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Supply Chain Plasticity: Redesigning Supply Chains to Meet Major Environmental Change
Author(s) -
Zinn Walter,
Goldsby Thomas J.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of business logistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.611
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 2158-1592
pISSN - 0735-3766
DOI - 10.1111/jbl.12226
Subject(s) - supply chain , flexibility (engineering) , business , order (exchange) , industrial organization , supply chain risk management , supply chain management , business environment , process management , marketing , service management , economics , business administration , management , finance
Supply chain plasticity refers to the capability of rapidly making major changes to a supply chain in order to accommodate significant shifts in the business environment. We call for research in supply chain plasticity, as the need to adapt to environmental change has never been greater. Further, a distinction between supply chain plasticity and flexibility is provided. We also introduce the articles appearing in this issue of the Journal of Business Logistics , including three papers dedicated to the Special Topic Forum titled “Sustainable Supply Chains in a Digital Inter‐connected World.”