Το work with title Challenges and implications of the COVID-19 pandemic in global supply chains: Response measures and the future of supply chain management by Perdikis Spyridon is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Bibliographic Citation
Spyridon Perdikis, "Challenges and implications of the COVID-19 pandemic in global supply chains: Response measures and the future of supply chain management", Diploma Work, School of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece, 2024
https://doi.org/10.26233/heallink.tuc.101057
It is undeniable that the COVID-19 pandemic was one of the greatest crises that modern humanity has ever faced. It affected, globally and to a large extent, people’s lives, corporate performance, the production of goods and the global economy. However, a crisis can also present opportunities for a transition to a more sustainable future. In this research, through an extensive literature analysis, study, and a review of theoretical background of supply chains, the major challenges and impacts that emerged during the pandemic on the functionality, the sustainability, and the resilience of Global Supply Chains (GSC) will be analyzed. In addition, some ways to address these impacts, that were developed under the pressure of health constraints, will be presented. Finally, the main initiatives that companies need to take to cope with the constant changes taking place in the post COVID-19 era will be listed and an attempt will be made to “map” the future of global supply chains.