Leverage risks for supply chain robustness against corruption
Industrial Management & Data Systems
ISSN: 0263-5577
Article publication date: 29 April 2021
Issue publication date: 5 July 2021
Abstract
Purpose
This paper examines the establishment of supply chain robustness against corruption by utilizing risk interactions.
Design/methodology/approach
Based on empirical results from the New Zealand dairy industry, a system dynamics model is established to explore the underlying relationships among variables.
Findings
The results show that although certain supply chain risks seem unrelated to corruption, their mitigation would help mitigate the impact of corruption due to risk interactions; and mitigation of some of the risks is more effective in mitigating the impact of corruption. Leverage risks have been defined and identified in this research, which expands the extant knowledge in reducing the impact of corruption on supply chains.
Originality/value
The research illustrates how the impact of corruption can be studied in an integrated way with dairy supply chain SD analysis. It is a pioneering study to mitigate the impact of corruption on supply chains from supply chain robustness.
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Acknowledgements
Dr. Xiaojing Liu thanks China Scholarship Council for supporting the doctoral study at the University of Auckland. Dr. Yangyan Shi thanks the key fund programme for the Scientific Activities of Selected Returned Overseas Professionals in Shanxi Province [2018, RSC1617] and the programme for the Top Young Academic Leaders of Higher Learning Institutions of Shanxi [TYAL, 2019052009].
Citation
Liu, X., Arthanari, T. and Shi, Y. (2021), "Leverage risks for supply chain robustness against corruption", Industrial Management & Data Systems, Vol. 121 No. 7, pp. 1496-1521. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-10-2020-0587
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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