Article
Engineering, Manufacturing
Sheridan Titman
Summary: Firms along a supply chain are exposed to risks depending on production technologies and supply and demand elasticities, and cannot rely on historical covariance or industry practices to determine hedging strategies for commodity price exposures.
PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Business, Finance
Yichu Huang, Yaoyao Fan
Summary: This study examines the impact of supplier-customer geographic proximity on corporate risk taking and finds that it reduces risk taking for supplier firms. The effect is more pronounced when suppliers have lower bargaining power and higher information asymmetry. The findings suggest that monitoring and information sharing are possible mechanisms through which geographic proximity influences suppliers' risk taking.
FINANCE RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kazi Safowan Shahed, Abdullahil Azeem, Syed Mithun Ali, Md Abdul Moktadir
Summary: This study develops a mathematical model to mitigate disruptions in a three-stage supply chain network subject to natural disasters like COVID-19 pandemic. By providing appropriate inventory policies, manufacturers can maximize profits while considering potential disruptions.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Business
Joao Henrique Lopes Guerra, Fernando Bernardi de Souza, Silvio Roberto Ignacio Pires, Anderson Luiz Ribeiro de Sa
Summary: Supply chains are important and complex systems that require effective risk management. This study provides a maturity model to guide companies in improving their supply chain risk management process. The proposed model addresses critical issues and offers practical implications for strengthening and implementing risk management practices.
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Business
Ruilei Qiao, Lindu Zhao
Summary: This paper explores the important role of supply chain risk management (SCRM) capabilities on improving supply chain financing performance (SCFP) for SMEs, incorporating supply chain integration (SCI) as well. By combining SCRM with supply chain financing management, the study proposed hypotheses to discuss the impact of SCRM capabilities on SCFP and the role of SCI. The research model was validated using structural equation modeling on survey data from 286 Chinese SMEs. The findings confirm that SCRM capabilities have a significant positive effect on SCFP and that SCI plays a promoting role. SMEs should establish SCRM capabilities and consider SCI for superior SCFP.
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
(2023)
Editorial Material
Engineering, Manufacturing
Peter Ritchken
Summary: This commentary reflects on Titman's research on risk transmission across supply chains in Production and Operations Management, 2021.
PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Nicole Tichenor Blackstone, Edgar Rodriguez-Huerta, Kyra Battaglia, Bethany Jackson, Erin Jackson, Catherine Benoit Norris, Jessica Decker L. Sparks
Summary: Social risk assessments and case studies on labour conditions in food production have focused on specific subpopulations, regions and commodities. This study aims to quantitatively assess the risk of forced labour in the US land-based food supply by combining data on production, trade, labour intensity and qualitative risk coding. The findings reveal that animal-based proteins, processed fruits and vegetables, and discretionary foods are major contributors to forced labour risk, with 62% of the risk stemming from domestic production or processing. Collaborative action across all countries is needed to eliminate reliance on labour exploitation and ensure the sustainability of food systems.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Adnan Iftekhar, Xiaohui Cui
Summary: This article discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy, especially through the spread in food supply chains, and proposes a blockchain-enabled supply chain architecture to ensure food safety and quality.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ayberk Soyer, Erhan Bozdag, Cigdem Kadaifci, Umut Asan, Seyda Serdarasan
Summary: Supply chains are vulnerable to disruptive events, posing risks to all parties involved. This study proposes a new approach to examine the structure of sustainable supply chain risks and their impact on performance. The findings reveal that risks linked to economic, social, and environmental sustainability have a negative impact on supply chain performance.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Management
Haidi Zhou, Qiang Wang, Qian Yang
Summary: This study examines the impact of supply chain digitalisation (SCD) on supply chain performance (SCP) by investigating the mediating roles of SC responsiveness, resilience, and restoration (SC 3Rs). It also considers the moderating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic from a risk management perspective. The findings suggest that SCD positively influences SC 3Rs, which in turn mediate the relationship between SCD and SCP, with stronger mediating effects observed during higher pandemic impact. The results highlight the stronger mediating role of SC resilience compared to SC responsiveness and SC restoration. These findings contribute to the understanding of SCD and SC 3Rs in turbulent contexts and have implications for digitalisation in sustainable supply chains.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LOGISTICS-RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Brandon W. Lee, Lakshminarayana Nittala, Mark A. Jacobs, Wantao Yu
Summary: This study examines the relationship between psychological safety and operational performance in the context of supply chain partners. The results indicate a significant positive association between psychological safety and operational performance, moderated by learning orientation and inter-functional coordination.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Vera Lavelli
Summary: This paper discusses the advantages of applying circular supply chains in the food system, the impact on food safety, and proposes management solutions. Circular food supply chains have the potential to generate added-value foods, but also come with new risks that require a comprehensive research approach to address.
TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Chia-Chun Hsieh, Shieh-Liang Chen, Chun-Chen Huang
Summary: This study examines the relationships between supply chain agility, supply chain resilience, and supply chain performance, and also explores the moderating effect of supply chain environmental risks. The findings indicate that supply chain agility positively influences supply chain resilience, while supply chain resilience plays a vital role in determining supply chain performance. The study also reveals that supply chain environmental risks can act as a positive modifier, enhancing the relationship between supply chain agility and supply chain resilience. Additionally, supply chain resilience acts as a mediator between supply chain agility and supply chain performance.
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Brendan Ruskey, Eric Rosenberg
Summary: In this article, we propose an approach to minimize expected unmet demand in a supply chain using a Bayesian network. We consider node upgrades to reduce the probability of node failure and formulate the problem as a linear binary integer program. Unlike previous formulations, our model allows for flexible conditional probability tables and multiple types of upgrades. We present computational results and discuss the application to a larger food supply chain. We also introduce a preprocessing method to reduce the number of constraints and evaluate the runtime savings achieved.
COMPUTERS & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Review
Food Science & Technology
Md Saad Nurul Eiman, Firdaus Muhammad Nurul Azmi Aida, Trias Mahmudiono, Siva Raseetha
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant impacts on global food safety and the food supply chain, including economic difficulties and disruptions in production activities due to lockdown measures. Ensuring food safety requires various measures such as hygiene practices and strict operating procedures. The pandemic has also negatively affected the food supply chain, including travel restrictions and shortage of manpower.
FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
(2021)