Practicing circular economy performance in Malaysia: managing supply chain disruption and technological innovation capability under Industry 4.0

Fernando, Y., Tseng, M.-L., Nur, G. M., Ikhsan, R. B. and Lim, M. K. (2022) Practicing circular economy performance in Malaysia: managing supply chain disruption and technological innovation capability under Industry 4.0. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, (doi: 10.1080/13675567.2022.2107188) (Early Online Publication)

Abstract

In response to environmental awareness and financial return, manufacturing firms are increasingly concerned about practicing circular economy performance (CEP). The lack of comprehensive evidence on the integrated technology capability in IR4.0 driven based supply chain management literature has motivated this study to investigate how the company manages the disruption of Industry 4.0 technology and its impact on CEP. Data were obtained from 130 Malaysian manufacturing companies. Data were analyzed using structural equation modelling using PLS-SEM. The results showed CEP's positive and significant effect on managing supply chain disruption and technological innovation capability (TIC). Positive relationships prove that CEP has a considerable influence on the manufacturing industry. The mediating results found that the TIC has played a complimentary mediation effect to support the nexus of managing supply chain disruption, supply chain disruption recovery and CEP. Supply chain managers are encouraged to control interference problems and improve effective communication and teamwork.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: The authors convey their appreciation to the Directorate General of Higher Education, Ministry of National Education, Indonesia, for funding the World Class Professor Program 2021 and Division of Research & Innovation, Universiti Malaysia Pahang (PDU203220; UIC211502; RDU212701).
• Status: Early Online Publication
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Lim, Professor Ming
• Authors: Fernando, Y., Tseng, M.-L., Nur, G. M., Ikhsan, R. B., and Lim, M. K.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Management
• Journal Name: International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• ISSN: 1367-5567
• ISSN (Online): 1469-848X
• Published Online: 02 August 2022
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2022 Taylor & Francis
• First Published: First published in International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications 2022
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