Analysis of core risk factors and potential policy options for sustainable supply chain: an MCDM analysis of Saudi Arabia’s manufacturing industry

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sultan Mohammed A Alshehri ◽  
Wang Xue Jun ◽  
Syed Ahsan Ali Shah ◽  
Yasir Ahmed Solangi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Policy Options ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain

scholarly journals An Exploration of the Critical Risk Factors in Sustainable Telecom Services: An Analysis of Indian Telecom Industries

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 445
Author(s):  
Wen-Kuo Chen ◽  
Venkateswarlu Nalluri ◽  
Suresh Ma ◽  
Mei-Min Lin ◽  
Ching-Torng Lin
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Telecommunications Industry ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain Management ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Different sources of risk factors can occur in sustainable supply chain management due to its complex nature. The telecommunication service firm cannot implement multiple improvement practices altogether to overcome the risk factors with limited resources. The industries should evaluate the relationship between risk factors and explore the determinants of improvement measures. The purpose of the present study is to identify and analyze critical risk factors (CRFs) for enhancing sustainable supply chain management practices in the Indian telecommunication industry using interpretive structural modelling (ISM). Risk factors are identified through a literature survey, and then with the help of experts, nine CRFs are identified using a fuzzy Delphi method (FDM). The relationship among these CRFs has been analyzed using ISM, and the driving and the dependence power of those CRFs are analyzed. Results indicate that both “government policies (laws and regulations)” and “the impact of rapid change in technology” are independent or key factors that affect the sustainability of the telecommunications supply chain. In addition, results provide significant managerial implications, including enhanced sustainability, and the government should build justice, fairness, open laws, certainties, and regulations to prevent risk in the telecommunications industry supply chain; service providers should monitor the rapidly evolving technologies and focus on technical learning and organizational capacity development to overcome the impact of technological changes. The contribution of this study is using a novel approach to establish a hierarchical structural model for an effective understanding of CRFs relationships and to explore decisive risk factors that can help telecom service providers to better plan and design effective improvement strategies to enhance sustainability supply chain management.

Sustainable supply chain collaboration: incentives in emerging economies

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 273-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nutcharee Pakdeechoho ◽  
Vatcharapol Sukhotu
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Social Performance ◽  
Emerging Economy ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Supply Chain Collaboration ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Food Manufacturing ◽  
Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between sustainable supply chain collaboration (SSCC) and sustainability performance, and examine whether two types of incentives moderate this relationship. This empirical investigation of the Thai food manufacturing industry provides insight in the context of an emerging economy. Design/methodology/approach Survey data were collected from 215 food manufacturing firms in Thailand, and the hypotheses were tested by exploratory factor analysis, hierarchical regression analysis, and cluster analysis. Findings The results indicate that SSCC leads to better economic and social performance, but not necessarily better environmental performance; incentives provided by firms in the supply chain enhance the effects of SSCC on social performance. Practical implications The findings provide useful suggestions for supply chain managers and policy makers about effective collaboration and the use of incentives to improve the sustainability of individual firms in the supply chain. They also reveal the challenges faced by manufacturing firms in improving environmental performance in an emerging economy. Originality/value This study contributes to the literature on the implementation of sustainable supply chain management by explaining the role of incentives.

scholarly journals Sustainable Supply Chains: Evidence from Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturers

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 9059
Author(s):  
Jun-Der Leu ◽  
Larry Jung-Hsing Lee ◽  
Yi-Wei Huang ◽  
Chia-Chi Huang
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chains

As a result of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, numerous countries have become highly interested in sustainability. Manufacturers have been triggered to develop sustainable supply chain strategies in consideration of their value-added processes and stakeholders. This study was conducted, in the context of small- and medium-sized enterprises in the Taiwanese manufacturing industry, in order to examine the relationship between sustainability and business performance from the perspective of the supply chain aspects of business cooperation, operation integration, and enterprise commitment. A total of 290 companies were surveyed and structural equation modeling was applied to analyze the figures from the samples. The results reveal that the implementation of sustainable practices in the context of enterprise commitments, supply chain cooperation, and operation integration has a positive impact on sustainability and business performance. Furthermore, in high-value manufacturing, supply chain cooperation significantly affects sustainable business performance through internal operation integration. These results may serve as a reference for the realization of supply chain sustainability in small- and medium-sized enterprises.

Impact of novel information technology on IT alignment and sustainable supply chain performance: evidence from Chinese manufacturing industry

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shushan Zhang ◽  
Lei Sun ◽  
Qi Sun ◽  
Haiying Dong
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Supply Chain Performance ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Content Type ◽  
It Alignment ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This paper aims to explore how the novel information technology (NIT) [1] affects three dimensions of sustainable supply chain performance (economic performance, environmental performance and social performance) and how two dimensions of IT alignment (IT infrastructure alignment and IT human resources alignment) mediate the relationship between them. Design/methodology/approach NIT is defined, the dimension of IT alignment is expanded, the theoretical hypotheses are proposed and are tested using survey data from 394 manufacturing enterprises using NIT in China. Findings The results indicate that NIT plays a positive role in improving sustainable supply chain performance, and IT alignment mediates the impact of NIT on sustainable supply chain performance. Originality/value This study highlights the impact of NIT on sustainable supply chain performance and demonstrates IT alignment as a mediator between them, it also provides a deeper understanding of how different dimensions of IT alignment affect sustainable supply chain performance

Strategic Barriers and Operational Risks in Sustainable Supply Chain Management in the Indian Context

2019 ◽  
pp. 238-259
Author(s):  
R. Sridharan ◽  
E. N. Anilkumar ◽  
C. R. Vishnu
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Sustainable Practices ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain Management ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chains ◽  
Operational Risks ◽  
Indian Manufacturing Sector

Research on sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) has attracted increased attention in the recent years all over the world. Unlike an ordinary supply chain, sustainable supply chains confront two major hurdles in the planning as well as in the operational stage, namely barriers and risks. Barriers are usually associated with technical, economic, and marketing infeasibilities, whereas risks induce disruptions and uncertainties. These factors demotivate the organizations from adopting sustainable practices in supply chain operations. The chapter consolidates the significant barriers and risk factors influential in the current Indian business environment. The analysis is based on the expert survey conducted in the South Indian manufacturing sector. Furthermore, the above barriers are ranked utilizing the grey relational analysis method in an intuitionistic fuzzy setting. Finally, the effects of the risk factors induced by sustainable practices are also discussed to facilitate selection of proactive strategies for the success of sustainable business in India.

Analysis of risk factors in sustainable supply chain management in an emerging economy of leather industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 283 ◽  
pp. 124641 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Abdul Moktadir ◽  
Ashish Dwivedi ◽  
Nadia Sultana Khan ◽  
Sanjoy Kumar Paul ◽  
Sharfuddin Ahmed Khan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Emerging Economy ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Leather Industry ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain Management
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