Developing Strategies to Improve the Performance of the Resilient Supply Chain (RSC) to Rise Back from Post Covid-19

Abstract

The outbreak of the Covid-19 has revealed the vulnerability of the current supply chains; therefore, many researchers have indicated that supply chains have higher risks than their supply chain managers realize. The outbreak is having a significant influence on industries and institutions that are integral to modern life-style. To be successful in this pandemic scenario, the supply chain of firms should be resilient. Most of the firms realize that with a specific end goal to develop a resilient supply chain, there is a need for assessment of performance. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the Resilient Supply Chain (RSC), to identify indicators that would help to increase the performance, and develop strategies to rise back from this outbreak. Articles published regarding RSC and the effect of Covid-19 towards the supply chain were collected and categorized to filter some meaningful and valid information. Twelve performance indicators for supply chain resilience were identified after the classification and analysis of the literature collected. Supply chain resilience strategies were developed using these indicators under three categories (anticipation, resistance, and recover and response) to support supply chain managers examine and deal with the disruption. This study may influence future researchers to deeply study how a particular industry or a nation can improve supply chain resilience after Covid-19 or any other future disruption, to become more competitive with other industries or countries in upcoming years.