Disruption in Resource-Intensive Supply Chains: Reshoring and Nearshoring as Strategies to Enable Them to Become More Resilient and Sustainable

Andrés Fernández-Miguel, Maria Pia Riccardi, Valerio Veglio, Fernando E. García-Muiña, Alfonso P. Fernández del Hoyo and Davide Settembre-Blundo ()
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Andrés Fernández-Miguel: Department of Marketing, Comillas Pontifical University, 28015 Madrid, Spain
Maria Pia Riccardi: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
Valerio Veglio: Department of Economics and Management, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
Fernando E. García-Muiña: Department of Business Administration (ADO), Rey Juan Carlos University, 28933 Madrid, Spain
Alfonso P. Fernández del Hoyo: Department of Marketing, Comillas Pontifical University, 28015 Madrid, Spain
Davide Settembre-Blundo: Department of Economics and Management, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 17, 1-13

Abstract: Disruption in many supply chains has shown the vulnerability of global supply networks, especially resource-intensive ones, due to the simultaneous effects of pandemics and geopolitical crises. Reshoring and nearshoring strategies are the possible responses of manufacturing companies to disruptions in order to adapt to unforeseen events. The supply chain for the Italian ceramic sector, which is characterized by a high intensity of natural and energy resource consumption and a sourcing system with a high geopolitical risk, is examined in this study. The functional decomposition technique was used to analyze the supply chain; then, three scenarios were developed as potential remedies for the unexpected termination of Ukrainian plastic clay supply. The study also showed that complex issues require multifaceted analysis approaches, which is why a transdisciplinary approach was chosen. In addition, the analysis of the ceramic industry showed that nearshoring and reshoring strategies can reduce supply risk and have a positive impact on the environment. The study also showed how bringing extraction sources closer to factories significantly reduces CO 2 emissions to the atmosphere from transportation. The main contribution of this paper is the analysis of the complexity of supply chains in times of disruption, configuring reshoring and nearshoring options through transdisciplinarity.

Keywords: supply chain disruptions; manufacturing; reshoring; nearshoring; resilience; sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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