Who shares wins? Understanding barriers to information sharing in managing supply chain risk.

Hannibal, Claire; Rowan, Jack; Durowoju, Olatunde; Bryde, David; Holloway, Jake; Adeyemi, Omolola; Shamim, Saira

Abstract

Currently there is no universally accepted approach to supply chain risk management and assurance. To begin to shed more light on the practical operational challenges presented when considering supply chain risk mitigation through the sharing of information, this paper discusses the results of an empirical study conducted with manufacturing supply chain professionals. The study examines state-of-the-art challenges to managing risk in today's supply chains by reporting on data collected in 2021. To develop a rich picture of the challenges of information sharing in multi-tier supply chains, the authors adopted a qualitative research design. The authors conducted 14 interviews with supply chain professionals and ran two focus groups that were industry specific: one focused on the nuclear industry and the other on automotive. The study identifies contemporary practical challenges to information sharing in supply chains – specifically challenges related to data quality and the acceptance of sub-optimal normative supply chain practices, which have consequences for supplier assurance fatigue and supply chain transparency. The topical and contemporary study shows how an acceptance of the normative practices of a supply chain can have a cumulative effect on the likelihood of supply chain disruption due to shortcomings in approaches to information sharing. The notion of the acceptance of the status quo in this context has received limited research attention, and hence offers an extension to current discourse on supply chain risk and resilience.

Citation

HANNIBAL, C., ROWAN, J., DUROWOJU, O., BRYDE, D., HOLLOWAY, J., ADEYEMI, O. and SHAMIM, S. 2022. Who shares wins? Understanding barriers to information sharing in managing supply chain risk. Continuity and resilience review [online], 4(2), pages 161-175. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/CRR-11-2021-0038

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 1, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Mar 8, 2022
• Publication Date: Jul 8, 2022
• Deposit Date: Nov 9, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 9, 2023
• Journal: Continuity and Resilience Review
• Electronic ISSN: 2516-7510
• Publisher: Emerald
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 161-175
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/crr-11-2021-0038
• Keywords: Supply chain management; Risk management; Information sharing
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2015738