In the face of increasing supply chain complexity and uncertainty, organizations have to develop new strategies to manage or mitigate risk in order to create a resilient environment around them. This study investigates the impact of several capabilities on plant performance analysing their buffering effects in the relationship between operational disruption occurrence and the above-mentioned performance. Also the relation between product complexity and operational disruption occurrence is considered. This thesis is based on an empirical analysis performed on data collected from the International Manufacturing Strategy Survey (IMSS), a research project carried out at an international level within the manufacturing sector. The measurement model is assessed with Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis and the several hypotheses are tested through Multivariate Linear Regressions. Our findings suggest that product complexity can increase the frequency of disruptions and this last can reduce the plant performance. But some capabilities can help to mitigate the effects.
A causa dell’incremento della complessità e dell’incertezza all’interno delle supply chain, diventa di grande attualità la necessità da parte delle aziende di sviluppare e consolidare nuove strategie che consentano di migliorare la resilienza del contesto in cui esse interagiscono. Questo studio considera l’impatto di alcune capabilities sulle performance aziendali analizzando il loro effetto mitigante sulla relazione tra la probabilità di disruption (evento negativo) operativa e le sopracitate performance. Viene analizzato, inoltre, il rapporto tra la complessità di prodotto e tale probabilità. Questa tesi si basa su un'analisi empirica effettuata sui dati raccolti attraverso l'International Manufacturing Strategy Survey (IMSS), un progetto di ricerca condotto su scala internazionale all’interno del settore manifatturiero. Il modello creato è valutato tramite un’analisi fattoriale esplorativa e confermativa mentre la validità delle ipotesi formulate è testata con una regressione lineare multivariata. I nostri risultati suggeriscono che la complessità di prodotto può incrementare la probabilità di disruption e questa, a sua volta, può ridurre le prestazioni aziendali. Tuttavia, alcune capabilities tra quelle analizzate possono aiutare a mitigare gli effetti negativi.
The relationship between disruption and plant performance : the moderating role of supply chain resilience
LUCCHINI, SIMONE
2015/2016
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In the face of increasing supply chain complexity and uncertainty, organizations have to develop new strategies to manage or mitigate risk in order to create a resilient environment around them. This study investigates the impact of several capabilities on plant performance analysing their buffering effects in the relationship between operational disruption occurrence and the above-mentioned performance. Also the relation between product complexity and operational disruption occurrence is considered. This thesis is based on an empirical analysis performed on data collected from the International Manufacturing Strategy Survey (IMSS), a research project carried out at an international level within the manufacturing sector. The measurement model is assessed with Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis and the several hypotheses are tested through Multivariate Linear Regressions. Our findings suggest that product complexity can increase the frequency of disruptions and this last can reduce the plant performance. But some capabilities can help to mitigate the effects.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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