Evaluating Climate Change Risks in Supply Chain within the Indian E-Commerce Industry Using Ahp and Dematel Techniques

The ongoing pandemic has bared the vulnerabilities in our global supply chains. A bigger, much more physical, challenge awaits in the form of climate change. Due to the ever-increasing greenhouse gas emissions and global warming, change in the climate and its effects are being felt across the globe. Climate change has caused an increase in the frequency of extreme weather events that pose a high risk to global supply chains and prompted the global introduction of policies and measures to mitigate it. Literature on understanding climate change risks in the context of supply chain management is scant. The present study aims to identify these risks in the supply chains in the context of the Indian E-commerce sector. The study uses Analytical Hierarchy (AHP) to prioritize the risk factors and the Decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) to find the interrelationship within the categories and classify them into cause and effect groups. Findings from AHP indicate- Low Emission Option products, Variability in Temperature, Floods, Changing customer behavior, and Shift in consumer preferences as major risk factors. The DEMATEL technique classifies Acute, Market, and Reputation risks as causes, and these, in turn, affect Chronic, Policy & Legal, and Technology risk categories. This study can help industries to understand the risks that pose a major threat to their supply chains, prioritize and develop effective risk management strategies to stay competitive in the business