In a webinar on 23 February, Professor Richard Wilding OBE, Professor of Supply Chain Strategy Logistics, Procurement and Supply Chain Management, Cranfield School of Management, discussed the new normal in logistics in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

During the session, Professor Wilding discussed:

  • Why shorter, simpler supply chains with a focus on resilience are key.
  • The new models which are structured around near-shoring and smaller, localised operations.
  • How companies that understand their capabilities and are able to demonstrate flexibility will survive the pandemic in the best shape.

If you attended the event and would like to conduct some further background reading, or if you couldn’t make it but you would like to know more about the topics that were discussed - here’s how you can use your free Alumni Library Online (ALO) service to stay informed.

The following databases in the ALO will have relevant material on supply chain logistics in the wake of the pandemic:

  • Emerald
  • Sage

Here are just a few examples of the sort of articles you can read:

In Emerald

Sarkis, J. (2020), "Supply chain sustainability: learning from the COVID-19 pandemic", International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Vol. 41 No. 1, pp. 63-73.

Remko, v.H. (2020), "Research opportunities for a more resilient post-COVID-19 supply chain – closing the gap between research findings and industry practice", International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Vol. 40 No. 4, pp. 341-355.

Mollenkopf, D.A., Ozanne, L.K. and Stolze, H.J. (2020), "A transformative supply chain response to COVID-19", Journal of Service Management, Vol. 32 No. 2, pp. 190-202.

Free, C. and Hecimovic, A. (2021), "Global supply chains after COVID-19: the end of the road for neoliberal globalisation?", Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Vol. 34 No. 1, pp. 58-84.

Lopes de Sousa Jabbour, A.B., Chiappetta Jabbour, C.J., Hingley, M., Vilalta-Perdomo, E.L., Ramsden, G. and Twigg, D. (2020), "Sustainability of supply chains in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2) pandemic: lessons and trends", Modern Supply Chain Research and Applications, Vol. 2 No. 3, pp. 117-122.

Wang, M., Wang, B. and Chan, R. (2020), "Reverse logistics uncertainty in a courier industry: a triadic model", Modern Supply Chain Research and Applications, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print.

Chowdhury, M.T., Sarkar, A., Saha, P.K. and Anik, R.H. (2020), "Enhancing supply resilience in the COVID-19 pandemic: a case study on beauty and personal care retailers", Modern Supply Chain Research and Applications, Vol. 2 No. 3, pp. 143-159.

Gunessee, S. and Subramanian, N. (2020), "Ambiguity and its coping mechanisms in supply chains lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic and natural disasters", International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Vol. 40 No. 7/8, pp. 1201-1223.

Matos, S.V., Schleper, M.C., Gold, S. and Hall, J.K. (2020), "The hidden side of sustainable operations and supply chain management: unanticipated outcomes, trade-offs and tensions", International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Vol. 40 No. 12, pp. 1749-1770

In Sage

Sinha D, Bagodi V, Dey D. The Supply Chain Disruption Framework Post COVID-19: A System Dynamics Model. Foreign Trade Review. 2020;55(4):511-534.

Ketchen DJ, Craighead CW. Research at the Intersection of Entrepreneurship, Supply Chain Management, and Strategic Management: Opportunities Highlighted by COVID-19. Journal of Management. 2020;46(8):1330-1341.

Vanhanen H. COVID-19 and European security of supply: Growing in importance. European View. 2020;19(2):146-153.

Sharma A, Gupta P, Jha R. COVID-19: Impact on Health Supply Chain and Lessons to Be Learnt. Journal of Health Management. 2020;22(2):248-261.

Zhang Z, Shen Y, Yu J. Combating COVID-19 Together: China’s Collaborative Response and the Role of Business Associations. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. 2020;49(6):1161-1172.

Open Access articles in ScienceDirect from Elsevier

Although Elsevier do not generally permit alumni access to ScienceDirect material, don’t forget there are many articles available via open access (the author has paid to allow their article to be publicly available without subscription).

Here are some examples of open access articles in this subject area with direct links to the full text:

Dominic Loske. , