Background: The South African public sector faces numerous internal and external risks that limit the performance of its entire supply chain. An understanding of these risks and their effects is an important milestone in overcoming them. Aim: This article tested the relationship between supply chain risks, flexibility and performance in the South African public sector. Method: A survey questionnaire was administered to 307 supply chain practitioners who were based in the public sector in Gauteng. A structural equation modelling procedure was utilised in testing the proposed relationships. Results: The results of the study showed that six supply chain risk factors, namely government policies, supply complexity, availability of skills, supplier performance monitoring, information security and process efficiency exert significant influences on supply chain flexibility. In turn, supply chain flexibility exerts a positive influence on the performance of the public supply chain. Conclusion: Managers in government may be able to improve the public supply chain management function through the suitable management of the supply chain risk factors considered in this study.

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在公共部门中建立供应链风险，灵活性和绩效之间的联系模型

背景：南非公共部门面临众多内部和外部风险，这限制了其整个供应链的绩效。了解这些风险及其影响是克服这些风险的重要里程碑。目的：本文测试了南非公共部门中供应链风险，灵活性和绩效之间的关系。方法：对位于豪登省公共部门的307名供应链从业人员进行了问卷调查。结构方程建模程序用于测试建议的关系。结果：研究结果表明，六个供应链风险因素，即政府政策，供应复杂性，技能可用性，供应商绩效监控，信息安全和流程效率对供应链的灵活性产生重大影响。反过来，供应链的灵活性会对公共供应链的绩效产生积极影响。结论：政府管理者可以通过适当研究本研究中所考虑的供应链风险因素来改善公共供应链管理职能。