Description:
This research study emphasised on investigating the supply chain activities in retail supermarket industry and the disruptive events that can cause supply chain operations. Sri Lankan retail supermarket industry has very little published academic knowledge. This study intended to fill the gap created by lack of academic knowledge in Sri Lankan supermarket chain industry. This study has used international supermarket chains‟ best practices and related academic literature to develop frameworks to local context in identifying disruptions in retail supply chain. International academic literature was used to identify and define supply chain operations in Sri Lankan supermarket chains and to identify disruptions that are common in the industry.
