Title

Supply chain resilience: a benchmarking model for vulnerability and capability assessment in the automotive industry

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-10-2020

DOI

10.1108/BIJ-01-2020-0049

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to evaluate two supply chain resilience key elements of vulnerability and capability in the automotive industry.

Design/methodology/approach

We propose a fuzzy approach for statistical hypothesis testing and analyze two research hypotheses by synthesizing the results of a questionnaire given to 44 companies in the Iranian automotive industry.

Findings

The results indicate that the automotive industry in Iran should: (1) resist five elements of vulnerability, i.e. “external pressures,” “sensitivity,” “connectivity,” “supplier/customer disruptions,” and “resource limits,” and (2) embrace nine elements of capability, i.e. “flexibility in order fulfillment,” “capacity,” “efficiency,” “visibility,” “adaptability,” “recovery,” “dispersion,” “organization,” “market position” and “security” to achieve greater resiliency elasticity in the supply chain.

Originality/value

This is the first study on the supply chain resilience vulnerabilities and capabilities in the Iranian automotive industry.

Language

English

Comments

Kaviani, M.A., Tavana, M., Kowsari, F. and Rezapour, R. (2020) ‘Supply Chain Resilience: A Benchmarking Model for Vulnerability and Capability Assessment in the Automotive Industry,’ Benchmarking: An International Journal, Vol. 27, No. 6, pp. 1929-1949.

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