The impact of business continuity management on the components of supply chain resilience: A quantitative analysis
Abstract
This study investigates the mitigating influence of business continuity management (BCM) with respect to supply chain disruptions. Using a dataset from the 2017 BCI Supply Chain Resilience Report, the authors conduct partial least square-based structural equation modelling with reflective constructs for both exogenous and endogenous variables. The results demonstrate that BCM reduces vulnerability and mitigates the impact of supply chain disruptions on operational performance. The study highlights BCM’s contribution to such important components of supply chain resilience as visibility, collaboration and agility. In addition to demonstrating the impact of BCM on supply chain resilience, the paper explains the role of top management in the BCM process, and provides a list of measures that organisations can take to protect themselves from external threats. This is the first study to use statistical analysis to provide empirical validation in this field, while employing a clear definition of BCM in line with international best practices.
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Author's Biography
Gianluca Riglietti CBCI (BCI Research and Insight Associate) has a Masters in geopolitics, territory and security from King’s College London. He has experience writing academic and industry publications, speaking at international conferences and delivering projects for companies such as Zurich, BSI, Everbridge and Transputec. His previous professional experience includes working for the Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers.
Amir Avatefipour is a master’s student in management engineering at the Politecnico of Milano School of Management, where he focuses on business continuity management and supply chain resilience. His previous experience includes working as demand planning and logistics analyst in the procurement sector and in the oil and gas industry.
Paolo Trucco is Full Professor of Industrial Risk Management and Director of the PhD Programme in Management Engineering at Politecnico di Milano School of Management. He is also a technical adviser for the European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection and a member of the Regional Council of Lombardy’s Executive Committees for Critical Infrastructure Resilience and Healthcare Risk Management.
Citation
Riglietti, Gianluca, Avatefipour, Amir and Trucco, Paolo (2020, December 1). The impact of business continuity management on the components of supply chain resilience: A quantitative analysis. In the Journal of Business Continuity & Emergency Planning, Volume 15, Issue 2. https://doi.org/10.69554/OXZM1680.
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