Efficiently managing supply chain volatility – a management framework for the manufacturing industry

The efficient management of production volatility directly affects the sustainability of a company. Nevertheless, to leverage the full potential of volatility, management approaches need to consider the whole supply chain rather than focusing on optimizing the own production schedule. Consequently, managing supply chain volatility is one of the core challenges of modern production networks. However, managing supply chain volatility is a difficult task, considering the fact that it can originate from a multitude of sources and managing all of them with different approaches would require too many resources. This study aims to propose a supply chain volatility management framework for manufacturing industry that outlines the core management clusters and antecedents of efficient supply chain volatility management. It builds upon two Nominal Group Technique workshops among 40 supply chain managers in total and a Q-methodology workshop with three researchers.