Demand Risk Research Articles

External Supply Chain Operational Risk and Operational Performance. Mediating Role of Supply Chain Integration as DCV

The purpose of this study is to create a theoretical framework for analyzing the causal relationship between external operational risks in the supply chain, such as supply risk (SR), demand risk (DR), supply chain integration (SCI), and operational performance (OP), in the automobile industry. A quantitative research approach was adopted, in which a structured online questionnaire using google Form was utilized to collect data from the automotive industry of Pakistan. Partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to test the model. Empirical analysis reveals that although SR and DR both have a negative impact on OP, SR has a particularly adverse effect. However, the study discovered that SCI has a partial mediation effect on the relationship between SR and OP, and DR and OP. Accordingly, this study is unusual in its conclusion that DR as compared to SR, has no significant impact on OP in emerging economies, like Pakistan, and also is not a significant factor that limits SCI. This study is novel in the way that it analyzes the mediating role of SCI to evaluate the relationship between external supply chain operational risks and OP in the growing automotive sector of Pakistan’s economy. The study also discovered that incorporating SCI into organizations mitigates the negative impacts of SCR and helps managers to further enhance OP. As a result, the findings add to the body of increasingly complicated research that evaluates the function of SR and DR in the OP of the automotive sectors. Additionally, the scale and the models can be used to evaluate how companies in the automobile industry respond to external supply chain operational risk with SCI to attain OP.

Supply chain risk assessment in pharmaceutical industries: an empirical approach

Supply chain risks are one of the significant hurdles faced by the organisations in achieving operational excellence. The purpose of this study is to assess the supply chain risks in the pharmaceutical industries and their influence on supply chain operational performance (SCOP). Through extent literature review, we have identified 44 items which are classified under five constructs consisting of supplier risk (SR), production risk (PR), demand risk (DR), infrastructure risk (IR) and macro risk (MR). Using these constructs, a structured questionnaire has been developed. An online survey was conducted in the pharmaceutical industries yielding a response rate of 66.20%. To validate the hypotheses between these constructs and SCOP, we used Structural equation modelling (SEM). From the SEM result expect demand risks, all other threats have the negative relationship with SCOP (i.e., the higher the chances, the lower the SCOP).Further, to rank the organisation based on their SCOP, we proposed a supply chain risk assessment index (SCRAI) based on the ratings obtained from the experts using Fuzzy techniques. From these results, it is clear that SCRAI is essential for evaluating the organisation's efficiency on supply chain operations.

Supply chain risk assessment in pharmaceutical industries: an empirical approach

Supply chain risks are one of the significant hurdles faced by the organisations in achieving operational excellence. The purpose of this study is to assess the supply chain risks in the pharmaceutical industries and their influence on supply chain operational performance (SCOP). Through extent literature review, we have identified 44 items which are classified under five constructs consisting of supplier risk (SR), production risk (PR), demand risk (DR), infrastructure risk (IR) and macro risk (MR). Using these constructs, a structured questionnaire has been developed. An online survey was conducted in the pharmaceutical industries yielding a response rate of 66.20%. To validate the hypotheses between these constructs and SCOP, we used Structural equation modelling (SEM). From the SEM result expect demand risks, all other threats have the negative relationship with SCOP (i.e., the higher the chances, the lower the SCOP).Further, to rank the organisation based on their SCOP, we proposed a supply chain risk assessment index (SCRAI) based on the ratings obtained from the experts using Fuzzy techniques. From these results, it is clear that SCRAI is essential for evaluating the organisation's efficiency on supply chain operations.