Journal
PRODUCTION PLANNING & CONTROL
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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/09537287.2022.2105762
Keywords
Supply chain integration; supply chain sustainability; external uncertainty; pharmaceuticals
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This study proposes a framework that examines the relationship between supply chain integration (SCI) and supply chain sustainability (SCS). Through qualitative data analysis and interviews with managers and executives, the study identifies the internal and external contextual factors that influence this relationship. The contribution of the study lies in providing a deeper understanding of the factors affecting supply chain sustainability and proposing a framework for both developed and developing country contexts.
This study identifies and proposes a framework that provides insights into supply chain integration (SCI) and supplies chain sustainability (SCS) relationships. Drawing on dynamic capability theory, stakeholder theory, and contingency theory, it analyses primary qualitative data obtained by interviewing managers and executives and conducting observations, as well as secondary data within leading pharmaceutical companies, national pharmaceutical institutions, and regulators in the UK and Ghana. The study illustrates how and why (i) SCS can be achieved through SCI, and (ii) identifies the internal and external contextual factors (IECFs) that influence the relationship between SCI and SCS, that is, 'external uncertainty (EU)', 'patient satisfaction', and 'leadership style'. The contribution of the paper lies in (i) providing an in-depth understanding of the IECFs affecting supply chains' sustainability performance, and (ii) proposing a framework that extrapolates the IECFs influencing the relationship between SCI and SCS for both developed and developing country contexts. Practitioners are provided with guidance on how to effectively and efficiently operationalise SCI to achieve SCS whilst managing the effects of the IECFs on supply chain activities.
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