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Supply Chain Management in Emerging Economies

A special issue of Administrative Sciences (ISSN 2076-3387).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 2584

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Sarah J. Wu

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Gabelli School of Business, Fordham University, Bronx NY 10458, USA
Interests: supply chain risk management; supply chain quality management; corporate social responsibility
Prof. Dr. Haiju Hu

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School of Economics and Management, Yanshan University, Hebei 066004, China
Interests: supply chain management; operations management; quality management

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Supply chain management forms the bedrock of economic growth by facilitating the seamless exchange of goods and services between businesses and consumers. It has many moving parts, requiring systems and tools that help streamline processes, improve efficiency, strengthen accuracy, and ensure that businesses have access to the information they need to make the right business decisions.

Unprecedented events like COVID-19, geopolitical tensions/regional conflict, and trade wars have caused significant and ongoing disruptions to global supply chains and generated a ripple effect on the economy all over the world. Additionally, rapidly changing customer needs have further compounded the challenges faced in supply chain management. At the same time, technological advancements in blockchain, IoT, and artificial intelligence have brought new opportunities for collaboration/cooperation, innovation, digital transformations, and sustainable operations.

Although research on supply chain management has made significant progress, there is a dearth of empirical evidence and theoretical reflection on the characteristics of supply chains that operate mainly in emerging economies, in countries where over 80% of the world’s population live. Developing supply chains in these markets, however, goes far beyond adapting the traditional approaches that have been successful in developed countries.

To better understand the unique challenges of entering or operating in emerging markets, this Special Issue calls for valuable, insightful, and relevant research to address the issues and challenges in supply chain management in emerging markets in Latin America, Africa, Asia, etc.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • Supply chain risk management;
  • Resilient supply chain;
  • Blockchain and supply chain management;
  • AI and supply chain management;
  • Green and sustainable supply chain management;
  • Socially responsible supply chain;
  • Applications of digital technologies in supply chain management;
  • Supply chain collaboration and innovation;
  • Supply chain quality management;
  • Supply chain integration;
  • Supply chain relationship management;

We look forward to receiving your contributions. 

Dr. Sarah J. Wu
Prof. Dr. Haiju Hu
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • supply chain management
  • emerging economies
  • risk management
  • collaboration
  • integration
  • innovation
  • information technology
  • sustainability

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Incorporating Supply Chain Strategies into Organizational Excellence: The Moderating Role of Supply Chain Dynamism in an Export Sector of an Emerging Economy
by Yasmeen Baddar, Fathi Alarabi Yosef and Luay Jum’a
Adm. Sci. 2025, 15(4), 132; https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci15040132 - 3 Apr 2025
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Nowadays, the emphasis on sustainable performance highlights the necessity for resilience and innovation in tackling environmental and economic concerns within supply chain operations. Therefore, this study investigates the impact of six supply chain management practices (SCMPs) on organizational performance (OP) and environmental sustainability [...] Read more.
Nowadays, the emphasis on sustainable performance highlights the necessity for resilience and innovation in tackling environmental and economic concerns within supply chain operations. Therefore, this study investigates the impact of six supply chain management practices (SCMPs) on organizational performance (OP) and environmental sustainability performance (ESP), along with the moderating role of supply chain dynamism. This research was conducted within medium and large export manufacturing firms in Jordan’s Garment, Textile, and Leather (GTL) sector, a pivotal export industry critical to the country’s economy. Data were gathered from 204 managers, employing an online self-administered questionnaire, using a quantitative research approach. The hypotheses were examined via structural equation modeling (SEM) through the SmartPLS software4. The findings reveal that ESP was significantly influenced by strategic supplier partnership and postponement. Additionally, the level of information sharing and internal lean practices were found to have a dual impact on both OP and ESP. Supply chain dynamism acted as a significant moderator only in the relationship between postponement and both OP and ESP. This study fills a significant gap in the GTL context in developing economies for export manufacturing firms that contribute to the current literature. What makes it original is its consideration of supply chain dynamism as a moderating variable and its context in an important sector for Jordan’s economy. In conclusion, the results present valuable implications for practitioners on developing custom SCMPs for sustainable and operational performance objectives in the dynamic supply chain context. Future studies should adopt probability sampling methods to improve the generalizability of the findings. Further, the findings should be confirmed by conducting a study on other exporting sectors or geographical areas to gain additional perspectives on the relationships between SCMPs, OP, and ESP. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Supply Chain Management in Emerging Economies)
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Supply Chain Finance, Fintech Development, and Financing Efficiency of SMEs in China
by Yamei Guan, Na Sun, Sarah Jinhui Wu and Yuxi Sun
Adm. Sci. 2025, 15(3), 86; https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci15030086 - 3 Mar 2025
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A long-term strategy for China’s national development is to foster the growth of “Specialized, Refined, Niche, and Innovative (SRNI)” small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). However, these enterprises often face significant financing constraints due to their high technological input, high human capital input, light [...] Read more.
A long-term strategy for China’s national development is to foster the growth of “Specialized, Refined, Niche, and Innovative (SRNI)” small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). However, these enterprises often face significant financing constraints due to their high technological input, high human capital input, light asset characteristics, and lack of effective collateral. Supply chain finance, as an important way to combine production and financing, could provide financial services in the real economy by alleviating these constraints of SMEs and improving the quality of credit so as to revitalize supply chain funds. This paper empirically examines the relationship between supply chain finance, fintech development, and financing efficiency using a sample of 757 “SRNI” SMEs in Shanghai and Shenzhen A-shares from 2013 to 2023. The findings reveal that supply chain finance significantly enhances the financing efficiency of “SRNI” SMEs. Moreover, the development of financial technology further amplifies such positive effects. This research contributes to the theoretical understanding of how supply chain finance and fintech impacts the financing efficiency of SRNI SMEs and provides valuable insights for evaluating SME financing efficiency. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Supply Chain Management in Emerging Economies)
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Exploring the Nexus Between Economic Utility, Perceived Risk, Organizational Characteristics, and Supply Chain Performance
by Abdelmoneim Bahyeldin Mohamed Metwally, Abdullah Almulhim, Yasser Tawfik Halim and Mohamed Samy El-Deeb
Adm. Sci. 2025, 15(3), 85; https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci15030085 - 1 Mar 2025
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This study investigates the effects of the mediations of economic utility and moderation of perceived risk on supply chain performance as determined by the organization factors (innovation, organizational culture, and employee motivation) in the Egyptian Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Industry. Although previous research [...] Read more.
This study investigates the effects of the mediations of economic utility and moderation of perceived risk on supply chain performance as determined by the organization factors (innovation, organizational culture, and employee motivation) in the Egyptian Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Industry. Although previous research has identified an excess of factors affecting supply chain performance, limited were the studies trying to establish relationships among those factors, especially in emerging economies. Thus, a quantitative approach was adopted, using a structured questionnaire, which was distributed to 382 FMCG supply chain professionals in Egypt. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM) to test relations between the hypothesized variables. The results provide evidence that innovation and employee motivation have a positive impact on supply chain performance; organizational culture, however, has no significant impact. Economic utility partially mediates this relationship, of which time utility is by far the strongest mediator. Furthermore, perceived risk moderates the effects of innovation and organizational culture on supply chain performance, thus creating a necessity for risk management. Such information will benefit supply chain managers through considering organizational agility, time-efficient utility drivers, and risk reduction strategies. This research adds to the literature by providing a broad framework integrating organizational factors, economic utility, and perceived risk within supply chain performance systems in developing markets. Full article
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