Cases on Supply Chain Management and Lessons Learned From COVID-19

  • 4h 43m
  • Ana Paula Lopes
  • IGI Global
  • 2021

In recent years, due to the increasingly aggressive market competition, it is essential to evaluate the role of logistics and supply chain management skills and applications for the success of any organization or business. The COVID-19 pandemic revealed the fragility of the sustainability of economic organization, production, and supply chains globally.

Cases on Supply Chain Management and Lessons Learned From COVID-19 collects compelling case studies, theoretical and empirical research, experiences, and applications on numerous aspects of logistics and supply chain management. It not only focuses on industry and digital transformation and the critical nature of organizational agility, but also presents different methods, techniques, models, and competitive advantage prospects, providing an extremely relevant and current view of the subject matter. Covering topics such as green supply chain management, organizational performance, and supply chain disruptions, this book is the ideal reference source for managers, supply chain specialists, entrepreneurs, business professionals, consultants, researchers, academicians, educators, and students.

About the Author

Ana Lopes has a Ph.D. in Mathematics. She is professor at the Accounting and Administration Institute of the Porto Polytechnic (ISCAP/P.PORTO) since 2000. She is the author of several peer-reviewed publications on the subject. She has been coordinator of several Projects related with the Use of Technology and Pedagogical Innovation in Distance Education. In 2015, she received the Award for Pedagogical Innovation in Distance Education. She has been Member of Scientific Committee of several International Conferences and is a Member of the Scientific Board of Hyperion Economic Journal (HEJ). She also serves as a regular reviewer as a member of the program committee for several International Conferences. She is a researcher at Communication and Education Research Centre (CEOS.PP) and researcher at Research Centre for the Study of Population, Economics and Society (CEPESE). Her main research interests focus are LMS supports platforms, information technologies in education, E-learning teaching, teaching/learning education paradigm, Decision Making.

In this Book

  • Introduction
  • Enablers and Barriers for the Transformation of Manufacturing After the COVID-19 Global Crisis
  • Critical Analysis of the Relocation Strategy of Production Between National Protectionist Policies, Global Supply, and Value Chains
  • The Rating of Confusion in Supply Chain Dynamics in Food Business and Selecting the Most Ideal Capacity Strategy During COVID-19
  • Insights From Supply Chain Disruptions in the COVID-19 Era—The Call for More Resilient Networks
  • Commercial Product Returns—Emerging Trends via Network Analysis
  • Multicriteria Decision Support Model for Selection of Fiberglass Suppliers—A Case Study in a Wind Industry Company
  • Practice of Green Supply Chain Management and Organization Performance in the Manufacturing Industries of the Kathmandu Valley
  • Rating Risk Factors Related to Dangerous Goods Transportation and Selecting an Ideal Warehouse Location
  • The Significant Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Supply Chains
  • Compilation of References
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