IMPACT OF SUPPLY CHAIN TRANSFORMATION ON SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE: THE EMPIRICAL STUDY THAT BASES ON MEDIATING ROLE OF SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE ON CONSTRUCTION ORGANIZATION ON PAKISTAN

: The COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent pandemic have expedited the development of resilient supply chains. Digitization is increasingly acknowledged as a facilitative approach toward achieving that target. Researchers commonly acknowledge the necessity for more empirical studies to explore digitalization's potential to improve supply chain resilience and efficiency in unstable circumstances. This study proposes a theoretical framework that explains the influence of supply chain digitalization on the resilience of supply chains and performance. The proposed relationships were confirmed through a survey conducted with 315 construction companies in Pakistan. The findings provide insights into how digitization and supply chain resilience can enhance the efficiency of supply chain performance. Furthermore, the findings confirm resilience's partial positive mediating role in the relationship between digitalization and supply chain performance. Supply chain digitalization can enhance cost-effectiveness, information, communication efficiency, and supply chain resilience, improving performance during crises. This study contributes to the existing research on supply chain digitalization and resilience by using


INTRODUCTION
Decentralized supply chain operations, complex systems, and volatile market environments can increase the vulnerability of supply chains to problems and hazards (Pettit et al., 2019) (Kamalahmadi & Parast, 2016).The COVID-19 post-pandemic has caused significant uncertainty for enterprises, making it difficult to anticipate the scope of its impact on business.Numerous global supply chains have experienced disruptions that significantly impacted companies' production stream (Ivanov et al., 2020;(Paul et al., 2021); (Zahraee et al., 2022).Various sectors, such as manufacturing (e.g., automobile, food, and pharmaceutical production) and services (e.g., airlines and hotels), have experienced substantial financial hindrances (Rubbio et al., 2020); Belhadi et al., 2021;Soares et al., 2021).For instance, let us consider Kojima Press Sectors, a domestic supplier of Toyota.The company encountered internal system issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturn, leading to server shutdown.The sudden supply disruption caused Toyota's ordering system to become inoperable, completely closing all Toyota organisms (Toyota et al., 2022).Companies must adapt their manufacturing systems, trading operations, and processes to effectively manage the disruptions caused by COVID-19 and the economic crisis.Enhancing supply chain resilience is gaining recognition among both business consultants and academics as an effective strategy to mitigate disruptions and minimize weaknesses in supply chains (Ivanov et al., 2017;(Queiroz et al., 2022); Das et al., 2020;Naghshineh et al., 2021).Despite the growing awareness in this area, further research is required to enhance the understanding and implementation of supply chain resilience in risk management.Supply chain resilience includes both the capacity to absorb disruptions and the capability of a supply chain to promptly recover and restore its original or improved performance (Chowdhury et al., 2017) & (Singh & Singh, 2019).Implementing Supply Chain Resilience necessitates firms to integrate and adapt their resources, abilities, and procedures (El Baz & Ruel, 2021).The researcher has limited research that covers all aspects of resilience (Ganly et al., 2009) ; (Alikhani et al., 2021).Therefore, it is imperative to assess the overall resilience capacity of a supply chain.The research findings help leaders understand the effectiveness of various strategies in formulating improved mitigation risk strategies (Rahman et al., 2021) et al., 2022;Sawik et al., 2022;Holmstrom et al., 2019;(Frank et al., 2002).Emerging technologies, including big data analytics, blockchain, and artificial intelligence, have expedited the digitalization of the manufacturing process (Dubey et al., 2020;Gawankar et al., 2019;(Saberi et al., 2019); Song et al., 2021).Digitalization systematically uses data to enhance production and operational activities, facilitate supply chain transformation and improvement, and enhance overall operational effectiveness and product development.Digitalization has disturbed conventional supply chain operations and introduced novel goods and company strategies (Eller et al., 2020).Researchers are investigating how digitalization can enhance companies' supply chain resilience during crises, facilitating rapid recovery from disruptions and restoring earlier performance levels (Hennelly et al., 2020;Stank et al., 2019).The primary focus of recent studies has been examining digital technology's use to enhance resilience (Gu et al., 2021);(Gu et al., 2021); (Weking et al., 2020); (Belhadi, Kamble, Fosso Wamba, et al., 2022)

