefront of research, as well as to assess the collective evidence in a particular area of business research. This is why the literature review as a research method is more relevant than ever. Traditional literature reviews often lack thoroughness and rigor and are conducted ad hoc, rather than following a specific methodology. Therefore, questions can be raised about the quality and trustworthiness of these types of reviews. This paper discusses literature review as a methodology for conducting research and offers an overview of different types of reviews, as well as some guidelines to how to both conduct and evaluate a literature review paper. It also discusses common pitfalls and how to get literature reviews published.
Purpose
Following a contingent resource-based view (CRBV) perspective, this paper aims to explore the operating context in which supply chain resilience (SCRE) is likely to enhance the supply chain performance (SCP) of organizations. More specifically, the authors developed the ‘Supply Chain Resilience’ model wherein we considered two important exogenous context variables (supply chain relational practices [SCRPs] and network complexities [NCs]) and studied their moderating roles on the relationship between SCRE and SCP. The authors also investigated the conditional effect of SCRE on SCP at different levels of SCRPs and NCs.
Design/methodology/approach
This study used both qualitative and quantitative approaches. For the qualitative approach, a field study was undertaken, while the quantitative study was conducted via the use of a survey questionnaire of 274 apparel manufacturers and their suppliers in Bangladesh. The authors applied Hayes PROCESS enabled multiple regression analysis and structural equation modelling to statistically test the proposed research models.
Findings
The research findings revealed that SCRP and NC individually moderated the link between SCRE and SCP. The link between SCRE and SCP was strengthened via the interaction effect of SCRP and NC, even if the NC value was high.
Practical implications
The findings will assist supply chain managers in managing supply chain performance during uncertainties by strengthening resilience capability at different levels of NCs and SCRPs.
Originality/value
Drawing on CRBV, the authors studied how the conditional effects of exogenous variables (SCRP and NC) moderated the relationship between SCRE and SCP in both two- and three-way interactions, which is a novel approach in the SCRE literature and also extends the theoretical perspective of CRBV.
In this paper, we posit that the current industrial marketing and purchasing literature on resource interaction and resource interfaces is hampered by fragmentation and conceptual imprecision, hindering scholars to build systematically on each other's works. To rectify this, a systematic analytical framework acknowledging the empirical variation of resource interfaces along a coherent conceptualization of resources and resource interfaces is suggested to enable further scholarly development. A case study focusing on a central product and the network surrounding the product is used to illustrate the analytical framework. We employ the analytical framework to show how interaction through resource interfaces of a European rail logistics network play out. Our findings suggest that the analytical framework has the capacity to fruitfully distinguish between the multitude of empirical manifestations and the need for a coherent conceptual framework. It also enables explanations of what may seem paradoxical by exploring the deeper cores of the phenomena.
Abstract
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a conceptual framework on resilience types in supply chain networks.
Design/methodology/approach – Using a complex adaptive systems perspective as an organizing framework, the paper explores three forms of resilience: engineering, ecological and evolutionary and their
antecedents and links these to four phases of supply chain resilience (SCRES): readiness, response, recovery, growth, and renewal.
Findings – Resilient supply chains need all three forms of resilience. Efficiency and system optimization approaches may promote quick recovery after a disruption. However, system-level response requires adaptive capabilities and transformational behaviors may be needed to move supply chains to new fitness levels after a disruption. The three resilience types discussed are not mutually exclusive, but rather complement each other and there are synergies and tradeoffs among these resilience types.
Research limitations/implications – The empirical validation of the theoretical propositions will open up new vistas for supply chain research. Possibilities exist for analyzing and assessing SCRES in multiple and more comprehensive ways.
Practical implications – The findings of the research can help managers refine their approaches to managing supply chain networks. A more balanced approach to supply chain management can reduce the risks and vulnerabilities associated with supply chain disruptions
Originality/value – This study is unique as it conceptualizes SCRES in multiple ways, thereby extending our understanding of supply chain stability.
