Developing a framework for enhancing survivability of sustainable supply chains during and post-COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

The pandemic has created a restrictive working system including remote working, and flexible hours for the firms and employees all around the globe, thus transforming into a platform economy may reduce unemployment and enhance job opportunities. Therefore, firms are now trying to identify the ways for enhancing survivability of Sustainable Supply Chains (SSCs). This study has made an effort to develop a framework for enhancing survivability of SSCs to survive in and post-COVID-19 pandemic. This study has utilised Stepwise Weight Assessment Ratio Analysis (SWARA) method for identifying the significant factors for enhancing survivability of SSCs to be focused in pandemic situation. The study revealed that 'Supply Chain Network Viability (SCV)' is the main criterion for managing buyer-supplier relationship and enhancing survivability of SSCs during and post-COVID-19 situation. This study is helpful for firms, suppliers, and other stakeholders to focus on the identified factors for healthier future.

Impacts of COVID-19 on energy demand and consumption: Challenges, lessons and emerging opportunities

“…The new normal period provides such opportunities to rethink the issues and improve resilience in emergency supply chains. By identifying the significant factors, Sharma et al [118] developed a conceptual framework to enhance the survivability of green and sustainable supply chains in and post-COVID-19 pandemic.…”

R&D investment and financing efficiency in Chinese environmental protection enterprises: perspectives of COVID-19 and supply chain financial regulation

“…Normal R&D investments have been seriously disrupted, which affects knowledge sharing and the dynamic connections among enterprises (Chen, Liu, and Yang 2015) and thus exacerbates financing inefficiencies (Zhan, Li, and Chen 2018;Liu, He, et al 2020). Companies should thus look for ways to enhance the sustainable development of the supply chain to create a healthy future post COVID-19 (Sharma, Luthra, et al 2020). Guido, Knudson, and Rhiney (2020) question how the effects of the pandemic on financing efficiency can be addressed by the supply chain.…”

Analyzing the Impact of Vaccine Availability on Alternative Supplier Selection Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A cFGM-FTOPSIS-FWI Approach

“… One contribution of this research is that issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic were considered in the selection of alternative suppliers, which has not yet been fully resolved. On the contrary, past studies have reported the disruption of supply chains by the COVID-19 pandemic [ 34 , 35 , 46 ], identified and assessed the risks faced by organizations [ 34 ], identified factors or barriers to the sustainability of an organization amid the COVID-19 pandemic [ 36 , 43 , 61 ], or discussed treatments (including contract management [ 35 ], workforce management [ 35 ], and demand management [ 46 ]) that could be taken to mitigate the impact. Biswas et al [ 68 ] also applied a FAHP method for a similar purpose amid the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

“…According to the experimental results, finding alternative suppliers is becoming more and more important for reducing risks in the supply chain. Sharma et al [ 34 ] developed a framework for enhancing the survivability of supply chains within and after the COVID-19 pandemic by optimizing six criteria: performance under uncertainty, configuration, governance works, viability, collaboration, and digital data-driven. Majumdar et al [ 35 ] used a case to highlight the fragility of clothing supply chains in South Asian countries amid the COVID-19 pandemic.…”