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The role of supply chain collaborative in enhancing sustainability through supply chain risk management

Abdulrahman Al-Kharabsheh; Ibrahim Mkheimer; Nasser Assaf; Abdullah Alkhrabsheh; Al Montaser Mohammad

http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0103-6513.20250076 Production, vol.36, e20250076, 2026
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Abstract

Paper aims: The study aims to provide actions and research directions in the area of supply chain collaboration and sustainability, with a focus on the effect of supply chain risk management.

Originality: The findings provide a theoretical bridge between supply chain collaboration literature and sustainability theory by demonstrating that collaboration fosters sustainable performance through risk management, and emphasizes collaboration as a sustainability driver.

Research method: The study employed a stratified sampling technique with a total of 288 completed questionnaires were received from seven manufacturing firms, using a 5-point Likert scale. The sample was those practitioners who are exposed to supply chain management and sustainability.

Main findings: The results find that supply chain collaboration positively influences sustainability, and that information sharing, resource sharing, collaborative communication, and joint knowledge creation—as components of supply chain collaboration—also positively influence sustainability.

Implications for theory and practice: The research adds to the body of knowledge by integrating collaboration as a critical enabler of effective risk management. For practitioners, the study highlights that sustainability should not be viewed separately from risk management. Managers should integrate collaborative risk management practices to achieve sustainability.

Keywords

Information sharing, Resources sharing, Collaborative communication, Joint knowledge creation, Social sustainability, Economic sustainability, Supply chain risk management

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Submitted date:
09/08/2025

Accepted date:
11/10/2025

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