RESEARCH METHODS
The study applies data from primary sources obtained from building-related businesses in Lahore, Pakistan (Saddique, Nwagwu, et al., 2023).The confidentiality of the survey respondent's responses was confidential (Saddique, Mushtaq, et al., 2023).The questionnaire gathered data on digitalization, supply chain resilience, SC performance, and demographic information.The study's population sample consisted of 315 employees working in construction companies in Lahore, Pakistan.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Results and Findings: The study's results and findings encompass various types of analysis that shown below.

Table 2 Explaining Descriptive Analysis
The study has samples of 315 employees from building-related businesses in Lahore, Pakistan, as indicated in Table 2.This study has 260 male and 55 female participants.et al, 2021;(Frank et al., 2002).. Integrating Digitalization with supply chain processes in the digital economy enables companies to establish digital operational processes, enhance the effectiveness of supply chain operations, and reduce operational costs (Cavalcante et al., 2019).Integrating digital innovations and elements in products and services facilitates the collection of data and information from suppliers and consumers.Analyzing this data can help companies enhance their product development and promotion strategies, customize customers' needs, and enhance supply chain performance (Li et al., 2022).Currently, companies utilize the digital business model to establish online and offline delivery channels, which allows the creation of diverse revenue streams.Moreover, the digital supply chain utilizes open interfaces to seamlessly interact with suppliers, fostering an open ecosystem and enhancing the company's long-term profitability.Additionally, Digitalization has a favorable impact on SC Resilience (Ye et al., 2022).Applying of digital business development model can improve the supply chain visibility of products and supply chain management from offline to online.It facilitates information sharing between different supply chain stages and enhances risk awareness (Ivanov et al., 2021;Li et al., 2022).Digitalization has the potential to capture risk signals, enhance situational awareness, minimize supply chain disruptions, and enhance absorptive ability (Liu et al., 2020); (Holmström et al., 2019).Digitalization robust data analysis to develop effective inventory management strategies that optimize inventory utilization and ability to absorb risks (Cavalcante et al., 2019).Blockchain technology can integrate smart contracts into (Arunmozhi et al., 2022).Smart contracts offer several benefits in supply chain management, including increased speed, transparency, and reliability.These advantages help foster cooperative relationships among supply chain partners, strengthen the resilience of supply chain networks, and improve risk management (Lohmer et al., 2020;(Saberi et al., 2019).Response capability refers to the capacity to promptly make risk response decisions, efficiently allocate resources, connect with collaborators in a timely way, and optimize the allocation of supply chain resources (Negri et al., 2021).Digital platforms facilitate online communication between internal divisions and supply chain partners, even during urban lockdowns (Frank et al., 2002).Digital technologies, such as analytics for big data and artificial intelligence, enable the supply chain to integrate working and environmental information.This integration allows for rapidly generating effectively represented decisions in response to delays (Ivanov et al., 2019).(Singh & Singh, 2019) (Ivanov et al., 2022).(Shukor et al., 2021) suggest that collaborative decisionmaking supply chain companies regarding new technologies, production lineup, and products in the face of risks can enhance supply chain flexibility.Integrating digital technology in management can enhance the development of operational strategies and resource integration in supply chains, thereby reducing the cost and inefficiency associated with traditional supply chains (Carlucci et al., 2004).Digital supply chains are supported to emphasize the importance of win-win collaboration and reasonable distribution of benefits.This approach effectively encourages suppliers to reach risk mitigation and collaborative planning.As (Belhadi et al. 2021) say that including risk information in the decision database using digital technology can assist managers in making more informed and logical choices regarding management and business plans.Furthermore, exchanging chain of custody information and knowledge contributes to enhanced acquisition within the supply chain.(Rui et al. 2008) suggest that businesses in the digital supply chain, upstream and downstream, can acquire, share, and gain insights from disruptions.This process facilitates innovation within the supply chain and leads to improved business performance.This study offers empirical evidence supporting the positive influence of Digitalization.A responsive and resilient supply chain is less inclined to disruption loss, positively impacting supply chain performance (Bown-Wilson, 2011)vv.The empirical findings of this study support the impact of resilience on supply chain performance (Chen et al., 2019).This study suggests that enhancing supply chain visibility and situational awareness accuracy can be achieved through the mediation path of SC resilience, specifically by improving supply chain redundancy and mobilizing inventory.The development of absorptive capability involves various elements, including visibility and redundancy.However, these elements necessitate more infrastructure support, such as costs for digital development, inventory management, and constructing a visual network for the supply chain (Govindan et al., 2013) Theoretical implications: This study examines 315 manufacturing companies and develops an internal influence mechanism, "SCD→SCR→SCP," based on the dynamic capability perspective.It analyses the digitalization process to enhance SC Intelligent operational processes and digital business models can enhance response and recovery capabilities by facilitating the reconstruction of internal and external resources.(Cohen et al., 2022) maintain that variations in the industry sector, risk stage, and the present state of building resilience can influence the prioritization of developing distinct capabilities for Supply Chain Resilience (SCR).Managers can utilize our supply chain resilience framework to assess existing weaknesses in their supply chain and establish the necessary resilience.There is a need to reassess resilience and digital resources to align digital strategies with resilience capabilities at various stages.Flexible utilizing digital tools is crucial for replanning enterprise organization, procedures, and business models.Managers can enhance the resilience capability of their companies by focusing on the areas that require the most improvement, thereby increasing the SCR levels.Managers should enhance the potential of digitalization by integrating digital asset management with the enterprise's dynamic capability, taking into account the mediating role of SC resilience.Companies must acknowledge the characteristic mechanisms of strategic chain digitalization, formulate a digital strategy that aligns with their growth during times of crisis and engage in a more extensive digital transformation.They should purposefully and strategically advance their digitization process.Companies must engage in the recruitment of digital capacities, enhance the digital skills of their workforce, and proactively adapt the structure of their digital supply chain to facilitate the process of supply chain digitalization effectively.

