Purpose

Considering the unprecedented supply chain disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in the agri-food sector, the possession of dynamic capabilities (DCs) – particularly, the need for higher agility – seems to be the key to survival in highly uncertain environments. This study aims to use the dynamic capability view (DCV) theory to analyze how three key supply chain capabilities – organizational flexibility, integration and agility – should be combined to obtain the desired supply chain performance.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors designed a conceptual model in which the relationships between these three key capabilities and supply chain performance were hypothesized. The model was first tested through partial least square regression using survey data collected from 98 members of the Peruvian coffee supply chain. A fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) was conducted to uncover how DCs could be combined in successful supply chain configurations.

Findings

The authors show that organizational flexibility is a driver of higher agility in agri-food supply chains, together with external and internal supply chain integration, that have a direct impact on agility, which positively affects supply chain performance. Higher levels of supply chain agility are necessary but insufficient to guarantee high performance, as sufficiency is reached when both integration (internal and/or external) and agility are present.

Originality/value

This study represents a pioneering attempt to apply the DCV theory to agri-food supply chains – characterized by many sources of uncertainty. All the DCs are included within the same model and the joint use of PLS regression and fsQCA provides evidence about the relationships between DCs and how they can empower agri-food supply to obtain the desired performance.

中文翻译：

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“新常态”下的动态能力：秘鲁咖啡供应链组织灵活性、整合性和敏捷性研究

目的

考虑到因 COVID-19 大流行造成前所未有的供应链中断，尤其是在农业食品领域，拥有动态能力 (DC)——尤其是对更高敏捷性的需求——似乎是在高度不确定的环境中生存的关键. 本研究旨在使用动态能力视图 (DCV) 理论来分析三个关键的供应链能力——组织灵活性、整合性和敏捷性——应该如何结合以获得期望的供应链绩效。

设计/方法/途径

作者设计了一个概念模型，其中假设了这三种关键能力与供应链绩效之间的关系。该模型首先使用从秘鲁咖啡供应链的 98 个成员收集的调查数据通过偏最小二乘回归进行测试。进行了模糊集定性比较分析 (fsQCA)，以揭示如何在成功的供应链配置中组合 DC。

发现

作者表明，组织灵活性是农业食品供应链中更高敏捷性的驱动力，加上外部和内部供应链整合，对敏捷性有直接影响，从而对供应链绩效产生积极影响。更高水平的供应链敏捷性是必要的，但不足以保证高性能，因为当集成（内部和/或外部）和敏捷性都存在时就达到了充分。

原创性/价值

这项研究代表了将 DCV 理论应用于农业食品供应链的开创性尝试——其特点是存在许多不确定性来源。所有 DC 都包含在同一模型中，PLS 回归和 fsQCA 的联合使用提供了有关 DC 之间关系以及它们如何使农业食品供应获得所需性能的证据。