The outbreak of COVID-19 has disrupted global supply chains, especially those which have a high dependence on China to fulfil their need of raw materials and finished goods. Since the beginning of the pandemic, scholars and industry experts have been researching and publishing their studies on the various supply-chain-related impacts caused by COVID-19. However, the extant literature still presents some gaps to be filled. By focusing on the food and fashion industries, the research purpose of this thesis is to assess the explicit impact of COVID-19 in the short-term and the long-lasting changes of the “new normal”, clarifying how SCs responded in terms of SC strategy and how they were able to adapt and react to the sources of demand and supply uncertainty caused by the pandemic. By means of a rigorous and systematic methodology, 156 relevant studies published on or before 5th August 2021 from both academic and practitioner sources have been reviewed. Research findings, after being synthesized, have been discussed through the Uncertainty Framework by Hau Lee. Through the aforementioned research framework, it was possible to analyse and to time the effects of COVID-19 on demand and supply uncertainty faced by the two industries of interest, and the response strategies and practices implemented by the actors belonging to the two supply chains during the different pandemic phases. The outcome of the analysis has revealed that the spread of the pandemic, together with the control measures and restrictions imposed by Governments across the globe, have contributed to create a much more uncertain environment for both food and fashion SCs. The synthesis process has pointed out that common ground can be found between the two industries in terms of sources of uncertainty and response actions. As regards the “new normal”, food and fashion industries will be reconfigured by the emerging trends brought by the pandemic. This thesis provides contribution to Supply Chain Management by filling some research gaps of the extant literature and its research protocol’s replicability lays foundations for future further investigations.
L'epidemia di COVID-19 ha sconvolto le catene di approvvigionamento globali, soprattutto quelle che dimostrano una forte dipendenza dalla Cina per soddisfare il loro fabbisogno di materie prime e prodotti finiti. Dall'inizio della pandemia, studiosi ed esperti dell'industria hanno condotto ricerche e pubblicato i loro studi sui vari impatti causati dal COVID-19 alle supply chains. Tuttavia, la letteratura esistente presenta ancora alcune lacune da colmare. Concentrandosi sull'industria alimentare e della moda, lo scopo di questa tesi è di valutare l'impatto esplicito che il COVID-19 ha avuto nel breve termine e i cambiamenti duraturi della "nuova normalità", chiarendo come le supply chains abbiano risposto in termini di “supply chain strategies” e come sono state in grado di adattarsi e reagire alle fonti di incertezza della domanda e della fornitura causate dalla pandemia. Per mezzo di una metodologia rigorosa e sistematica, sono stati esaminati 156 studi pubblicati a partire dal 5 agosto 2021 da fonti sia accademiche che non accademiche. I risultati della ricerca sono stati discussi attraverso l'”Uncertainty Framework” di Hau Lee. Per mezzo del suddetto framework di ricerca, è stato possibile analizzare in termini di impatto e di tempo gli effetti che il COVID-19 ha avuto sulla domanda e sulla fornitura delle due industrie di interesse, nonché le strategie e le pratiche di controllo e mitigazione attuate dagli attori appartenenti alle due filiere durante le diverse fasi della pandemia. L’analisi ha rivelato che la diffusione della pandemia, insieme alle misure di controllo e alle restrizioni imposte dai governi di tutto il mondo, hanno contribuito a creare un ambiente molto più incerto sia per le filiere alimentari che per quelle della moda. Il processo di sintesi ha evidenziato che è possibile trovare un terreno comune tra le due industrie in termini di fonti di incertezza e azioni di risposta. In merito alla "nuova normalità", è possibile asserire che le industrie alimentari e della moda andranno incontro a un processo di riconfigurazione a seguito dalle tendenze emerse durante la pandemia. Questa tesi fornisce un contributo al Supply Chain Management colmando alcune lacune della letteratura esistente e la replicabilità del suo protocollo di ricerca pone le basi per ulteriori indagini future.
Implication of COVID-19 on supply chain uncertainty and resilience : insights from the food and fashion industries
CRESPI, NICOLE
2020/2021
Abstract
The outbreak of COVID-19 has disrupted global supply chains, especially those which have a high dependence on China to fulfil their need of raw materials and finished goods. Since the beginning of the pandemic, scholars and industry experts have been researching and publishing their studies on the various supply-chain-related impacts caused by COVID-19. However, the extant literature still presents some gaps to be filled. By focusing on the food and fashion industries, the research purpose of this thesis is to assess the explicit impact of COVID-19 in the short-term and the long-lasting changes of the “new normal”, clarifying how SCs responded in terms of SC strategy and how they were able to adapt and react to the sources of demand and supply uncertainty caused by the pandemic. By means of a rigorous and systematic methodology, 156 relevant studies published on or before 5th August 2021 from both academic and practitioner sources have been reviewed. Research findings, after being synthesized, have been discussed through the Uncertainty Framework by Hau Lee. Through the aforementioned research framework, it was possible to analyse and to time the effects of COVID-19 on demand and supply uncertainty faced by the two industries of interest, and the response strategies and practices implemented by the actors belonging to the two supply chains during the different pandemic phases. The outcome of the analysis has revealed that the spread of the pandemic, together with the control measures and restrictions imposed by Governments across the globe, have contributed to create a much more uncertain environment for both food and fashion SCs. The synthesis process has pointed out that common ground can be found between the two industries in terms of sources of uncertainty and response actions. As regards the “new normal”, food and fashion industries will be reconfigured by the emerging trends brought by the pandemic. This thesis provides contribution to Supply Chain Management by filling some research gaps of the extant literature and its research protocol’s replicability lays foundations for future further investigations.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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