New Journal Publication on Measuring the Resilience–Efficiency Trade-off in Supply Chains

Prof. Maik Hammerschmidt and Katharina Berendes, together with international co-authors Dr. Aliasghar Arabmaldar, Dr. Dominic Loske, and Prof. Matthias Klumpp, have published a new article in the journal Logistics Research:



"Measuring the resilience–efficiency trade-off: an empirical application for retail logistics"



The article addresses a central challenge in supply chain management: How can the frequently encountered trade-off between efficiency and resilience in supply chains be quantitatively measured and better understood?



The authors develop a novel methodological approach based on robust Data Envelopment Analysis (RDEA). This approach allows, for the first time, the quantification of efficiency losses associated with maintaining high resilience levels against disruptions. Using real-world data from a major German grocery retailer, the findings reveal that many stores accept significant efficiency losses to enhance their resilience against disruptions. Simultaneously, the research identifies stores capable of aligning resilience and efficiency effectively. This enables a deeper understanding of the structural and procedural factors that foster alignment between resilience and efficiency.



For practitioners, the article provides valuable insights into strategies enabling companies to make targeted decisions for implementing resilience measures without disproportionately impairing efficiency.



The open access article is available here