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Research opportunities in preparing supply chains of essential goods for future pandemics

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  • ManMohan S. Sodhi
  • Christopher S. Tang
  • Evan T. Willenson

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The COVID-19 pandemic severely tested the resilience and robustness of supply chains for medically critical items and various common household goods. Severe and prolonged shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) and ventilators in the United States have revealed vulnerabilities in the supply chains of such essential products in a time of need. Consequently, corporations have felt public pressure to rethink their supply chains. We begin this paper by examining the underlying causes of the prolonged shortages of critical products in the US as well as government’s and some companies’ initial response. Drawing from the lessons learned from the COVID pandemic, we propose a research agenda and opportunities to develop responsive supply chains to fight future pandemics. These opportunities revolve around measures that are intended to improve the supply chain responsiveness of essential products to combat future pandemics and other major public health emergencies.

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  • ManMohan S. Sodhi & Christopher S. Tang & Evan T. Willenson, 2023. "Research opportunities in preparing supply chains of essential goods for future pandemics," International Journal of Production Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 61(8), pages 2416-2431, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:tprsxx:v:61:y:2023:i:8:p:2416-2431
    DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2021.1884310
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    1. Emre Berk & Onurcan Ayas & M. Ali Ülkü, 2023. "Optimizing Process-Improvement Efforts for Supply Chain Operations under Disruptions: New Structural Results," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(17), pages 1-23, August.
    2. Khakbaz, Amir & Mensi, Walid & Tirkolaee, Erfan Babaee & Hammoudeh, Shawkat & Simic, Vladimir, 2023. "The combined effects of interest and inflation rates on inventory systems: A comparative analysis across countries," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 266(C).

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