Research Team led by An-Najah Develops New Theory in Supply Chain Management Science
A research team led by Dr. Nidal Dwaikat, Assistant Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management and Vice President for Planning, Development and Quality Assurance at An-Najah National University, in cooperation with Dr. Saed Zighan, Assistant Professor of Operations Management at the University of Petra, Dr. Moheeb Abualqumboz, Senior Lecturer in Project and Operations Management, Manchester Metropolitan University, and Dr. Ziad Al-kalha, Assistant Professor of operations management, University of Jordan, recently developed a new theory in the science of supply chain management.
The research team published a research study titled" The 4Rs Supply Chain Resilience Framework: A Capability Perspective" in the Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management.
The study aims at investigating the role of developing dynamic capabilities such as manufacturing, logistics, production capacity, and procurement in facilitating production changeover. A qualitative research methodology is used, with 36 semi-structured interviews conducted with multinational corporations. The study findings demonstrate four specific capabilities known as the 4Rs which are retooling, repurposing, recalibrating, and reconfiguration. Hence, the study provides a conceptual framework of operational resilience to understand how production changeover could be achieved. In addition, this 4Rs framework helps decision-makers to improve SC resilience and capabilities when facing a crisis such as COVID-19.
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