Supply chain integration and resilience in Namibia’s state-owned logistics enterprises at Walvis Bay Port

Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management

 
 
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Title Supply chain integration and resilience in Namibia’s state-owned logistics enterprises at Walvis Bay Port
 
Creator Shooya, Anatolia T. Mbhele, Patmond T.
 
Subject School of Management; Information & Governance supply integration; supply chain resilience; state-owned logistics enterprises; internal integration; supplier integration; customer integration; information sharing
Description Background: Drawing upon the supply chain integration model, this research examined the impact of supply chain integration on resilience. Building resilient supply chains has become paramount because of the complex nature of the contemporary environment. However, adopting supply chain integration mechanisms in the Global South still needs to be stronger.Objectives: The primary objective is to examine the impact of supply chain integration on resilience. This study aims to address the need for more robust supply chain integration mechanisms in the Global South, particularly Namibia, and to explore the relationship between supply chain integration practices and resilience in the Namibian Port Authority.Method: This study employed a quantitative, correlational approach with a sample of 280 participants from the Namibian Port Authority to establish the relationship between supply chain integration practices and resilience. The data were analysed using Structural Equation Modelling.Results: Statistical analysis reveals a significant direct impact of supplier, internal, customer and information sharing on supply chain resilience.Conclusion: Building resilient supply chains is crucial because of the contemporary environment. This study provides evidence of the importance of supply chain integration practices in enhancing resilience and contributes to the scant literature on supplier integration in organisations in sub-Saharan Africa.Contribution: This study fills a gap in the literature regarding supplier integration in organisations in sub-Saharan Africa. It offers valuable insights for logisticians on the role of supply chain integration in building resilience and provides important insights to logisticians.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
Contributor Patmond Thokozani Mbhele
Date 2024-08-29
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — Quantitative Method; Survey
Format text/html application/epub+zip text/xml application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/jtscm.v18i0.1026
 
Source Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management; Vol 18 (2024); 9 pages 1995-5235 2310-8789
 
Language eng
 
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https://jtscm.co.za/index.php/jtscm/article/view/1026/1747 https://jtscm.co.za/index.php/jtscm/article/view/1026/1748 https://jtscm.co.za/index.php/jtscm/article/view/1026/1749 https://jtscm.co.za/index.php/jtscm/article/view/1026/1750
 
Coverage Erongo Region; Namibia — Six logistics companies associated with Port of Walvis bay
Rights Copyright (c) 2024 Anatolia T. Shooya, Patmond T. Mbhele https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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