Capability components of supply chain resilience for readymade garments (RMG) sector in Bangladesh during COVID-19

Ali, Mohammad; Rahman, Syed Mahbubur; Frederico, Guilherme F.

doi:10.1108/mscra-06-2020-0015

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“…The logistics sector was not part of these studies and, more specifically, for the group of G-20 countries. Also, in the logistics and supply chain field, many studies have been devoted more focus to the resilience aspect (Van Hoek, 2020; Butt, 2021; Frederico, 2021; Mollenkopf et al , 2021; Ali et al , 2021). Therefore, this study is the first endeavour for conducting exploratory research to assess the impact of COVID-19 on the financial performance of logistics firms in G-20 countries.…”

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Impact of COVID-19 on financial performance of logistics firms: evidence from G-20 countries

Atayah

Dhiaf²,

Najaf

et al. 2021

JGOSS

111

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Purpose This study aims to contribute to the extant literature on logistics by investigating the interrelationship between the financial performance of listed logistics firms and the COVID-19 and compare the logistics firms’ financial performance of G-20 countries during the pandemic period. Design/methodology/approach To conduct the confirmatory analysis by testing the hypotheses formulated for this study, data have been collected from Bloomberg of all logistics firms from G-20 countries. This paper gathered the first quarter from 2010 until the last quarter of 2020 as the research sample to examine the pandemic impact on financial performance. Findings The results show that the financial performance of logistic firms was significantly higher during 2020. Overall, the country-wise findings corroborated with the main results and the financial performance of 14 countries’ logistic firms out of 20 ones analysed has been significantly elevated, during the pandemic period. However, this paper has found out a negative financial performance of the logistics firms during the COVID-19 period in six countries (Germany, Korea, Russia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and the UK), which support the second proposition. Research limitations/implications The study’s results were important as they highlighted the role of logistics firms in offering insights to academics, practitioners, policymakers and logistic firms’ stakeholders. For future research, this paper suggests including some other variables that might influence firm performance and that have not been considered in this study, which is a limitation, and going more deeply into the logistics sector by comparing the financial performance of the sub-sectors. Practical implications As the importance of logistics services during the pandemic period is relevant, this study may provide significant insights because the logistics firms play a crucial role by anticipating to ensure the supply of essential items such as food, medicine, then supporting for the continuity of supply chains. The view of finance impacts during the pandemic may provide insightful perspectives for logistics companies, allowing them to understand those impacts and better prepare for likely disruption events such COVID-19 pandemic. Originality/value This paper is novel considering that it is unique in evaluating logistics firms’ financial performance from a global perspective, considering the context of this historical pandemic.

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confidence: 99%

Impact of COVID-19 on financial performance of logistics firms: evidence from G-20 countries

Atayah

Dhiaf²,

Najaf

et al. 2021

JGOSS

111

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“…This concept has been explored by academic research for decades (Adobor, 2019;Alfarsi et al, 2019) and that is gaining attention with instabilities and uncertainties generated by the COVID-19 pandemic . For Tukamuhabwa et al (2015), resilience in SCM is characterised by the adoption of initiatives that allow a quick return of operations after interruption suffered, and this concept is corroborated by Cheng and Lu (2017), Alfarsi et al (2019) and Ali et al (2021). Sawyerr and Harrison (2020) highlight the most cited elements of resilience in SCM in the academic literature, namely, "Collaboration; Flexibility; Redundancy; Agility; Decision making; Security (IT and insurance); Culture; Robustness; Integration; Avoidance; Human Resource Management; Sustainability and Logistics capability" (Sawyerr and Harrison, 2020).…”

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Resilience in the supply chain management: understanding critical aspects and how digital technologies can contribute to Brazilian companies in the COVID-19 context

Martins

Anholon

Filho

et al. 2021

MSCRA

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PurposeThe present study aims to identify the most critical elements of resilience in the management of supply chains of Brazilian companies and, in the sequence, debate possible digital technologies mentioned by literature to enhance them.Design/methodology/approachTo identify the most critical elements, the information provided by qualified academics was used. Data analysis was performed through Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, hierarchical cluster analysis and Fuzzy TOPSIS approach.FindingsComparatively, the results pointed out three elements of resilience as the most critical in managing supply chains. They are the decision-making (understood as the definitions from the layout of the chain’s operations network to the choice of warehouse locations, distribution centres and manufacturing facilities), human resources (understood as management for human resources development and knowledge management through training) and security (understood as issues related to information technology for data security). For each of them, bibliographic research was performed to identify technologies that enhance these elements of supply chain management resilience.Originality/valueThe results presented here can significantly contribute to the expansion of debates associated with resilience in managing supply chains of Brazilian companies and directing researchers in the area.

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“…As stated above, not only demand was affected by the pandemic, but also supply. Limitations imposed on imports and exports, mainly imports from China, saw many supply chains come to a standstill (Ali et al 2021). China is often referred to as 'The World's Factory', arguably then, when the world's factory was placed under lockdown, the ripple effects could be seen (and felt) worldwide (Bajpai 2020;Thompson & Anderson 2021:159).…”

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“…On 30th of January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel COVID-19 outbreak a public health emergency (World Health Organization 2020). In response, governments around the world enforced partial or total lockdowns (Ali, Rahman & Frederico 2021). Lockdowns bring health benefits for a society in that it aids with the containment of the spread of a virus; however, lockdowns can cause irrevocable damage to an economy (Dohale et al 2021).…”

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Responding to supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic: A Black Swan event for omnichannel retailers

Weber

2021

J. transp. supply chain manag.

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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered unprecedented growth in digital commerce and has accelerated the digital transformation of many retailers. An unforeseen event, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, is often referred to as a ‘Black Swan’ event – being of low probability to occur but causing substantial disruptions to a supply chain. Lockdown restrictions imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus resulted in significant external and internal disruptions to retailers’ supply chains. Omnichannel retailer’s ability to respond to the pandemic’s disruption hinges on resilient supply chain strategies.Objectives: This article explored the major supply chain disruptions experienced by South African omnichannel retailers because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, it investigated the response strategies employed by the retailers as part of their efforts to mitigate the disruptions caused.Method: This study followed a qualitative, exploratory research design. Data were collected through 17 semi-structured interviews with the senior managers from nine different large omnichannel retailers in South Africa.Results: The study found that omnichannel retailers experienced external and internal supply chain disruptions during the pandemic. The most noticeable external disruption was the drastic migration of consumers to online channels and the retailers’ inability to meet demand surges. Internally, systems constraints of both front- and back-end operations were identified as prominent disruptions. In response, the omnichannel retailers highlighted the importance of being agile to unlocking investments and scale capacity, to plan for the long-term, and to make strategic decisions, fluently.Conclusion: This article adds to the body of knowledge by being one of the first empirical studies to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on omnichannel supply chains in South Africa. In addition, this article adds to the scarce publications on the impact a ‘Black Swan’ event such as the COVID-19 pandemic can have on supply chains and possible ways retailers can react to similar disruptions in future.

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Capability components of supply chain resilience for readymade garments (RMG) sector in Bangladesh during COVID-19

Cited by 36 publications

References 41 publications

Impact of COVID-19 on financial performance of logistics firms: evidence from G-20 countries

Impact of COVID-19 on financial performance of logistics firms: evidence from G-20 countries

Resilience in the supply chain management: understanding critical aspects and how digital technologies can contribute to Brazilian companies in the COVID-19 context

Responding to supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic: A Black Swan event for omnichannel retailers

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