Survivability, resilience and sustainability of supply chains: The COVID-19 pandemic

Transition to a sustainable food supply chain during disruptions: A study on the Brazilian food companies in the Covid-19 era

“…While the COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented, global supply chains have been disrupted in other situations since different kinds and magnitudes of crisis that affect businesses occur periodically around the globe ( Krammer, 2022 ). For example, the world has witnessed several epidemics (SARS, swine flu/H1N1, MERS, and Ebola) ( Park et al, 2022 ), natural disasters (wildfires, volcanic eruptions, floods, earthquakes, and tsunamis) ( El Korchi, 2022 ), and financial crisis ( Chang et al, 2022 ). However, these historical events did not have similar impacts on the economy and society similar to the recent outbreak ( Bai et al, 2020 ).…”

“…As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chains have been disrupted in a way never seen before. This pandemic demonstrated that the classical resilience capacities developed so far were not sufficient to deal with the long-term disruptions caused by the pandemic ( El Korchi, 2022 ). Therefore, the covid-19 outbreak can be considered a much more intense event due to the following characteristics: (1) its duration since new variants and infection waves continuously emerged, (2) it was an unexpected disruption, different from other events such as hurricanes and floods, so companies, citizens, and governments were not prepared for it ( Chang et al, 2022 ), (3) it had a global reach that vastly exceeded the spatial extent of other disaster and health events, (4) strong and extensive policy measures like lockdowns and border closures were implemented, and (5) massive disruption to labor availability and supply chains impeded businesses to operate ( Chang et al, 2022 ).…”

Designing a sustainable-resilient-responsive supply chain network considering uncertainty in the COVID-19 era

“…Guidelines on modifying a more resilient supply chain are presented which highlights an increase in a sustainable consumption perspective. El Korchi (2022) considered a new framework called “Human Needs Supply Chains” which indicates the interdependencies between supply chains, society, and the environment. This study highlighted the links between survivability, resilience, and sustainability in the supply chain.…”

The Resilience of Entrepreneurship during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Successful Entrepreneurs in Vietnam

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the global economy, leading to restrictions on movement within regions and around the world. Not only that but also challenges in transportation, affecting raw material availability and disrupting supply chains (Al-Hakimi et al, 2021;El Korchi, 2022). The pandemic has also caused a drop in demand for several products and services, as well as changes in purchasing habits and delivery methods (El Korchi, 2022; Junusi & Mubarok, 2020).…”