Abstract
An increased uncertainty and potential losses caused by the natural disasters expose firms to a greater level of catastrophic risks. Manufacturing firms are at more vulnerable position due to global sourcing and supply activities. In this paper, we aimed to propose a conceptual framework capturing the importance of supply chain (SC) robustness and resilience in firm’s sustainability. A case study approach was adopted where four in-depth interviews were conducted with the SC professionals within the electronics industry in Malaysia. It is hoped that the research outputs contribute to deepen our understanding on the factors that constitute an effective SC risk management practice to allow firms to learn and become better prepared to overcome operational interruptions, minimizing losses and enhancing business sustainability.
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This research was supported in part under the Research Excellence Fund [600-KPK(PJI. 5/2/2/4)(141)] by Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia.
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Rashid, A.H.M., Loke, SP. (2016). Supply Chain Robustness and Resilience for Firm’s Sustainability: Case Studies on Electronics Industry. In: Pyeman, J., Wan Rashid, W., Hanif, A., Syed Mohamad, S., Tan, P. (eds) Proceedings of the 1st AAGBS International Conference on Business Management 2014 (AiCoBM 2014). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-426-9_16
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