Table 8 Description of PIs and auxiliary...

Table 8

Description of PIs and auxiliary variables for CLD

CLD variables	Description
Product complexity	Complexity in the product technology or manufacturing
Product quality	Ability of the product to fulfill and meet customer requirements
SC agility	Description is given in Table 5
Environmental uncertainty	Changes in the business environment on which the company has little influence
Operational disruption	Disruptions in the production and distribution system
Vague terminology	Usage of imprecise and unclear terms and jargons
Absence of trust	Lack of trust among partners, employers and workers
Motivation	Initiatives taken by the management to increase enthusiasm among the workers
Coordination	The act of making people involved in strategic and operational plan and managing their activities
Management support	Support from the top management by providing adequate resources and empowering the managers
Supply chain network complexity	Degree of complexity in supply chain structure that consist of the supply members-upstream suppliers and downstream customers
Effectiveness of SC network design	Effect of SC network design in increasing the collaboration
SC flexibility	Description is given in Table 3
SC velocity	Description is given in Table 3
Sustainability	Description is given in Table 3
SC risk orientation	Description is given in Table 3
Available resource	Description is given in Table 3
Regulation	Laws or legal issues imposed by the government
Lack of collaboration	Opposite in collaboration which is given in Table 3
Lack of visibility	Opposite in visibility which is given in Table 3

CLD variables	Description
Product complexity	Complexity in the product technology or manufacturing
Product quality	Ability of the product to fulfill and meet customer requirements
SC agility	Description is given in Table 5
Environmental uncertainty	Changes in the business environment on which the company has little influence
Operational disruption	Disruptions in the production and distribution system
Vague terminology	Usage of imprecise and unclear terms and jargons
Absence of trust	Lack of trust among partners, employers and workers
Motivation	Initiatives taken by the management to increase enthusiasm among the workers
Coordination	The act of making people involved in strategic and operational plan and managing their activities
Management support	Support from the top management by providing adequate resources and empowering the managers
Supply chain network complexity	Degree of complexity in supply chain structure that consist of the supply members-upstream suppliers and downstream customers
Effectiveness of SC network design	Effect of SC network design in increasing the collaboration
SC flexibility	Description is given in Table 3
SC velocity	Description is given in Table 3
Sustainability	Description is given in Table 3
SC risk orientation	Description is given in Table 3
Available resource	Description is given in Table 3
Regulation	Laws or legal issues imposed by the government
Lack of collaboration	Opposite in collaboration which is given in Table 3
Lack of visibility	Opposite in visibility which is given in Table 3

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