The Effectiveness of Supply Chain Risk Information Processing Capability: An Information Processing Perspective

Empirical investigation of data analytics capability and organizational flexibility as complements to supply chain resilience

“…Additionally, Galbraith (1974) further suggested eight strategy to reduce uncertainty via the control of organization's environment through e.g., the long-term associations or coalitions. Further, proper alignment of the information processing needs and information processing needs capabilities enhances organizational performance ( Premkumar et al 2005;Swink, 2015, 2018;Fan et al 2016Fan et al , 2017.…”

“…Brandon-Jones et al (2014) have found that information sharing and supply chain visibility, has significant effects on supply chain resilience. However, little attention has been paid to understand how organizations employ data analytics or supply chain analytics in the wake of supply chain disruptions (Fan et al 2016). We utilize organizational information processing theory (OIPT) to help our understanding how and when organizations can create supply chain resilience (SCRES).…”

“…The OIPT argue that how organizations may organize and use information effectively, especially when they respond to high level of uncertainty (Galbraith, 1974). Based on OIPT, we examine how information's processing capabilities lead to improved resilience (Fan et al 2016). Brandon-Jones et al (2014) argue that supply chain visibility has positive and significant effect on supply chain resilience and robustness.…”

“…However, in the globalized era when organizations are vulnerable, the information processing capability plays a significant role to mitigate risks or develop mechanisms to address supply chain disruptions (Fan et al 2016). To reduce information lead times and to improve the reliability of the information, the organizations need supporting infrastructure and processes that enable them to quickly acquire, process and analyse big data (Hazen et al 2014;Gunasekaran et al 2017).…”

“…Largely, organizations acquire data from their supply chain partners to gain insights into potential risks and their disrupting effects on supply chains (Fan et al 2016). Dubey et al (2018) argue that supply chain collaboration is an important way to enhance informationprocessing capacity.…”