Keywords North America, Supplier relations, complex adaptive systems, Supply chain management, Engineering, Conceptual research, Response flexibility, Ecological and evolutionary resilience,
Supply chain networks
Paper type Conceptual paper
Purpose
As companies seek to continually innovate to remain globally competitive, they also need to be mindful of the impact of the potential associated supply chain risks. Hence, the purpose of this study is to explore the causal nexus of relationships linking supply chain risk management (SCRM) and strategic technology partnering (STP) capabilities (i.e. organizational capabilities, technological and innovative capabilities, learning and exploitation capabilities, complementary capabilities and network and partnership capabilities) as identified by Kilubi (2016).
Design/methodology/approach
The authors investigate STP capabilities that may positively influence SCRM and in turn foster organizational performance. By using conceptual theory building, the authors create a conceptual framework and use it to guide future investigation through research propositions. Social capital theory serves as the theoretical background.
Findings
Five STP capabilities have been identified as positive mediators for the relationship between SCRM and organizational performance, in particular flexibility and responsiveness.
Originality/value
This paper focuses on bridging the gap and identifying commonalities between two principal research disciplines, STP and SCRM, examining how these can be used to assist in the controlling and management of future risks. This study contributes to the ongoing development of SCRM and STP by integrating insights from social capital theory, supply chain management and strategic management.
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify and analyse collaborative risk management (CRM) literature to establish its current position in supply chain risk management (SCRM) and propose an agenda for future research.
Design/methodology/approach: A systematic literature review of 101 peer-reviewed articles over a 21-year period was employed to analyse literature and synthesise findings to clarify terminology, definitions, CRM capabilities, and underlying theory.
Findings: CRM as a field of research is in its infancy and suffers from imprecise definitions, fragmented application of capabilities, and diverse theoretical foundations. The term CRM is identified as a more representative description of relational risk management arrangements. Six capabilities relevant to CRM are identified: risk information sharing, standardisation of procedures, joint decision making, risk and benefit sharing, process integration, and collaborative performance systems.
Originality/value: The paper provides a new definition for CRM; proposes a holistic approach in extending collaboration to SCRM; identifies a new capability; and provides a range of theories to broaden the theoretical scope for future research on CRM.
Supply chain vulnerability (SCV) and its counterpart supply risk management are increasingly researched in recent years. SCV is often quantifiable and can be effectively monitored if practices are implemented on a systematic basis. It is essentially more important to extend the research in supply chain risk management so as to address certain traits where the companies perform poor or areas where they overlook their performances. Here, we introduce the concept and property, the so-called pseudo resilience in supply chains where supply chains pretend to perform better in its risk management capabilities, but are essentially vulnerable. Pseudo resilience is an incessant nature of many supply chains to overlook concomitant risks. Typical traits of pseudo resilience were identified in this research and a brief analysis of the disruptions and its effects was done. This research is a maiden effort in the direction of addressing the property of pseudo resilience in supply chains. It is imperative for managers to identify the traits of pseudo resilience in their supply chains so as to avoid the ill effects resulting from it. Further quantitative and qualitative researches are recommended for evincing the property of pseudo resilience in supply chains.
There has been considerable academic interest in recent years in supply chain resilience (SCRES). This paper presents a timely review of the available literature on SCRES based on a three-stage systematic search that identified 91 articles/sources. We provide a comprehensive definition of SCRES before strategies proposed for improving resilience are identified and the contributions to the literature are critiqued, e.g. in terms of research method and use of theory. We take stock of the field and identify the most important future research directions. A wide range of strategies for improving resilience are identified, but most attention has been on increasing flexibility, creating redundancy, forming collaborative supply chain relationships and improving supply chain agility. We also find that only limited research has been conducted into choosing and implementing an appropriate set of strategies for improving SCRES. Much of the literature is conceptual, theoretical and normative; the few available empirical studies are mainly cross-sectional and confined to a large firm, developed country context; and, there has been limited use of theory frames to improve understanding. We propose Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS) theory as an appropriate lens for studying SCRES. We demonstrate that SCRES mirrors many characteristics of a CAS - including adaptation and coevolution, non-linearity, self-organisation and emergence - with implications for the direction of both future research and practice.
