Gaining from disorder: Making the case for antifragility in purchasing and supply chain management

Nikookar, Ethan; Varsei, Mohsen; Wieland, Andreas

doi:10.1016/j.pursup.2021.100699

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“…They highlight that, while the ideas of resilience and robustness impliy the desire to return to the status quo prior to the event that triggered the disorder, antifragility is the ability to gain from disasters. Digital technologies, if properly designed, make it possible to create spaces of redundancy and creative recombination of existing resources, necessary to develop antifragility (Nikokar et al 2021 ).…”

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Thrive during a crisis: the role of digital technologies in fostering antifragility in small and medium-sized enterprises

Corvello

Verteramo

Nocella

et al. 2022

J Ambient Intell Human Comput

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The crisis triggered by the COVID-19 emergency is changing the competitive landscape by pushing companies to adapt to sudden change. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that want to survive must innovate their business. Antifragility represents the capability of a system to absorb shocks and get better, allowing it to overcome a crisis and improve its performance. The use of digital technologies by enterprises is expected to play an important role in building antifragility. The aim of this paper is to study how digital technologies can contribute to the development of antifragility in SMEs. This study analyzed the responses to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis of six small and medium-sized enterprises located in Calabria, South of Italy. All the six enterprises have turned the crisis into a business opportunity developing new products, investing in marketing and communication, or starting new collaborations. The research identifies the factors leveraged by the investigated organizations that enabled this anti fragile behavior. They include slack financial resources, strategic agility, and relations with research institutions. The study highlights the positive impact of digital technologies in developing antifragility. Results were summarized into research propositions to be tested in future confirmatory studies. The findings of the study are useful for researchers interested in antifragility and digital technologies in SMEs. The results are also important for entrepreneurs and managers of SMEs, since they can support their decisions in terms of survival and transformation of their companies.

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Thrive during a crisis: the role of digital technologies in fostering antifragility in small and medium-sized enterprises

Corvello

Verteramo

Nocella

et al. 2022

J Ambient Intell Human Comput

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“…Dalam literatur purchasing dan supply chain management (P&SCM), sering menyebutkan bahwa solusi yang diinginkan untuk mengatasi ketidakteraturan adalah dengan membangun kekuatan atau ketahanan dalam rantai pasokan. Kekuatan telah banyak dibahas di P&SCM sebagai pendekatan yang memungkinkan rantai pasokan untuk mentolerir gangguan dan mempertahankan fungsinya [1]. Pendekatan dominan dalam literatur P&SCM menganggap semua jenis gangguan dalam rantai pasokan dipandang sebagai sumber kerugian yang harus dihindari.…”

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“…Bagaimana jika kita membangun rantai pasokan yang bahkan dapat memperoleh keuntungan dari ketidakteraturan, baik secara finansial maupun non-finansial (misalnya, reputasi sosial)? Sehingga merujuk pada karya Nikookar et al, (2021) yang terinspirasi dari buku Taleb (2012) menargetkan rantai pasokan antirapuh sebagai pendekatan baru (dan positif) terhadap ketidakteraturan dan keacakan pada rantai pasok [1,2]. Lebih lanjut, Nikookar et al,(2021) menyampaikan bahwa riset kedepan perlu untuk mengkontekstualisasikan cara-cara dari berbagai industri untuk dapat menghasilkan pengetahuan tentang membangun rantai pasok antirapuh [1].…”

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Membangun Rantai Pasok Anti Rapuh: Perspektif Pelaku UMKM

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Sudarmiatin

Hermawan

2022

JRAAM

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Tanggal masuk 03-12-2021 This study aims to find ways to build an anti-fragile supply chain based on the perspective of SMEs in Kediri Regency. This research conducts observations on phenomena intensively and is practice-oriented using case study qualitative methods. The findings of the theme show that the character of MSME actors who master the fields, language, art of communication, can establish closeness with customers through interaction, reduce dependence on suppliers and the willingness to grow in uncertainty and/or disruption are the keys for MSMEs to be able to build and manage anti-corruption supply chains fragile.

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“…Achieving a competitive advantage requires that partners operating in the supply chains take improvement actions (Nikookar et al 2021 ). This is particularly noticed by enterprises operating in production sectors, for which the competitive advantage is achieved mainly by improving the quality of products and by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of processes (Afraz et al 2021 ).…”

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Expectations of manufacturing companies regarding future priorities of improvement actions taken by their suppliers

2022

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Purpose The paper concerns supply chains. It aims to identify the essential improvement actions that manufacturing companies expect their suppliers to take in the future rather than selection requirements already used in the assessment process. Within those improvement actions, the goal is to determine whether the size and management methods used in assessing companies affect these future expectations. Design/methodology/approach: Hypotheses were developed regarding the expectations of manufacturing companies and the factors influencing these expectations. Data collected from 118 companies from the Polish automotive, metal and chemical sectors were used to verify them. For this purpose, the U-Mann Whitney test was applied. Findings Manufacturing companies expect their suppliers to improve: (1) products, (2) processes, (3) organization management, (4) communication and (5) relationship, with the most important thing for them is the improvement of products and processes. It was found that the expectations regarding the contributors are influenced by whether the manufacturing company is a large or small enterprise or it uses or not the Toyota Production System. Lean Management and the ISO 14,001 Environmental Management System do not translate into these expectations. Originality/value : The article gives a new look at shaping relations between suppliers and customers in supply chains. Unlike most of the research to date, it does not concern the requirements that suppliers should meet at a given moment but focuses on the improvement actions they should undertake in the future. This paper adds important detail to understanding cooperation in B2B relations.

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Gaining from disorder: Making the case for antifragility in purchasing and supply chain management

Cited by 53 publications

References 37 publications

Thrive during a crisis: the role of digital technologies in fostering antifragility in small and medium-sized enterprises

Thrive during a crisis: the role of digital technologies in fostering antifragility in small and medium-sized enterprises

Membangun Rantai Pasok Anti Rapuh: Perspektif Pelaku UMKM

Expectations of manufacturing companies regarding future priorities of improvement actions taken by their suppliers

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