Digital transformation readiness empirical data and script

The dataset supports a study that conceptualises and validates a multidimensional digital transformation readiness framework for fragile perishable supply chains, using empirical evidence from Malawi's banana sector. A structured survey of 353 supply chain actors (farmers, intermediaries, transporters, and retailers) was conducted. The data includes 14 Likert-scale items measuring operational efficiency capability, human capability, institutional enforcement conditions, and resilience capacity. The accompanying R script performs exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), reliability, validity, and mediation analysis. The dataset and script enable replication of the four-factor and second-order CFA models reported in the associated publication.