Supply chain integration and firm performance in the COVID-19 era: the mediating role of resilience and robustness

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Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing Pub Date : 2022-12-12 DOI:10.1108/jgoss-03-2022-0022

Rosa Hendijani, M. Norouzi

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Purpose In recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic has become one of the most impactful disruptions which has imposed high levels of uncertainty on supply chains around the world. Supply chain integration (SCI) is highly recommended as an underlying mechanism that can facilitate the development of resilience and robustness as two dynamic capabilities. They can in turn positively influence firm performance and success during the disruptive conditions of COVID-19 era. The study aims to examine whether SCI as an enabler of resilience and robustness can improve firm performance during COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach A theoretical model is developed to elaborate the relationship between SCI dimensions, resilience and robustness and firm’s operational and financial performance during the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey method is then used to empirically examine the model using a sample of 94 companies in the food industry in the province of Tehran, Iran, during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study makes several contributions. It provides a novel theoretical model on the relationship between SCI, resilience and robustness and firm performance and tests this model in a less-studied yet critical context (i.e. Iranian food industry) and during a disruptive era (i.e. COVID-19 pandemic). Findings The results support the positive effect of three SCI dimensions of internal, product and process integration on operational and financial performance during corona virus pandemic. Furthermore, internal and process integration have positive effects on resilience. Internal, product and process integration have positive effects on robustness. In addition, resilience mediates the effects of internal and product integration on both operational and financial performance, whereas robustness mediates the effect of internal and product integration on financial performance. Research limitations/implications This study was conducted in the Province of Tehran. To test and generalize the results, it is recommended to conduct this study in other places and countries. Originality/value These results highlight the importance of SCI dimensions as vital enablers of resilience and robustness and their consequent impact on firm’s performance during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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新冠肺炎时代供应链整合与企业绩效:韧性和稳健性的中介作用

目的近年来，新冠肺炎大流行已成为最具影响力的中断之一，给世界各地的供应链带来了高度的不确定性。强烈建议将供应链集成（SCI）作为一种底层机制，以促进弹性和稳健性这两种动态能力的发展。在新冠肺炎时代的破坏性条件下，它们反过来可以积极影响公司的业绩和成功。该研究旨在检验SCI作为恢复力和稳健性的推动者是否可以在新冠肺炎大流行期间提高企业绩效。设计/方法/方法开发了一个理论模型，以阐述新冠肺炎大流行期间SCI维度、弹性和稳健性与公司运营和财务绩效之间的关系。然后，使用调查方法对新冠肺炎大流行期间伊朗德黑兰省94家食品行业公司的样本进行实证检验。这项研究做出了一些贡献。它提供了一个关于SCI、弹性和稳健性与企业绩效之间关系的新理论模型，并在研究较少但关键的背景下（即伊朗食品行业）和破坏性时代（即新冠肺炎大流行）测试了该模型，在冠状病毒大流行期间，产品和流程集成对运营和财务绩效的影响。此外，内部和过程一体化对复原力有积极影响。内部、产品和过程集成对稳健性有积极影响。此外，弹性调节内部和产品集成对运营和财务绩效的影响，而稳健性调节内部和产物集成对财务绩效的作用。研究局限性/含义本研究在德黑兰省进行。为了检验和推广结果，建议在其他地方和国家进行这项研究。原创性/价值这些结果突出了SCI维度作为恢复力和稳健性的重要推动者的重要性，以及它们在新冠肺炎大流行期间对公司业绩的影响。

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing aims to foster and lead the international debate on global operations and strategic sourcing. It provides a central, authoritative and independent forum for the critical evaluation and dissemination of research and development, applications, processes and current practices relating to sourcing strategically for products, services, competences and resources on a global scale and to designing, implementing and managing the resulting global operations. Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing places a strong emphasis on applied research with relevant implications for both knowledge and practice. Also, the journal aims to facilitate the exchange of ideas and opinions on research projects and issues. As such, on top of a standard section publishing scientific articles, there will be two additional sections: "The Industry ViewPoint": in this section, industrial practitioners from around the world will be invited (max 2 contributions per issue) to present their point of view on a relevant subject area. This is intended to give the journal not just an academic focus, but a practical focus as well. In this way, we intend to reflect a trend that has characterised the past few decades, where interests and initiatives in research, academia and industry have been more and more converging to the point of collaborative relationships being a common practice. "Research Updates - Executive Summaries". In this section, researchers around the world will be given the opportunity to present their research projects in the area of global sourcing and outsourcing by means of an executive summary of their project. This will increase awareness of the on-going research projects in the area and it will attract interest from industry.