Supply chain resilience as a mitigating factor for the impact of the Sudan ‎Crisis on the performance of food manufacturing enterprises in Egypt

This research investigates the Sudan Crisis 's impact on the performance of food ‎industry ‎enterprises ‎in Egypt. It focuses on the moderating role of supply chain resilience (SCR) ‎‎capabilities in mitigating ‎these effects and their direct influence on enterprises’ performance. ‎Employing the quantitative ‎approach, a questionnaire survey was used to examine the ‎hypotheses and theoretical framework. Data ‎were collected from 365 Egyptian food industry ‎enterprises, and partial least squares structural ‎equation modelling (PLS-SEM) with multigroup ‎analysis (MGA) was used to analyse the data. The ‎results show that the Sudanese Crisis has a ‎negative impact on the performance of enterprises, with a ‎path coefficient (-0.111) for both ‎grouping sectors, indicating that these effects are not statistically ‎significant (p-values > 0.05). ‎Also, the results indicate a significant and positive relationship between ‎supply chain resilience ‎‎(SCR) capabilities and enterprises’ performance across the animal-based industry ‎and 0.616 for ‎the plant-based industry groups of food industries. The path coefficients for the SCR ‎impact on ‎ECP are 0.596 and 0.616 for the two industries, respectively. However, supply chain ‎resilience ‎capabilities demonstrate a significant moderating effect in the plant-based industry, p-value ‎of ‎‎0.029. underscoring the importance of resilience measures in mitigating disruptions. The ‎research ‎concludes that fitted resilience strategies are essential for enhancing supply chain ‎adaptability and ‎protecting firm performance, particularly in industries exposed to regional ‎conflicts. Recommendations ‎include investments in diversified supply chains, enhanced ‎logistical strategies, and policy support to ‎strengthen SCR capabilities within the food industry.