Construction Supply Chain Resilience in Catastrophic Events

Supply chain resilience in a developing country context: a case study on the interconnectedness of threats, strategies and outcomes

Supply Chain Management An International Journal ◽

10.1108/scm-02-2017-0059 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 22 (6) ◽

pp. 486-505 ◽

Cited By ~ 38

Author(s):

Benjamin Tukamuhabwa ◽

Mark Stevenson ◽

Jerry Busby

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Developing Country ◽

Large Scale ◽

Empirical Studies ◽

Small Scale ◽

Supply Network ◽

Catastrophic Events ◽

Content Type ◽

Supply Chain Resilience

Purpose In few prior empirical studies on supply chain resilience (SCRES), the focus has been on the developed world. Yet, organisations in developing countries constitute a significant part of global supply chains and have also experienced the disastrous effects of supply chain failures. The purpose of this paper is therefore to empirically investigate SCRES in a developing country context and to show that this also provides theoretical insights into the nature of what is meant by resilience. Design/methodology/approach Using a case study approach, a supply network of 20 manufacturing firms in Uganda is analysed based on a total of 45 interviews. Findings The perceived threats to SCRES in this context are mainly small-scale, chronic disruptive events rather than discrete, large-scale catastrophic events typically emphasised in the literature. The data reveal how threats of disruption, resilience strategies and outcomes are inter-related in complex, coupled and non-linear ways. These interrelationships are explained by the political, cultural and territorial embeddedness of the supply network in a developing country. Further, this embeddedness contributes to the phenomenon of supply chain risk migration, whereby an attempt to mitigate one threat produces another threat and/or shifts the threat to another point in the supply network. Practical implications Managers should be aware, for example, of potential risk migration from one threat to another when crafting strategies to build SCRES. Equally, the potential for risk migration across the supply network means managers should look at the supply chain holistically because actors along the chain are so interconnected. Originality/value The paper goes beyond the extant literature by highlighting how SCRES is not only about responding to specific, isolated threats but about the continuous management of risk migration. It demonstrates that resilience requires both an understanding of the interconnectedness of threats, strategies and outcomes and an understanding of the embeddedness of the supply network. Finally, this study’s focus on the context of a developing country reveals that resilience should be equally concerned both with smaller in scale, chronic disruptions and with occasional, large-scale catastrophic events.

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An Assessment of Supply Chain Resilience in Catastrophic Events: A Case of South Africa

Advances in Manufacturing, Production Management and Process Control - Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems ◽

10.1007/978-3-030-80462-6_28 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 223-230

Author(s):

Ifije Ohiomah ◽

Nita Sukdeo ◽

Clinton Aigbavboa

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Supply Chain ◽

Catastrophic Events ◽

Supply Chain Resilience

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An empirical examination of firm financial performance along dimensions of supply chain resilience

Management Research Review ◽

10.1108/mrr-02-2016-0030 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 40 (3) ◽

pp. 254-269 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Xun Li ◽

Qun Wu ◽

Clyde W. Holsapple ◽

Thomas Goldsby

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Financial Performance ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Empirical Examination ◽

Content Type ◽

Supply Chain Resilience ◽

Critical Dimensions ◽

Firm Financial Performance ◽

Supply Chain Agility ◽

The Impact

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the impact of three critical dimensions of supply chain resilience, supply chain preparedness, supply chain alertness and supply chain agility, all aimed at increasing a firm’s financial outcomes. In a turbulent environment, firms require resilience in their supply chains to prepare for potential changes, detect changes and respond to actual changes, thus providing superior value. Design/methodology/approach Using survey data from 77 firms, this study develops scales for preparedness, alertness and agility. It then tests their hypothesized relationships with a firm’s financial performance. Findings The results reveal that the three dimensions of supply chain resilience (i.e. preparedness, alertness and agility) significantly impact a firm’s financial performance. It is also found that supply chain preparedness, as a proactive resilience capability, has a greater influence on a firm’s financial performance than the reactive capabilities including alertness and agility, suggesting that firms should pay more attention to proactive approaches for building supply chain resilience. Originality/value First, this study develops a comparatively comprehensive definition for supply chain resilience and explores its dimensionality. Second, this study provides empirically validated instruments for the dimensions of supply chain resilience. Third, this study is one of the first to provide empirical evidence for direct impact of supply chain resilience dimensions on a firm’s financial performance.

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