All organizations intend to create some form of value. Yet, the most influential analytical frameworks focusing on resources emphasize competitive advantage, which is a concern for only some organizations. This study proposes a novel analytical framework focusing on value creation. Moreover, the framework returns to the emphasis on the bundled nature of resources stressed in earlier strategy theory. The concepts of resource interfaces, resource imprints and cogency effects, are combined to (i) highlight the bundled and interdependent nature of resources (ii) reinterpret the classical emphasis on rareness and inimitability and (iii) redefine the meaning of a strategic resource. With help of a longitudinal case study, the scope of value creation is broadened by reconsidering the meaning of the ‘best resource’ and the ‘weakest link’; focusing on being ‘better with…’ rather than being ‘better than….’.
Purpose
This paper aims to explore how resilience is evident in healthcare supply chains in the public sector when faced with pandemic disruption and to identify any learnings to inform recovery and future-readiness phases.
Design/methodology/approach
An exploratory case study was conducted, consisting of seven semi-structured interviews with public sector supply chain actors in the healthcare personal protective equipment supply chain. The data included document analysis.
Findings
Key findings show how specific resilience strategies such as agility, collaboration, flexibility and redundancy, contributed to supply chain resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic response. Collaboration is identified as a key mechanism for resilience with public sector networks viewed as facilitating this. Established collaborative relationships with suppliers pre-pandemic did not support increased visibility of tiers within the supply chain.
Originality/value
This is one of the first papers to provide in-depth resilience insights through an example of healthcare supply chains during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Supply chain resilience and reconfiguration are emerging disciplines that allow supply chains to recover from events and quickly return to normal or equilibrium levels of operations. This paper aims to provide a systematic mapping review to classify studies on supply chain resilience and reconfiguration. In total, 286 studies published between January 2009 and May 2019 were identified, of which 94 were selected for review. The analysis provided a number of thematic areas: descriptive view of the selected articles; geographical areas; type of research; research methods; and supply chain resilience enablers and reconfiguration characteristics. The major significance of this study is to provide an assessment of the state of existing knowledge on supply chain resilience and reconfiguration and to suggest future research directions. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first systematic mapping study conducted on supply chain resilience and reconfiguration literature.
Large companies were concerned about their supply chains with environmental and social sustainability and disruption from natural disasters, conflict, and trade disagreements even before the advent of Covid‐19. The additional challenges presented by Covid‐19 in 2020 are “extreme” in being distinct from supply chain risk in that not just particular companies, but also entire societies are affected. Therefore, it is appropriate to rethink supply chain management (SCM) for research and practice to cope with extreme conditions, now and in the future, whether due to pandemics, war, climate change, or biodiversity collapse. In this essay, we first present the widespread challenges, along with some of the responses. We then list research opportunities for supply chain management in extreme conditions. These opportunities pertain to retailers’ survival in the face of highly successful e‐commerce giants and the mixed use of robots and human workers. There are also opportunities to share supply‐chain capacity in distribution and coopetition regarding medically necessary items such as anti‐virals or vaccines. The growing role of government in supporting business, including the creation of industry commons, also presents avenues for further research.
The COVID‐19 pandemic has illustrated the broad and diverse challenges that supply networks face in preparing for and adapting to significant supply and demand disruptions. While much has been written about resilience strategies, few consider resiliency from a network level perspective. In this essay, we explain a typology of resiliency strategies linked to different types of collaboration within and between supply networks. Existing literature focuses on two of these types, micro‐ and macro‐level supply network resilience. Micro‐level resilience occurs when buyers and suppliers coordinate directly on supply risk prevention and recovery. Macro‐level resilience occurs when corporations, including competitors, collaborate with institutions such as government or trade associations to manage or regulate longer‐term supply risks. This essay identifies a third type, meso‐level resilience. Meso‐level resilience emerges when multiple supply networks collaborate on short to medium‐term supply risks. These collaborations tend to be more opportunistic and ad hoc than micro or macro‐level collaborations, and we argue that they can be viewed as complex adaptive systems, exhibiting self‐organization and dynamism. We identify a number of novel characteristics of meso‐level resilience and discuss research implications.
