Manufacturing in the time of COVID-19: an assessment of barriers and enablers
Okorie, OS; Subramoniam, R; Charnley, F; et al.Widdifield, D; Patsavellas, J; Salonitis, K
Date: 27 July 2020
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IEEE Engineering Management Review
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
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Abstract
Pandemics and other forms of epidemic outbreaks
are a unique case of manufacturing risk typified by high
uncertainty, increasing propagation and long-term disruption to
manufacturers, supply chain actors as well as the end-users and
consumers. For manufacturing the COVID-19 disruption scope
has been largely two-fold; an endogenous ...
Pandemics and other forms of epidemic outbreaks
are a unique case of manufacturing risk typified by high
uncertainty, increasing propagation and long-term disruption to
manufacturers, supply chain actors as well as the end-users and
consumers. For manufacturing the COVID-19 disruption scope
has been largely two-fold; an endogenous disruption of
manufacturing processes and systems as well as extreme shifts in
demand and supply caused by exogenous supply chain disruption.
Existing literature on disruptions in manufacturing suggests that
pandemics are qualitatively different from typical disruptions.
There is no literature available to manufacturing practitioners
that identify the barriers and enablers of manufacturing
resilience, especially with regards to pivoting of the manufacturing
sector in response to a pandemic. This study draws on an extensive
survey collected during the COVID-19 pandemic. The
respondents were employees of manufacturing firms in all regions
of the world who had engaged in manufacturing during the
pandemic or had opted out from manufacturing due to various
identified reasons. By collating their responses, we offer to
practitioners and policymakers an analysis for identifying a best
practice framework for pivoting successfully as a response to
major manufacturing disruptions.
Management
Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy
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