Understanding the supply chain resilience: a Dynamic Capabilities approach

Yao, Yuan and Meurier, Beatrice (2012): Understanding the supply chain resilience: a Dynamic Capabilities approach. Published in: Proceedings of 9th International meetings of Research in Logistics 2012 (16 August 2012): pp. 1-17.

Abstract

This paper proposes to view the resilience of supply chains in a dynamic capabilities perspective. Both concepts are defined and their characteristics are analyzed in order to better understand their significations and to establish a link between them. We define supply resilience as the ability to bounce back from disruptions and to permanently deal with and respond to the changing environment. The link between the two literature reviews is made by adopting a process view of both concepts, namely the process of adaptation, absorption and innovation to create and sustain competitive advantage. We then build two propositions that will be used for future empirical testing.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Supply Chain Risk Management, Supply Chain Resilience, Resource-Based View (RBV), Dynamic Capabilities (DC)
• Subjects: C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C3 - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models ; Multiple Variables; C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C5 - Econometric Modeling; C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C5 - Econometric Modeling > C54 - Quantitative Policy Modeling; C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C6 - Mathematical Methods ; Programming Models ; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling > C61 - Optimization Techniques ; Programming Models ; Dynamic Analysis

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