Supply Chain Resilience and Competitive Advantage in Fish-Processing Firms: Digital Technology as a Mediating Capability from an Environmental Health Perspective
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https://doi.org/10.35800/jip.v14i1.67965Keywords:
competitive advantage, digital technology, environmental health, fish-processing firms, supply chain resilienceAbstract
Fish-processing firms face continuous pressure to maintain product quality, supply stability, environmental responsibility, and market competitiveness. Their operations are closely linked to raw material uncertainty, cold-chain reliability, wastewater, fish residues, energy use, food-safety control, and traceability. This study examines how Supply Chain Resilience contributes to Competitive Advantage and how Digital Technology mediates this relationship. The research was conducted among fish-processing companies in Bitung City using a quantitative explanatory approach. The data were analyzed with Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling through SmartPLS 4.0. The results show that Supply Chain Resilience has a significant effect on Competitive Advantage, with a t-statistic of 2.370 and a p-value of 0.018. Supply Chain Resilience also significantly affects Digital Technology, with a t-statistic of 6.721 and a p-value of 0.000. Digital Technology significantly contributes to Competitive Advantage, with a t-statistic of 3.070 and a p-value of 0.002. The indirect path also confirms the mediating role of Digital Technology, with a t-statistic of 2.289 and a p-value of 0.022. These findings indicate that resilience becomes more effective when supported by digital tools that strengthen visibility, monitoring, coordination, traceability, and data-based decisions. From an environmental health perspective, the integration of resilience and digital technology helps fish-processing firms manage operational disruption while improving product safety, environmental control, and sustainable competitiveness.
Keywords: competitive advantage; digital technology; environmental health; fish-processing firms; supply chain resilience
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