Emerging Science Journal
Vol. 10 No. 2 (2026): April

Supply Chain Digitalization and Performance: The Serial Mediation of Visibility and Resilience

Thi Thanh Nhan Tran (1) School of Trade and International Economics, National Economics University, Hanoi 11616, Vietnam. 2) Quy Nhon University, Gia Lai)
Anh Duc Do (School of Trade and International Economics, National Economics University, Hanoi 11616)
Minh Ngoc Nguyen (School of Trade and International Economics, National Economics University, Hanoi 11616)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Apr 2026

Abstract

This study aims to examine how supply chain digitalization enhances supply chain performance through the serial mediation of supply chain visibility and supply chain resilience. Grounded in the Resource-Based View and Dynamic Capabilities Theory, the research model was empirically tested using survey data collected from 379 managers of manufacturing firms operating in Vietnamese industrial parks. The data was analyzed through Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The findings reveal that supply chain digitalization positively influences both visibility and performance. However, while visibility improves performance when examined independently, its direct effect becomes insignificant once resilience is incorporated, suggesting that visibility alone is insufficient to achieve superior performance without strong resilience capabilities. Moreover, the serial mediation path digitalization → visibility → resilience → performance was statistically significant, confirming the sequential mechanism through which digitalization improves performance outcomes. The study contributes to the literature by clarifying the complementary roles of visibility and resilience and highlighting resilience as the key capability linking digitalization to performance. From a managerial perspective, the results emphasize that investing in digital technologies should be accompanied by initiatives to strengthen resilience capabilities to maximize the benefits of digital transformation in supply chains.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ESJ

Publisher

Subject

Environmental Science

Description

Emerging Science Journal is not limited to a specific aspect of science and engineering but is instead devoted to a wide range of subfields in the engineering and sciences. While it encourages a broad spectrum of contribution in the engineering and sciences. Articles of interdisciplinary nature are ...