CONCLUSION
Recent research on supply chain resilience has emphasized the importance of digitalization in improving resilience in various aspects.However, empirical analysis is required to confirm the actual impact of digitalization on SC Resilience.Further investigation is needed to explore the role of SC Resilience as a dynamic capability in mediating the relationship between digitalization and Supply chain performance during crises.The study proposes Supply chain resilience that integrates dynamic capability theory and the interruption stages (before, during, and after).This study integrates dynamic capability theory to examine the impact of combining digitalization and Supply Chain Resilience on Supply chain performance, establishing the framework of "SCD→SCR→SCP."The study demonstrates that digitalization has a direct effect on supply chain performance.Additionally, supply chain resilience has a partial positive mediating association between digitalization and supply chain performance.The findings expand the scope of dynamic capability theory study from firms to the entire supply chain and contribute to current empirical research on the factors influencing supply chain resilience.This study examines the effects of digitalization on crisis scenarios, explicitly focusing on changes in information, resources, structure, and processes.It also explores the various ways in which digitalization can enhance capabilities in these scenarios.The findings offer both theoretical and practical backing for businesses to strategically and gradually enhance their resilience capabilities through digital tools, enabling them to bounce back from potential risks efficiently.
The sample data indicates that most individuals fall within the age group of 20 to 35 (n = 146), while a smaller proportion aged group are above 55 (n = 44).The study included most graduates (n = 127) and a matric minority (n = 52).
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Table 1 Study's Population Variable Names Study Items
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