The era of supply chain disruptions - Towards an approach to leverage mitigation capabilities and enhance supply chain resilience
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2021-09
Author(s)
Abstract (De)
In addition to the omnipresent COVID-19 pandemic, several disruptive events have affected global supply chains in the past years. Due to global supply chain extensions and their increased complexity, supply chains have become more vulnerable to disruptions. Companies need to enhance supply chain resilience (SCRES) comprehensively and reduce the severe impact of large-scale disruptions (LSDs).
We employed 30 interviews to identify mitigation capabilities and their barriers to deal with LSDs. We investigated internationally operating Swiss firms in two rounds based on the Delphi technique. The Grounded Theory analysis has been applied with the Gioia methodology presenting the results of the data analysis.
Seven aggregate dimensions are defined to guide achieving SCRES for each of its stages:
pre-disruption-stage, at-disruption-stage, post-disruption-stage. Within the seven interrelated dimensions managerial crisis capability, internal corporate network, supply chain network, market position, business structures, business processes, and social capital, a dynamic framework is derived, and 75 themes identified that provide a higher level of detail for organizations to build SCRES. Additionally, two distinct dimensions of barriers with ten categories are identified that impede the achievement of SCRES.
We employed 30 interviews to identify mitigation capabilities and their barriers to deal with LSDs. We investigated internationally operating Swiss firms in two rounds based on the Delphi technique. The Grounded Theory analysis has been applied with the Gioia methodology presenting the results of the data analysis.
Seven aggregate dimensions are defined to guide achieving SCRES for each of its stages:
pre-disruption-stage, at-disruption-stage, post-disruption-stage. Within the seven interrelated dimensions managerial crisis capability, internal corporate network, supply chain network, market position, business structures, business processes, and social capital, a dynamic framework is derived, and 75 themes identified that provide a higher level of detail for organizations to build SCRES. Additionally, two distinct dimensions of barriers with ten categories are identified that impede the achievement of SCRES.
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area
SoM - Business Innovation
Book title
Proceedings of the 33rd annual nordic logistics research network conference
Publisher
NOFOMA
Publisher place
Reykjavík
Pages
26
Division(s)
Eprints ID
265818