Proactive risk mitigation strategies and supply chain risk management performance: an empirical analysis for manufacturing firms in Turkey
Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management
ISSN: 1741-038X
Article publication date: 3 April 2020
Issue publication date: 21 September 2021
Abstract
Purpose
In spite of its potential benefits in a wide range of situations, supply chain risk mitigation strategies have received scant attention on the subject of managing the supply chain risk in the business environment. Especially, there is still a limited understanding of the importance of firms’ supply chain flexibility, resilience and responsiveness in the supply chain risk management (SCRM) literature. This research focuses on exploring the relationship between significant proactive risk mitigation strategies, namely supply chain (SC) flexibility, resilience and responsiveness, as well as SCRM performance to facilitate bridging the gap between mitigation strategies and SCRM performance. The moderating role of risk management (RM) culture was also hypothesized and tested.
Design/methodology/approach
A survey-based methodology is adopted. The data are analyzed using the technique of partial least squares.
Findings
The results indicate that SC resilience and responsiveness are positively associated with SCRM performance; however, SC flexibility does not. In addition, interestingly, RM culture does not moderate these relationships in spite of the extant literature. We argue that this could be due to the fact that risk management culture is at the beginning stage for an enterprise in Turkey.
Originality/value
This study extends the existing literature by advancing the knowledge on the relationship between proactive risk management strategies, which applied to overcome uncertainties and SCRM performance.
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Citation
Can Saglam, Y., Yildiz Çankaya, S. and Sezen, B. (2021), "Proactive risk mitigation strategies and supply chain risk management performance: an empirical analysis for manufacturing firms in Turkey", Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, Vol. 32 No. 6, pp. 1224-1244. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMTM-08-2019-0299
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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