Purpose – Using the resource-based and the resource dependence theoretical approaches of the firm, the paper explores firm responses to supply chain disruptions during COVID-19. The paper explores how firms develop localization, agility and digitization (L-A-D) capabilities by applying (or not applying) their critical circular economy (CE) and blockchain technology (BCT)-related resources and capabilities that they either already
possess or acquire from external agents.
Design/methodology/approach – An abductive approach, applying exploratory qualitative research was conducted over a sample of 24 firms. The sample represented different industries to study their critical BCT and CE resources and capabilities and the L-A-D capabilities. Firm resources and capabilities were classified using the technology, organization and environment (TOE) framework.
Findings – Findings show significant patterns on adoption levels of the blockchain-enabled circular economy system (BCES) and L-A-D capability development. The greater the BCES adoption capabilities, the greater the L-A-D capabilities. Organizational size and industry both influence the relationship between BCES and L-A-D. Accordingly, research propositions and a research framework are proposed.
Research limitations/implications – Given the limited sample size, the generalizability of the findings is limited. Our findings extend supply chain resiliency research. A series of propositions provide opportunities for future research. The resource-based view and resource-dependency theories are useful frameworks to better understanding the relationship between firm resources and supply chain resilience.
Practical implications – The results and discussion of this study serve as useful guidance for practitioners to create CE and BCT resources and capabilities for improving supply chain resiliency.
Social implications – The study shows the socio-economic and socio-environmental importance of BCES in the COVID-19 or similar crises.
The purpose of this paper is to provide a state-of-the-art comparison of the conceptualization of resources in ‘Resource Interaction’ (IMP) and ‘Resource Integration’ (SDL). Both are engaged with understanding how value is (co)-created, but with different emphases. Existing comparisons are limited and out of date. We trace how each has evolved over time by analyzing key developments. The focus of SDL has shifted from operant resources towards resource integration, and from a dyadic view towards ecosystem contexts. Within IMP, research takes a network perspective in investigating the nature of resource interaction in a variety of empirical contexts. An analysis of similarities and differences highlights key assumptions, the classification of resources, and the role for the actor. The comparison offers a thorough understanding of Resource Interaction and Resource Integration. The paper concludes by proposing suggestions for further research for Resource Interaction.
This study investigates the role of supply chain risk management (SCRM) in mitigating the effects of disruptions impacts on supply chain resilience and robustness in the context of COVID-19 outbreak. Using structural equation modeling on a survey data from 470 French firms, the results confirm the basic tenets of resource-based view and organizational information processing theories regarding the combination of dynamic resources to face disruptions' uncertainty. Furthermore, the findings reveal the mediating role of SCRM practices and the prominent role they play in fostering supply chain resilience and robustness. Overall, by providing empirical assessment of a comprehensive SCRM framework, this research contributes to the extant literature and suggests further avenues for research.
Nowadays, the aspects of managing risks and building resilience are crucial for maintaining the continuity of business processes. Therefore, it is highly valuable to recognize those aspects that support such activities. The main purpose of this article is to investigate whether supplier involvement in product development (SIPD) affects the degree of supply chain risk and thus, indirectly impacts supply chain resilience. The study is based on a survey conducted among 500 manufacturing companies, from which several hypotheses have been defined and tested. This allowed the verification of a theoretical model covering the following three research areas: supplier involvement in product development, supply chain risks and supply chain resilience. In particular, the study confirmed that implementation of partnership practices during SIPD positively influences supply risk reduction, while extensive communication during SIPD minimizes operational risk for a company, i.e. risk of human failures and inadequate or failed internal processes. Subsequently, the positive impact of reduced operational risk on SCRES has also been confirmed.
