Abstract

Purpose: The study was conducted to investigate the role of digital technology and resilient supply chains in enhancing the competitive advantage of Vietnamese enterprises. Research design, data, and methodology: The research model was proposed with 08 hypotheses and tested on 217 representatives from enterprises in three regions: the North, the Central and the South. Data were processed using SmartPLS 3.0 software. Results: The results showed that digital technology directly affects the response capability and recovery capability of supply chains. Supply chain response and recovery capability and its performance also directly impact the competitive advantage of enterprises. On that basis, the research also proposed a number of policy and management implications to build an effective resilient supply chain and aim for better competition for enterprises based on the application of digital technology. Conclusions: Complex supply chain networks and volatile environments can weaken the stability of supply chains and make them vulnerable to disruption. The large-scale outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic causing almost all global supply chains to experience varying degrees of disruption, seriously affecting the production of businesses, is a testament to reality. Therefore, businesses attach great importance to building an effective resilient supply chain to survive, compete and develop. This research has achieved its goals and has made certain contributions in both theory and practice.