Assessing the Influence of Financial and Organizational Factors on Supply Chain Agility: An SDG-Aligned Regression Approach

Abstract

This research examines the determinants of supply chain agility in small-scale industries (SSIs) with specific attention to alignment with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the post-COVID-19 period. Leveraging a strong dataset of 258 survey responses, the study uses exploratory factor analysis (EFA), reliability testing, and multiple regression modeling to establish essential internal drivers of agility. The results present Financial Resources and Organizational Culture as the most relevant predictors, while Technology Adoption, as contextually valuable but statistically unevenly relevant, surfaces. Factor analysis also confirms heterogeneous construct coherence and highlights item improvement in aggregate variables. Predictors are mapped against SDGs—i.e., SDG 8, 9, 13, and 16—also yielding policy-informative inputs to intervene precisely. All in all, the research provides evidence-based architecture to promote resilience development, agility promotion, and sustainability integration in SSIs, and hence makes a timely contribution to both academic literature and industrial policy.