The article is available here:
https://journal.oscm-forum.org/publication/article/the-impact-of-supplier-involvement-in-product-development-on-supply-chain-risks-and-supply-chain-res
Since the early 2000s, research at the intersection of entrepreneurship and strategic management has flourished, as has work at the intersection of strategic management and supply chain management. In contrast, little inquiry has occurred at the intersection of entrepreneurship and supply chain management. This presents a tremendous opportunity, as does the relative lack of work bringing together all three fields. We seek to set the stage for exploiting these opportunities by first describing how incorporating a series of key supply chain concepts—omni-channel, last-mile delivery, supply chain agility, supply chain resiliency, and service recovery—could enrich entrepreneurship research. We then explain how the boundaries of key entrepreneurship concepts—opportunity, entrepreneurial orientation, optimal distinctiveness, bricolage, and fear of failure—could be extended to the supply chain context. Both of these moves bring strategic management concepts into play, as well. In accomplishing our tasks, we draw on examples from how firms attempted to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic via moves spanning entrepreneurship, supply chain management, and strategic management.
This article is revisiting Ericsson SCRM again, a follow up of the 2004-article in IJPDLM.
An exploratory case study is conducted with a longitudinal focus, aiming to understand both proactive and reactive SCRM practices using a holistic perspective of a real-life example.
The study demonstrates how Ericsson's SCRM practices have developed, indicating that improved functional capabilities are increasingly combined across silos and leveraged by formalized learning processes. Important enablers are IT capabilities, a fine-grained and cross-functional organization, and a focus on monitoring and compliance. Major developments in SCRM are often triggered by incidents, but also by requirements from external stakeholders and new corporate leaders actively focusing on SCRM and related activities.
The COVID-19 outbreak is a sharp reminder that pandemics, like other rarely occurring catastrophes, have happened in the past and will continue to happen in the future. Even if we cannot prevent dangerous viruses from emerging, we should prepare to dampen their effects on society. The current outbreak has had severe economic consequences across the globe, and it does not look like any country will be unaffected. This not only has consequences for the economy; all of society is affected, which has led to dramatic changes in how businesses act and consumers behave. This special issue is a global effort to address some of the pandemic-related issues affecting society. In total, there are 12 papers that cover different industry sectors (e.g., tourism, retail, higher education), changes in consumer behavior and businesses, ethical issues, and aspects related to employees and leadership.
The COVID‐19 pandemic paralyzed the world and revealed the critical importance of supply chain management – perhaps more so than any other event in modern history – in navigating crises. The extensive scope of disruption, massive spillover of effects across countries and industries, and extreme shifts in demand and supply that occurred during the COVID‐19 pandemic illustrate that pandemics are qualitatively different from typical disruptions. As such, pandemics require scholars to take a fresh look at what lenses offer understanding of supply chain phenomena in order to help supply chain managers better prepare for the next pandemic and foster transiliency (i.e., the ability to simultaneously restore some processes and change – often radically – others). To help scholars and managers achieve these aims, we offer an agenda for supply chain management research on pandemics by considering how the key tenets of well‐known and emergent theories can illuminate challenges and potential solutions. Specifically, we consider how resource dependence theory, institutional theory, resource orchestration theory, structural inertia, game theory, real options theory, event systems theory, awareness‐motivation‐capability framework, prospect theory, and tournament theory offer ideas that can help scholars build knowledge about pandemics’ effects on supply chains as well as help managers formulate responses.
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Supply chain risk management is extremely important for the success of a company. Due to the increasing complexity of supply chains, avoiding and mitigating the effects of disruptions is very challenging. This article presents the results of a systematic literature review and content analysis in order to provide a comprehensive overview of the methods that are currently used for mitigating supply chain disruptions. The results of the review indicate that research in this field is interdisciplinary and that no common modelling language has emerged thus far. Prior research mostly redraws to graph theory and/or social network analysis, although a few methods have been developed recently specifically for supply chain risk management. We observe that prior contributions addressed risk and structure mostly separately and that only a few works focused on their intersection. The results of this review are consolidated in a research agenda that calls for research on the risk-structure-interface and the development of proxy methods.
