Risk Assessment and Performance Evaluation of Supply Chain Operations in Aviation Sector in Saudi Arabia

This research addresses critical challenges in aviation supply chain risk. In terms of AHP methodology, the research provides goals and performance evaluation of the organizations, covering eleven sub-factors, using expert judgments from professionals who have domain experience of 16-20+ years. This hierarchical arrangement allows for a systematic prioritization of complex, interdependent criteria through the use of pairwise comparisons, validation, and verification for consistencies. The findings of the real-world assessments make it clear that Operational Risk Control is the most dominant strategy at 42.5%, and that Supply Disruption is formally presented as the most critical risk factor at 35.2%. Quality & Safety Compliance is here presented as the most critical performance dimension at 45.2%-well adorned for this industry. Among considerations of financial stability, Cost Efficiency is the first priority at 38.5%-With more shows of concern, Working Capital Optimization (28.9%) and Risk Mitigation Cost (19.8%) presents balance. For supply disruption, the robust results show Supplier Diversification (50.7%) to be the most effective solution, with Advanced Tracking Technology (35.4%) and Improved Demand Forecasting (38.2%) close or pulling equal strengths in terms of meeting performance requirements for delivery reliability. All cases have been found to have CRs smaller than or equal to 0.1, which completes the validation process. Proper delineation for decision-making efficacy is, therefore, put at the disposal of aviation industry stakeholders willing to pursue an increased-resilience agenda in its supply chains with a variance on prioritization strategy instead of one-size-fits-all. This study contributes to the further development of academia in the guise of an applied method of analytical process development using the AHP methodology while deliberating with the industry on proactive reshaping of aviation supply chain resilience under exponentially risky operational environments-an indication that in this industry, considerations of quality and safety far outweigh traditional measures of efficiency.