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Digital Technology Adoption, Sustainability Maturity and Supply Chain Resilience in Chemical Manufacturing: A Mixed-Methods Study from Western India

Author(s) Mr. Swagata Chaudhuri, Anil Maheshwari
Country India
Abstract Chemical manufacturers in Western India are being asked to digitise, report on sustainability and stay operational through supply disruptions at the same time, yet firm-level evidence on how these demands interact is thin. This study tests a model in which digital technology adoption (DTA) improves environmental, social and economic performance, sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) maturity strengthens the environmental pathway, and the three performance dimensions in turn support supply chain resilience. A sequential exploratory mixed-methods design was followed. Interviews with managers in supply chain, plant operations, quality, sustainability and IT, together with a plant field visit, informed a six-construct survey of 42 items analysed by PLS-SEM. All constructs met reliability and convergent validity thresholds (Cronbach's α 0.856 to 0.893; AVE 0.571 to 0.612), and all nine structural paths were supported. DTA had its largest effect on environmental performance (β = 0.61) and was associated with fewer safety incidents (β = −0.49). The SSCM × DTA interaction was positive (β = 0.28, p = 0.002), and economic performance showed the strongest link to resilience (β = 0.57). The interviews indicated that regulation drives adoption, that technology is often bought before it is tied to sustainability goals, and that small firms trail large firms in maturity. The results are translated into a five-stage maturity roadmap. The evidence is cross-sectional, partly self-reported and drawn from one region.
Keywords Digital transformation Supply chain resilience, Sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) , Chemical manufacturing, Industry 4.0, Regulatory compliance, PLS-SEM
Field Business Administration
Published In Volume 8, Issue 5, September-October 2026
Published On 2026-10-23
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