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate how resilience at different nodes in the supply chain influences overall supply chain resilience (SCRES) during an extreme weather event.
Design/methodology/approach
Based on 41 in-depth interviews, this qualitative study examines two Brazilian agri-food supply chains (AFSC). The interviews explored the impacts, preparedness, response and adaptation strategies adopted by farmers, processors and manufacturers during Brazil’s extreme drought of 2014–2015.
Findings
SCRES does not depend on all organizations in the supply chain but rather on the company able to reconfigure the resources to control for the disruption. In a supply chain with low interdependence among players, individual firm resilience elements might be preferable to interorganizational ones.
Research limitations/implications
This study is based on the context of AFSCs with low interdependence among players and during the experience of a climatic event. The results might not be generalizable to other sectors and phenomena.
Practical implications
Firms must evaluate their positions in supply chains and their interfirm relationships to determine which resilience strategy to invest in and rely on. Moreover, to leverage resilience at the supply chain level, firms must intensify information sharing and improve proactive resilience strategies upstream as well as downstream in the supply chain.
Originality/value
This study presents a broader perspective of resilience by comparing resilience elements at both the node and supply chain levels and by discussing their interactions and trade-offs.
Purpose
Organisations must build resilience to be able to deal with disruptions or non-routine events in their supply chains. While learning is implicit in definitions of supply chain resilience (SCRes), there is little understanding of how exactly organisations can adapt their routines to build resilience. The purpose of this study is to address this gap.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper is an in-depth qualitative case study based on 28 interviews across five companies, exploring learning to build SCRes.
Findings
This study uncovers six learning mechanisms and their antecedents that foster SCRes. The learning mechanisms identified suggest that through knowledge creation within an organisation and knowledge transfer across the supply chain and broader network of stakeholders, operating routines are built and/or adapted both intentionally and unintentionally during three stages of a supply chain disruption: preparation, response and recovery.
Practical implications
This study shows how the impact of a supply chain disruption may be reduced by intentional and unintentional learning in all three disruption phases. By being aware of the antecedents of unintentional learning, organisations can more consciously adapt routines. Furthermore, findings highlight the potential value of additional attention to knowledge transfer, particularly in relation to collaborative and vicarious learning across the supply chain and broader network of stakeholders not only in preparation for, but also in response to and recovery from disruptions.
Originality/value
This study contributes novel insights about how learning leads both directly and indirectly to the evolution of operating routines that help an organisation and its supply chains to deal with disruptions. Results detail six specific learning mechanisms for knowledge creation and knowledge transfer and their antecedents for building SCRes. In doing so, this study provides new fine-grained theoretical insights about how SCRes can be improved through all three phases of a disruption. Propositions are developed for theory development.
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate how local supply chains prepare for and respond to the threats and opportunities presented by constitutional change, thereby building resilience.
Design/methodology/approach
Multiple case study analysis of 14 firms in the food sector is presented in the context of the UK’s impending exit from the European Union (Brexit). Organisations studied include farmers, processors, retailers and non-government organisations (NGOs). Data from interviews and roundtable discussions has been interpreted using the dynamic capabilities perspective, covering the sensing, seizing, and transforming stages.
Findings
The data highlights the importance of both vertical and horizontal collaboration between supply chain actors as they seek to anticipate the impact of the disruption and influence the future shape of the constitution. There is also evidence to suggest firms in possession of dynamic capabilities can innovate to build resilience and enhance their competitive position. Characteristics of the disruption posed by constitutional change are identified and contrast with those of many other threats more typically described in the literature. As a result, the process of building resilience is different.
Research limitations/implications
The study could be extended to include post-Brexit interviews to further understand the seizing and transforming stages whilst the impact of Brexit on actors that remain within the EU could also be considered.
Practical implications
Practitioners need to work together to influence the future shape of the constitution; and they need to reconfigure their operations and supply chains where necessary to become more resilient to the threat posed by Brexit, such as by reducing their reliance on EU funding streams and trade. The study also has policy implications.
