Table A1

The survey items for the SSCM, LARG, and SSCM CSFs

During the last two years, how do you evaluate the situation of your organization in the following areas?
Sustainability performanceEconomic performanceQ1: A significant increase in sales and market share was achievedZailani et al. (2012) 
Q2: Significant savings in waste disposal costs
Q3: A significant improvement in the efficiency of resource management
Environmental performanceQ4: A significant improvement in the organization's compliance with environmental regulationsZailani et al. (2012) 
Q5: A significant reduction in energy consumption and the usage of hazardous/harmful/toxic materials
Social performanceQ6: A significant improvement in product imageZailani et al. (2012), Wang and Dai (2018) 
Q7: The improvement of employee health and safety at work
What is the extent of your agreement with the following?
LeanContinuous improvementQ8: Through value stream mapping we identify and eliminate supply chain wasteMoyano-Fuentes et al. (2019) 
Customer relationshipQ9: We use effective customer relationship management practicesDey et al. (2019) 
Supplier relationshipQ10: We are committed to maintaining long-term collaborative relationships with our suppliersMoyano-Fuentes et al. (2019) 
JITQ11: In our supply chain we strive to reduce lead time so long as there is no cost increaseMoyano-Fuentes et al. (2019) 
AgileQuick detectionQ12: Our organization can detect environmental changes promptlyAltay et al. (2018) 
Q13: Our organization can recognize changes in its surroundings immediately
CompetencyQ14: It is our organization's policy to collect information continuously from suppliers
Quick responseQ15: In response to changes in the environment, we make quick decisions
FlexibilityQ16: To implement our decisions, we can adjust our supply chain operations as necessary
Q17: Our organization can expand its immediate capacity as necessary
Q18: We can adjust the specification of orders based on the requirements of our partners
ResilienceResponseQ19: We have a supply chain that can quickly restore product flow when unexpected disruptions occurGolgeci and Ponomarov (2013) 
FlexibilityQ20: In the event of a disruption in our supply chain, we can quickly restore the supply chain to its original state
RecoveryQ21: After being disturbed, our organization's supply chain can shift to a new more desired condition
ReadinessQ22: We are prepared to deal with the financial ramifications of disruptions in our supply chain
EfficiencyQ23: We can maintain the desired level of control of our supply chain's structure and function during disruptions
IntegrationQ24: From disruptions and unexpected events our organization's supply chain can extract valuable information and learn from them
GreenInternal environmental managementQ25: Our organization has/is seeking ISO 14001 certificationZhu et al. (2008) 
Green purchasingQ26: Our organization cooperates with suppliers for environmental objectives
Q27: Our organization sources its raw materials from suppliers who have ISO 14001 certification
Cooperation with customersQ28: Our organization cooperates with customers for cleaner production
Eco-designQ29: Our organization cares about designing products for reuse, recycling, and recovery of materials and parts
Investment recoveryQ30: Our organization sells its scrap and used materials
Critical success factorsTop leadership commitment and supportQ31: Improvements in supply chain practices are a priority for top and middle managementChin et al. (2004), Grimm et al. (2014), Khan et al. (2018) 
Q32: Top managers commit to the company's support
Q33: Top managers need to provide adequate resources for the system to be successful
Q34: Coordinating and collaborating effectively are facilitated by top management
 Government supportQ35: Reforming taxes and digitalizing business will help develop the IT infrastructureKhan et al. (2018) 
Q36: Codification and standardization can be effectively accomplished with the positive support of the government
Q37: The government encourages us to use technology by providing budgets, technology training equipment, and tax concessions
Q38: Effective government policies support our organization
Establish capable human resourcesQ39: In our organization SCM personnel have the necessary skills for the positions in which they are employedSetino (2020) 
Q40: SCM personnel have relevant qualifications
Q41: To develop our SCM personnel, we invest in training and development
Q42: We have career development plans for SCM personnel in our organization
Trust between partnersQ43: We are perceived by our supply chain partners as being entirely honest and truthfulWu et al. (2004) 
Q44: We are perceived as having a high level of integrity by our supply chain partner
Q45: We would like to keep our supply chain partners updated on the latest developments
Dedicated IT infrastructureQ46: Training and learning are supported by our IT infrastructureKhan et al. (2018) 
Q47: A suitable IT infrastructure is implemented to support traceability in SC environments at our organization
Q48: In our organization the information is produced, processed, stored, and shared with other SC partners
Social practices for employees and communityQ49: We ensure that our employees work in a positive and healthy environmentDas (2018) 
Q50: In our organization the employees receive enough compensation and benefits to cover their essential demands
Q51: We provide primary/vocational education facilities to the surrounding people
Q52: The local community can take advantage of our healthcare facilities

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