Adoption of innovative strategies to mitigate supply chain disruption: COVID-19 pandemic

Syed Abdul Rehman Khan (), Muhammad Waqas (), Xue Honggang (), Naveed Ahmad () and Zhang Yu ()
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Syed Abdul Rehman Khan: Xuzhou University of Technology
Muhammad Waqas: Xi’an Jiaotong University
Xue Honggang: Xi’an Jiaotong University
Naveed Ahmad: Northwestern Polytechnical University
Zhang Yu: Chang’an University

Operations Management Research, 2022, vol. 15, issue 3, No 33, 1115-1133

Abstract: Abstract COVID-19 pandemic outbreak caused supply chain (SC) disruption and threatened human life across the world, which could be mitigated through innovative strategies. Based on this scenario, this study examines the impact of COVID-19 on green practices, SC crisis mitigation strategies, smart technologies, and sustainable supply chain performance in the Pakistani manufacturing industry. Data was collected from Pakistani firms and employed structural equation modeling for testing hypotheses. The empirical results found that the COVID-19 pandemic is statistically related to green practices, SC crisis mitigation strategies, and smart technologies, while it harms sustainable supply chain performance. Moreover, green practices, SC crisis mitigation strategies, and smart technologies positively contribute to sustainable supply chain performance. The results of this study also confirmed the mediating role of green practices, SC crisis mitigation strategies, and smart technologies and moderating role organizational commitment in the context of a developing economy’s manufacturing industry. This study enhances awareness and understanding and contributes to the existing literature on verifying the link between COVID-19 pandemic and green practices, SC crisis mitigation strategies, and smart technologies to increase sustainable supply chain performance during a pandemic disruption in the Pakistani context. This study supports the managers of supply chain and manufacturing firms in adopting green practices and smart technologies. Also, it helps in the formation and successful implementation of SC crisis mitigation strategies during the crisis.

Keywords: Supply chain disruption; Innovative strategies; Smart technologies; COVID-19 pandemic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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