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Redefining supply chain sustainability: introducing the context of extreme weather events

Ifeyinwa Juliet Orji (Soochow University, Suzhou, China)
Francis I. Ojadi (Department of Operations Management, Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University (Formerly Pan-African University), Lagos, Nigeria)

Business Process Management Journal

ISSN: 1463-7154

Article publication date: 25 June 2024

Issue publication date: 29 October 2024

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Abstract

Purpose

Extreme weather events are on the rise around the globe. Nevertheless, it is unclear how these extreme weather events have impacted the supply chain sustainability (SCS) framework. To this end, this paper aims to identify and analyze the aspects and criteria to enable manufacturing firms to navigate shifts toward SCS under extreme weather events.

Design/methodology/approach

The Best-Worst Method is deployed and extended with the entropy concept to obtain the degree of significance of the identified framework of aspects and criteria for SCS in the context of extreme weather events through the lens of managers in the manufacturing firms of a developing country-Nigeria.

Findings

The results show that extreme weather preparedness and economic aspects take center stage and are most critical for overcoming the risk of unsustainable patterns within manufacturing supply chains under extreme weather events in developing country.

Originality/value

This study advances the body of knowledge by identifying how extreme weather events have become a significant moderator of the SCS framework in manufacturing firms. This research will assist decision-makers in the manufacturing sector to position viable niche regimes to achieve SCS in the context of extreme weather events for expected performance gains.

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Citation

Orji, I.J. and Ojadi, F.I. (2024), "Redefining supply chain sustainability: introducing the context of extreme weather events", Business Process Management Journal, Vol. 30 No. 6, pp. 1943-1975. https://doi.org/10.1108/BPMJ-09-2023-0740

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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