Title: Proposing an integrated supply chain model using multiple approaches

Authors: Ramin Sadeghi Asl; Majid Bagherzadeh Khajeh; Mohammad Pasban; Reza Rostamzadeh

Addresses: Department of Management, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran ' Department of Management, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran ' Department of Management, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran ' Department of Management Urmia Branch, Islamic Azad University, Urmia, Iran

Abstract: The present study aimed to propose an integrated supply chain model using multiple approaches in the food industries of East Azarbaijan Province, Iran. The present study was an applied one conducted according to the descriptive-survey methodology. The questionnaire items arranged on a 5-point Likert scale. The interpretive structural modelling (ISM) was implemented to determine the factors, investigate the internal relationships between the variables and their impacts, and rank and determine the level of each element. Then, the analytical network process (ANP) was implemented using super decision to investigate the relationships between the variables and the influence of a variable on others and rank the options. The structural equation software and Smart PLS were implemented to determine the effects of the variables. Investigating the relationships between the constructs confirmed the significant relationship between the main variables of the supply chain and the integrated supply chain.

Keywords: SC; supply chain; RSC; resilient supply chain; ASC; agile supply chain; GSC; green supply chain; CSC; cold supply chain; LSC; lean supply chain; ISC; integrated supply chain.

DOI: 10.1504/IJASM.2024.135369

International Journal of Agile Systems and Management, 2024 Vol.17 No.1, pp.46 - 87

Received: 04 Jun 2022
Accepted: 10 May 2023
Published online: 07 Dec 2023 *

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