Antecedents of Maritime Supply Chain Resilience Affecting Supply Chain Performance– An Empirical Study Based on Pharmaceutical Industry

Abstract

The maritime supply chain is a complex area of study due to the existing vulnerabilities. The
interdependency of maritime SC on other entities makes it prone to disruptions. This study investigates
maritime factors including advanced information and communication technologies, strategic alliance,
and their effect on supply chain performance in the pharmaceutical sector. The data is collected from
109 respondents via a Likert-scale questionnaire. PLS-SEM is deployed to evaluate the measurement
and structural models. The results show that the maritime factors namely, advanced ICT and strategic
alliance have a significant positive impact on agility and robustness (supply chain resilience), which in
turn affect maritime supply chain performance significantly. The study provides useful insights to the
practitioners enabling them to cope with the uncertainties raising the SC performance level.