supply chain management analyzing/modelling
Reza Khlilzade; Parviz Saeidi; Arash Naderian; Iebrhim Abbasie
Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this study was to design the financial agility model of the supply chain process in companies.Methodology: The research method is descriptive and applied. In terms of orientation, it is fundamental and in terms of purpose, it is exploratory-qualitative. The research population ...
Read More
Purpose: The aim of this study was to design the financial agility model of the supply chain process in companies.Methodology: The research method is descriptive and applied. In terms of orientation, it is fundamental and in terms of purpose, it is exploratory-qualitative. The research population included: academic and industrial experts and the sample was selected based on the snowball sampling method. Data collection instruments were semi-structured interviews with industrial managers and academic experts. In the data analysis, first, the codes and components of financial agility were extracted from the interviews and formulated in the form of a conceptual Grounded theory model.Findings: The core category was the financial agility, which was presented in three dimensions, and the causal, contextual, and intervening conditions, and strategies and results, were formulated and then, the final model was designed. Afterwards, the model was validated by using the Delphi model. According to the results of this study, the main categories of the developed model included intra-organizational, technological and human factors.Originality/Value: Therefore, based on the proposed model of this research can be the expected consequences of the financial agility model in business companies can be understood.