Table 2

Overview of methodological process

ProcessWhatHow
Theoretical explorationLiterature reviewExploration and determination of resilience operationalization and aspects of contextualizing resilience to the CI setting.
Keywords used: supply chain resilience, risk, disruption, CI, NAT, HRT; from there on snowballing
Empirical explorationData collection3 Focus GroupsAsset Manager, Maintenance Team Leader North, Maintenance Team Leader East, Maintenance Planner East, Maintenance Planner North60 min
Asset Manager, Lean Facilitator, Head of Maintenance Distribution, Head of Purchasing and Logistics, Maintenance Team Leader East90 min
Asset Manager, Head of Maintenance Distribution, Head of Purchasing and Logistics60 min
4 InterviewsAsset Manager120 min
Head of Maintenance Distribution, Head of Purchasing and Logistics, Head of Water SupplyAbout 60 min each
Data analysisFocused on understanding the context and objectives of the maintenance supply network and its re-organization. Based upon these insights, an interview protocol was developed for the next step, we were able to identify all stakeholders that were important for the main data collection and we decided to focus on re-organization on the level of maintenance resources
Theoretical elaborationLiterature reviewConfirmation of the chosen resilience conceptualization. Conceptualization of maintenance resource as main focus of the re-organization
Deriving findingsData collection16 Semistructured interviewsAsset Manager I, Asset Manager II (2×), Head of Maintenance Distribution (3×), Head of Purchasing and Logistics (3×), Maintenance Team Leader (2×), Maintenance Staff North, Maintenance Staff East, Maintenance Planner, Maintenance EngineerAbout 60 min each
Archival dataFlow diagrams, presentations, reports, memos, strategic policies e.g. protocol of uniform registration of failures, cost reporting maintenance, order advice report116 pages
1 Focus group2 Maintenance Staff North, Maintenance Team Leader North120 min
Field observation2 Maintenance Staff North120 min
5 Follow-up interviewsAsset Manager, Head of Maintenance Distribution, Head of Purchasing and Logistics, Maintenance Team Leader North, Maintenance Team Leader EastAbout 60 min each
Data analysisAs described in the data analysis section of this paper
ValidationData collectionFocus groupAsset Manager, Head of Maintenance Distribution, Head of Purchasing and Logistics, Maintenance Team Leader North, Maintenance Team Leader East60 min
Data analysisThe focus group provided additional explanations and context for some examples and validated our findings
ReflectionData collectionSemistructured interview2 Maintenance Staff45 min
Focus groupNew Head of Maintenance Distribution
2 Schedulers
50 min
Data analysisFollowed the same procedures as for the main interviews and confirmed findings after the re-organization had actually taken place

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