Purpose – The Covid-19 pandemic had dramatic impacts on population health and economic activities, causing new and unprecedented challenges worldwide, with considerable implications also towards global supply chain networks. Lockdowns interrupted both the demand and the supply for several goods, and obliged companies to block their production chain with a lot of financial consequences. Therefore, the purpose of this research project is to analyze and report which are the major impacts of Covid-19 on Supply Chain Finance solutions. Design, methodology, and approach – A Systematic Review of the Literature was the starting point of this thesis, allowing to get a thorough understanding of the subject and to identify the major research gaps. Following that, the Case studies methodology was used in order to validate and enhance the framework developed from the literature. A total of ten case studies were analyzed. Findings – The main results of the research work are: (1) A Revised Framework in the light of what was discovered from the Case studies, which is the evolution of the Preliminary Research Framework; (2) The impacts that the Covid-19 had on SCF objectives of adoption, forcing companies to start focusing not only on financial and economic objectives but also on the relationships along the supply chain; (3) The effects the pandemic had on each of the enabling and inhibiting variables emerged from the extant literature; (4) Definition of three clusters of companies, based on how their SCF solutions are changed during the pandemic. Limits and future research – The acquired results are qualitative due to the explorative nature of the thesis work; future research might implement quantitative approaches to evaluate the relative impact of factors. Furthermore, expanding the sample of interviewed firms would be beneficial in order to analyze Case studies from other industries and geographical areas.
Scopo – Il Covid-19 ha avuto impatti drammatici sulla salute e sull’economia in generale, creando nuove difficoltà in tutto il mondo, con notevoli implicazioni per quanto riguarda il network globale della catena di produzione. Il lockdown ha interrotto sia la domanda che l'offerta di numerosi beni e hanno portato le aziende a bloccare la loro catena di produzione con forti conseguenze finanziarie. Pertanto, lo scopo di questo progetto di ricerca è quello di analizzare e riportare quali sono i principali impatti del Covid-19 sulle soluzioni Supply Chain Finance. Disegno, metodologia e approccio - Una revisione sistematica della letteratura è servita come base per avere una comprensione migliore dell'argomento e identificare le principali lacune nella ricerca. In seguito, è stata utilizzata la metodologia esplorativa dei casi studio per convalidare ed estendere il framework sviluppato durante l’analisi della letteratura. Un totale di dieci casi studio è stato analizzato. Risultati - I principali risultati dell’elaborato di ricerca sono: (1) Rivisitazione del framework alla luce di ciò che è emerso dalle analisi. (2) L'impatto che il Covid-19 ha avuto sugli obiettivi di adozione delle soluzioni supply chain finance, obbligando le aziende a focalizzarsi non solo sugli obiettivi di tipo economico e finanziario ma anche sulle relazioni lungo la catena di produzione (3) L'effetto che la pandemia ha avuto su ciascuna delle variabili emerse nella letteratura in termini di fattori abilitanti e inibitori. (4) La definizione di tre cluster di aziende in base al loro utilizzo di soluzioni di supply chain finance durante la pandemia. Limiti e ricerche future - I risultati acquisiti sono prettamente qualitativi a causa della natura esplorativa della ricerca; le ricerche future potrebbero utilizzare approcci quantitativi per esaminare l’importanza delle diverse variabili. Inoltre, sarebbe interessante ampliare il campione di aziende intervistate per esaminare casi di studio di altre industrie e aree geografiche.
The impact of Covid-19 on supply chain finance adoption
DURIC, NOVICA;FILIBERTI, EMANUELE
2020/2021
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Purpose – The Covid-19 pandemic had dramatic impacts on population health and economic activities, causing new and unprecedented challenges worldwide, with considerable implications also towards global supply chain networks. Lockdowns interrupted both the demand and the supply for several goods, and obliged companies to block their production chain with a lot of financial consequences. Therefore, the purpose of this research project is to analyze and report which are the major impacts of Covid-19 on Supply Chain Finance solutions. Design, methodology, and approach – A Systematic Review of the Literature was the starting point of this thesis, allowing to get a thorough understanding of the subject and to identify the major research gaps. Following that, the Case studies methodology was used in order to validate and enhance the framework developed from the literature. A total of ten case studies were analyzed. Findings – The main results of the research work are: (1) A Revised Framework in the light of what was discovered from the Case studies, which is the evolution of the Preliminary Research Framework; (2) The impacts that the Covid-19 had on SCF objectives of adoption, forcing companies to start focusing not only on financial and economic objectives but also on the relationships along the supply chain; (3) The effects the pandemic had on each of the enabling and inhibiting variables emerged from the extant literature; (4) Definition of three clusters of companies, based on how their SCF solutions are changed during the pandemic. Limits and future research – The acquired results are qualitative due to the explorative nature of the thesis work; future research might implement quantitative approaches to evaluate the relative impact of factors. Furthermore, expanding the sample of interviewed firms would be beneficial in order to analyze Case studies from other industries and geographical areas.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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