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Achieving organisational resilience through inbound logistics effort

Flávio Henrique De Oliveira Costa (Department of Industrial Engineering, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos, Brazil) (Department of Industrial Engineering, Uni-FACEF, Franca, Brazil)
Andrea Lago Da Silva (Department of Industrial Engineering, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos, Brazil)
Carla Roberta Pereira (Department of Industrial Engineering, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil)
Susana Carla Farias Pereira (Department of Operations Management, Fundação Getúlio Vargas, São Paulo, Brazil)
Fernando José Gómez Paredes (Department of Operations and Systems, Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas, San Salvador, El Salvador)

British Food Journal

ISSN: 0007-070X

Article publication date: 26 November 2019

Issue publication date: 9 January 2020

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to identify how the relationship between inbound logistics (IL) activities and elements of resilience (EoR) can contribute to organisational resilience.

Design/methodology/approach

Two in-depth case-based studies were conducted in the dairy industry. After identifying EoR and IL activities through a systematic literature review, relationships among them have been empirically discussed in six groups (emerged content analysis results): supplier and response capability; transportation; security; quick response to disruption; logistics management; trust and knowledge.

Findings

A framework was developed describing the contribution of these six groups to organisational resilience by highlighting and discussing three aspects: rigidity of the hierarchy, type of relationship and geographical dispersion. These aspects emerged from the process of content analysis and are related to the companies’ characteristics.

Practical implications

The proposed framework can assist managers to decide which group of EoR and IL activities they should prioritise, depending on the company’s characteristics and needs.

Originality/value

Although some studies have discussed the IL contribution to generating resilience in companies, none of them have explored in detail the relationship between EoR and IL activities, and their contribution to organisational resilience. The proposed framework shows the contribution of the EoR to three different organisational aspects.

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Acknowledgements

This research has support from the CAPES Foundation (Coordination for Improvement of Personnel and Higher Education) and from the São Paulo Research Foundation, Grant No. 2017/00763-5.

Citation

Costa, F.H.D.O., Da Silva, A.L., Pereira, C.R., Pereira, S.C.F. and Gómez Paredes, F.J. (2020), "Achieving organisational resilience through inbound logistics effort", British Food Journal, Vol. 122 No. 2, pp. 432-447. https://doi.org/10.1108/BFJ-04-2019-0250

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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