Identifying key determinants of supply chain risk management: a qualitative study amongst smallholder agropreneurs of fresh fruits & vegetables in Malaysia
Due to their perishable nature, the supply chain of fresh fruits and vegetables is sensitive and uncertain, which poses several risks to agropreneurs of fresh fruits and vegetables in Malaysia. The country’s farming community faces dire challenges in terms of escalating food production costs and t...
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| description | Due to their perishable nature, the supply chain of fresh fruits and
vegetables is sensitive and uncertain, which poses several risks to
agropreneurs of fresh fruits and vegetables in Malaysia. The country’s farming community faces dire challenges in terms of escalating food production costs and the need to push for higher productivity gains. In particular, agri-fresh supply chains need to be managed in ways that help firms and managers effectively handle risks and improve performance. Therefore, to investigate the complex nature of agri-fresh supply chain risk, a qualitative study was conducted amongst 50 smallholder agropreneurs from five different states of Malaysia. Using thematic analysis of respondent interviews, multiple risks were identified that highly impact performance and create uncertainty along the supply chain. Although most agropreneurs work well internally, the major issue faced by them is the failure to implement external supply chain risk management with other trading partners. Moving forward, to minimize supply chain risks and increase performance of
agri-fresh supply chains in Malaysia, the development of a formal
mechanism of supply chain risk management is necessary. |
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| spelling | upm-892632021-09-03T09:06:36Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89263/ Identifying key determinants of supply chain risk management: a qualitative study amongst smallholder agropreneurs of fresh fruits & vegetables in Malaysia Wagas, Umair Abd Rahman, Azmawani Ismail, Normaz Wana Kamal Basha, Norazlyn Umair, Sonia Due to their perishable nature, the supply chain of fresh fruits and vegetables is sensitive and uncertain, which poses several risks to agropreneurs of fresh fruits and vegetables in Malaysia. The country’s farming community faces dire challenges in terms of escalating food production costs and the need to push for higher productivity gains. In particular, agri-fresh supply chains need to be managed in ways that help firms and managers effectively handle risks and improve performance. Therefore, to investigate the complex nature of agri-fresh supply chain risk, a qualitative study was conducted amongst 50 smallholder agropreneurs from five different states of Malaysia. Using thematic analysis of respondent interviews, multiple risks were identified that highly impact performance and create uncertainty along the supply chain. Although most agropreneurs work well internally, the major issue faced by them is the failure to implement external supply chain risk management with other trading partners. Moving forward, to minimize supply chain risks and increase performance of agri-fresh supply chains in Malaysia, the development of a formal mechanism of supply chain risk management is necessary. Primrose Hall Publishing Group 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89263/1/RISK.pdf Wagas, Umair and Abd Rahman, Azmawani and Ismail, Normaz Wana and Kamal Basha, Norazlyn and Umair, Sonia (2020) Identifying key determinants of supply chain risk management: a qualitative study amongst smallholder agropreneurs of fresh fruits & vegetables in Malaysia. International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change, 11 (1). 716 - 734. ISSN 2201-1323; ESSN: 2201-1315 https://www.ijicc.net/index.php/ijicc-editions/2020/152-vol-11-iss-1 |
| spellingShingle | Wagas, Umair Abd Rahman, Azmawani Ismail, Normaz Wana Kamal Basha, Norazlyn Umair, Sonia Identifying key determinants of supply chain risk management: a qualitative study amongst smallholder agropreneurs of fresh fruits & vegetables in Malaysia |
| title | Identifying key determinants of supply chain risk management: a qualitative study amongst smallholder agropreneurs of fresh fruits & vegetables in Malaysia |
| title_full | Identifying key determinants of supply chain risk management: a qualitative study amongst smallholder agropreneurs of fresh fruits & vegetables in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Identifying key determinants of supply chain risk management: a qualitative study amongst smallholder agropreneurs of fresh fruits & vegetables in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Identifying key determinants of supply chain risk management: a qualitative study amongst smallholder agropreneurs of fresh fruits & vegetables in Malaysia |
| title_short | Identifying key determinants of supply chain risk management: a qualitative study amongst smallholder agropreneurs of fresh fruits & vegetables in Malaysia |
| title_sort | identifying key determinants of supply chain risk management: a qualitative study amongst smallholder agropreneurs of fresh fruits & vegetables in malaysia |
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