The effects of logistics capabilities in building up the supply chain resilience

Abstract

This paper analyzes the effect of certain logistics capabilities on the supply chain resilience, by replicating in Brazil a study that Holcomb and Ponomarov (2009a) carried out together with U.S. companies which allows a comparative analysis between the results of both researches. The participants answered a survey, which involved a Likert scale questionnaire to test six hypotheses concerning the correlation among some variables. It was observed a positive relationship of the variables guidance for risk management, focus on customer and focus on sharing information with the variable supply chain resilience. The research has not demonstrated resilience relation of the supply chain with the perceived competitive advantage or with the variability of logistics processes. It was also not proven a link between the variability of the variable logistics processes and the variable perceived competitive advantage. The study was not able to depict a relationship between the supply chain resilience and the perceived competitive advantage or with the logistics processes variability. It was also not possible to detect any correlation between the variability variable of logistics processes and the perceived competitive advantage.