Originality/value
The first study of supply chain resilience to constitutional change and a rare empirical study of resilience across multiple supply chain tiers.
The on-going offshore outsourcing processes have resulted in complex, global and more vulnerable supply chain to disruptions. However, a good supplier choice would preserve or even improve supply chain resilience. Despite this critical potential effect, this topic remains relatively underdeveloped in the literature. Accordingly, this study proposes a coupled method based on Fuzzy Cognitive Maps (FCM) and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). The final model shows the impact of locational decision in offshore outsourcing process on supply chain resilience. Moreover, it allows simulating locations scenarios over time through an inference process. The simulations foresee the impacts of three alternative locations on capabilities required in a resilient supply chain. The sensitivity analysis of the findings reveals that one location would improve supply chain resilience meanwhile the others would damage it. This FCM-AHP analysis enhances the understanding of academics and practitioners about the importance of locations criteria and their influence in the supply chain resilience capabilities.
: In recent years, there has been a proliferation of interest in resilience in the supply chain field. Even though literature has acknowledged the antecedents of resilient supply chains, such as supply chain visibility, cooperation, and information sharing, their confluence in creating resilient supply chains where other behavioural issues are prevailing (i.e. trust and behavioural uncertainty) has not been studied. To address this gap, we conceptualized a theoretical framework firmly grounded in the resource based view (RBV) and the relational view that is tested for 250 manufacturing firms using hierarchical moderated regression analysis. The study offers a nuanced understanding of supply chain resilience and implications of supply chain visibility, cooperation, trust and behavioural uncertainty. Implications and suggestions for further research are provided.
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to link humanitarian logistics (HL) and supply chain risk management (SCRM) to provide an understanding of risk mitigation strategies that humanitarian organisations use, or could use, to improve their logistics preparedness.
Design/methodology/approach
Based on systematic reviews of RMS in SCRM and supply chain strategies (SCS) in HL literature, a framework is developed and used to review published case studies in HL.
Findings
The study finds that humanitarian actors use a number of the strategies proposed in the framework, particularly those related to strategic stocks, postponement, and collaboration. Strategies related to sourcing and procurement, however, especially those on supplier relationships, seem to be lacking in both research and practice.
Research limitations/implications
The study is based on secondary data and could be further developed through case studies based on primary data. Future studies should explore the generalisability of the findings.
Practical implications
Practitioners can use the framework to identify potential new SCS and how strategies can be combined. Findings can help them to understand the abnormal risks of main concern, how they may impact normal risks, and provide ideas on how to tackle trade-offs between different risks.
Social implications
The results can support improvements in humanitarian supply chains, which will provide affected people with rapid, cost-efficient, and better-adapted responses.
Originality/value
The paper connects SCRM and HL to develop a framework and suggests propositions on how humanitarian actors can mitigate supply chain risks. Questioning the focus on strategic stock it suggests complementary or alternative strategies for improving logistics preparedness.
Growing global operations on one hand drive cost down substantially but on the other hand make the supply chain more vulnerable to numerous risks. Confronted with increased risks, companies are more inclined to form partnerships and engage in supply chain collaboration consciously. Such inclination for partnerships simulates thinking of its incentives behind in association with risk management. However, traditional literature, confining its focus to individual enterprise, echoes inadequately on the role of partnerships in supply chain risk management. To bridge this gap, this paper refines the notion of risk in supply chains and proposes a model of supply chain risk system which is able to convey a risk-based view of partnerships in global supply chains. Through analytical inference it is shown that the level of collaboration among partners contributes to the resilience of supply chains. This implies that partnerships can positively affect the integration of supply chain risk system, thus benefiting operations in supply chains. A simulation program has been developed with aim to demonstrate the practical feasibility of the proposed model. Implemented in simulation, two sets of experiments have been conducted for testing the model in actual business scenarios. The experimental results manifest high consistence with the analytical prediction.
