Abstract The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak shows that pandemics and epidemics can
seriously wreak havoc on supply chains (SC) around the globe. Humanitarian logistics …

Supply chain network design (SCND) is a key strategic decision in supply chain
management (SCM). One particular area of SCND is concerned with disruption risk …

Healthcare is one of the most critical sectors due to its importance in handling public health.
With the outbreak of various diseases, more recently during Covid-19, this sector has gained …

Healthcare supply chains play a crucial role, which enables the implementation of
optimization strategies that have rapidly emerged as highly effective means for improving …

Due to the twin impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and sustainability requirements, many
healthcare organizations face disruptions and uncertainties, which put patient safety at risk …

Epidemic outbreaks are a special case of supply chain (SC) risks which is distinctively
characterized by a long-term disruption existence, disruption propagations (ie, the ripple …

While Industry 4.0 has been trending in practice and research, operations management
studies in this area remain nascent. Our intent is to understand the current state of research …

The severe scarcity of critical medical supplies caused by the COVID-19 pandemic led to
considerable procurement challenges in the healthcare supply chain (HCSC). As ensuring …

In this study, we examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food retail supply chains
(SCs) and their resilience. Based on real-life pandemic scenarios encountered in Germany …

Supply chain (SC) resilience is imperative to cope with disruptions using some
preparedness and recovery capabilities such as network redundancy (eg, backup suppliers) …