Logistical agility at the Strait of Hormuz
A framework for managing sustained geopolitical disruption risks in global supply chains
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22418968 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Manaf Saidi (0009-0005-7468-5713, York University, corresponding author), Fatemeh Esmaeildoost (0000-0001-6214-7540, York University), Raafat Khankan (0009-0002-1535-2343, York University), Hassan Masarani (0009-0002-6683-3761, University of Waterloo), Fuminori Toyasaki (0000-0001-8917-256X, York University) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 183 |
| Pages | 104168 |
| Publication date | 2026-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transport Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0967-070X • E-ISSN: 1879-310X |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.tranpol.2026.104168 |
| OpenAlex | W7154627024 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 35 |
The Strait of Hormuz remains the Middle East's and one of Asia's most critical energy chokepoints, with escalating geopolitical tensions amplifying the global supply chain's antecedent vulnerabilities. This study advances logistical agility as a dynamic capability; building on Hau L. Lee's Triple-A supply chain framework, the paper develops an Anticipatory, Adaptive, Reconfigurable (AAR) extension tailored to environments characterized by continuous geopolitical uncertainty. The work further applies the proposed framework to the Strait of Hormuz. Three operational pillars are identified: Route and infrastructure diversification, Digital risk intelligence and monitoring, and Public–private coordination. The paper highlights the limits of purely reactive approaches and suggests logistical agility for managing sustained chokepoint risk. The commentary ends with propositions of relevant future-proof research areas such as scenario modeling of multi-chokepoint disruptions for improved risk mitigation. Ultimately, the main arguments revolve around how logistical agility, enabled by its three operational pillars, can support the performance of global supply chains in an era of persistent geopolitical volatility.
Geopolitics · Humanitarian Logistics · Supply chain · Supply chain management · Supply chain risk management · Belt and Road Initiative · Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis · Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |