Risk Analysis in Supply Chain with Financial Constraints and Financial Performance

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Risk Analysis in Supply Chain with Financial Constraints and Financial Performance

Risk Analysis in Supply Chain with Financial Constraints and Financial Performance

 

At present, the environment in which companies operate is a growing and competitive environment, and companies also need to develop their activities with new investments in order to progress. New investments require financing. In this regard, companies are forced to use financing mechanisms. In such circumstances, companies have found that they must comprehensively manage the units that provide the company's inputs, processes, as well as centers related to delivery and after-sales service to the customer. Therefore, mismatches in supply chain relationships usually occur due to the diversity of interests and demands of both parties to the relationship. On the one hand, the supplier seeks to reduce uncertainty, reduce dependency management, increase transaction efficiency, increase social satisfaction with the relationship and control prices, and on the other hand, the buyer hopes to achieve improved continuous supply, better matching between the supplier's sales characteristics, its own purchasing characteristics and reduce long-term costs. On the other hand, the emergence of new processes in the environment of companies and organizations, such as the political relations of governments, sanctions inside and outside the company, causes supply chains to face new and diverse risks every day. In such an environment, company management is not possible without paying attention to the risks facing the supply chain, and the company's administration and leadership need to identify, prioritize and monitor supply chain risks. To achieve such a goal, it is necessary to develop a coherent and integrated framework for supply chain risk management. Companies have financing constraints when they face a gap between internal and external spending of allocated funds. Our analysts show that financially constrained companies tend to invest their cash first to finance profitable projects and then in fixed assets or working capital. They invest their cash in a way that serves as collateral for obtaining new loans. Companies are more inclined to increase tangible fixed assets due to the financing problems they will face in the future. On the other hand, performance is a multidimensional construct that shows how well an employee performs his duties and how well he uses the resources at his disposal, so it must be considered from different angles to evaluate it accurately. The real experience of successful companies and organizations has shown that performance management has many positive results. First, that individuals gain a good understanding of themselves and managers gain a good understanding of their subordinates and establish better relationships with each other. Second, it motivates employees and past successes become the driving force of future successes. Third, providing real and reliable feedback increases the status, self-esteem and self-confidence of the individual. Fourth, promotion and reward are given based on justice and merit, and a meritocracy system prevails and the difference between diligent and leisurely people is identified. Fifth, organizational goals are clearer and expectations from each job are specified, and the ground is prepared for improving performance and skills in line with organizational goals and greater employee responsibility, client and customer satisfaction.

Supply chain risks, if not properly controlled and managed, cause irreparable losses and damages to the organization. In general, supply chain risks affect the outputs of the supply chain, in other words, any disruption or risk in the supply chain will have a direct impact on the continuation of company operations and the delivery of products to the market, and the final impact will be on the customer. Since efforts to reduce risk may lead to a reduction or increase in other risks, by recognizing the interrelationships between potential supply chain risks, the balance between different strategies is understood. Therefore, it is essential to obtain a comprehensive picture of supply chain risks and their relationships, which will lead to a more effective and comprehensive risk reduction strategy. Given the importance of the subject, the present study intends to analyze the risk in the supply chain with financial constraints and financial performance in the food industry, so that business managers can develop a better ability to recognize and deal with unexpected events and develop an appropriate strategy to reduce the likelihood of risky events through risk management, thereby contributing to the country's comprehensive economic growth.