Operationalization
| Constructs | Description | Measurement items | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supply Disruption (SD) | Any form of interruption in the material supply that may be caused due to delay, unavailability, or any other form of disturbance (Paul et al., 2015) | SD1 – We experienced supply failures that affect production | Udofia et al. (2021) |
| SD2 – We experienced extended lead time at the supplier's end | |||
| SD3 – There was a change in the price of raw materials | |||
| SD4 – There was a change in the quality of raw materials supplied | |||
| SD5 – A key supplier has gone out of business | |||
| Production Disruption (PD) | Any form of interruption in production that may be caused due to shortage of material, machine breakdown, unavailability, or any other form of disturbance (Paul et al., 2015) | PD1 – There was a reduction, suspension, or temporary discontinuation of the Production activities | Frizelle et al. (1998) |
| PD2 – There was a change in the cultivation cost | |||
| PD3 – There was a change in the number of crop yields | |||
| PD4 – There was a change in the quality of crop yields | |||
| PD5 – There was an unavailability of labor | |||
| Transportation Disruption (TD) | Any form of interruption in the transportation system that may be caused due to vehicle breakdowns, road work, strikes, and natural disasters like floods and earthquakes (Paul et al., 2015) | TD1 – There were transportation interruptions in getting the Agri-Inputs from suppliers | Wilson (2007) |
| TD2 – There were transportation interruptions in providing the production outputs for traders/economic centers | |||
| Demand Disruption | Any kind of variation in product demand at the retailer end. Demand can be increased or decreased for a certain period | DD1 – There was a change in the quantity demanded by the customers | Frizelle et al. (1998) |
| DD2 – There were any delays in finished goods (vegetables and fruits) deliveries | |||
| DD3 – There was a change in the number of products disposed | |||
| DD4 – There was a change in the prices of products sold to the customers | Rahman et al. (2022) | ||
| Economic Vulnerability | “Economic vulnerability relates to the losses in economic assets and processes of agricultural systems” (Streimikienė et al., 2022) | The relative distance of the monthly average income from the minimum wage | Sneessens et al. (2019) |
| Constructs | Description | Measurement items | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supply Disruption (SD) | Any form of interruption in the material supply that may be caused due to delay, unavailability, or any other form of disturbance ( | SD1 – We experienced supply failures that affect production | |
| SD2 – We experienced extended lead time at the supplier's end | |||
| SD3 – There was a change in the price of raw materials | |||
| SD4 – There was a change in the quality of raw materials supplied | |||
| SD5 – A key supplier has gone out of business | |||
| Production Disruption (PD) | Any form of interruption in production that may be caused due to shortage of material, machine breakdown, unavailability, or any other form of disturbance ( | PD1 – There was a reduction, suspension, or temporary discontinuation of the Production activities | |
| PD2 – There was a change in the cultivation cost | |||
| PD3 – There was a change in the number of crop yields | |||
| PD4 – There was a change in the quality of crop yields | |||
| PD5 – There was an unavailability of labor | |||
| Transportation | Any form of interruption in the transportation system that may be caused due to vehicle breakdowns, road work, strikes, and natural disasters like floods and earthquakes ( | TD1 – There were transportation interruptions in getting the Agri-Inputs from suppliers | |
| TD2 – There were transportation interruptions in providing the production outputs for traders/economic centers | |||
| Demand Disruption | Any kind of variation in product demand at the retailer end. Demand can be increased or decreased for a certain period | DD1 – There was a change in the quantity demanded by the customers | |
| DD2 – There were any delays in finished goods (vegetables and fruits) deliveries | |||
| DD3 – There was a change in the number of products disposed | |||
| DD4 – There was a change in the prices of products sold to the customers | |||
| Economic Vulnerability | “Economic vulnerability relates to the losses in economic assets and processes of agricultural systems” ( | The relative distance of the monthly average income from the minimum wage |
Source(s): Authors' own work
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