Supply chain complexity and disintegration lead to increased uncertainty from a stakeholders’ perspective, which is emerging as one of the major challenges of risk management. The ability to identify risks has weakened, as the responsibility of supply chain risk management is handed over to outside service providers. Regardless, the risks, their visibility and their impact depend on the position of the companies in the supply chain. The actors in the chain must therefore collaborate to create effective risk management conditions. This challenging situation is especially pronounced in multimodal maritime supply chains, where the risks and actor focality are high. This paper contributes to current risk management literature by providing a holistic and systemic view of risk visibility and control in maritime supply chains. The study employs broad-based, qualitative interview data collected from actors operating in southern Finland and the Gulf of Finland as well as an expert-panel assessment of the related risk management abilities. The results show a high level of variance in the level of risk identification and visibility between the actors in question. This further suggests that collaboration in supply chain risk management is essential, as an awareness of the risks and their control mechanisms do not necessarily reside in the same company.
The earthquake that hit East Japan in March 2011 caused massive damage. While widespread disruption to global supply chains was predicted, production resumed with remarkable speed. This article describes how resources from the networks of damaged companies were rapidly mobilized and deployed, enabling rapid restoration of production. It uses the concepts of social capital and sensemaking to explain the speed of recovery. Social capital facilitated rapid mobilization, and strategies to build shared mental models permitted effective coordination under complex and rapidly evolving conditions. The ability to mobilize and focus resources is crucial to disaster recovery.
Purpose
– This paper aims to explore how collaboration influences supply chain resilience. Collaborative activities and their underlying mechanisms in relation to visibility, velocity and flexibility are investigated.
Design/methodology/approach
– An exploratory case study consisting of eight buyer–supplier relationships in the food processing industry was conducted.
Findings
– Key findings show how specific collaborative activities (information-sharing, collaborative communication, mutually created knowledge and joint relationship efforts) increase supply chain resilience via increased visibility, velocity and flexibility. Underlying mechanisms and interdependencies of these factors within the supply chain network are identified.
Originality/value
– This is one of the first papers to provide in-depth insights into collaboration as a formative element of resilience in a supply chain setting. A series of propositions explain the specific influence of collaborative activities on supply chain resilience beyond a single company perspective.
Purpose
– This paper aims to discuss the role of goal diversity for resource development organized in an inter-organizational project.
Design/Methodology/Approach
– The paper builds on a case study of an inter-organizational research project in the field of plant biotechnology in Sweden. The project had four members with differing goals: two research departments, one firm and one co-operative.
Findings
– This particular project shows a diversity of goals and seeks to explain how actors with very different goals and resources involve in inter-organizational collaboration. The case illustrates how the goals are nested in different ways and how the goals are and become related with the resources developed during the project. The explanation found is that the involved actors manage to match their goals and resources.
Research limitations/implications
– The paper identifies goal-and-resource-matching processes as an explanation behind resource development in collaboration between actors with diverse goals.
Practical implications
– Designing projects with actors who have diverse sets of resources have enormous potential, but such projects need to ensure that the goals are resources become matched, processes which can emerge during the course of the project.
Originality/value
– Few studies have focused on the interplay between diverse goals and resources in inter-organizational projects.
Companies have reacted to the apparent opportunities and threats of globalization through various global production practices that have increased supply chain complexity and various forms of risk. Through increasing supply chain integration, companies have attempted to manage this increased level of complexity. Supply chain integration has been identified as a key practice to manage supply chains and achieve superior performance. The intent of this paper is to explore the role of risk and risk management practices in the success of supply chain integration in terms of their impact on cost and innovation performance. By applying the relational view and through cross-country survey and secondary country data we explore differences in supply chain integration efficacy based on the risk of conducting business (measured in terms of the strength of a country׳s rule of law) and the mitigating effect of supply chain risk management practices. One of the main conclusions suggests that supplier integration is also effective in weak rule of law (i.e., high risk) environments. Furthermore, companies can complement and strengthen the performance impact of their supplier integration practices through supply chain risk management practices in risky environments.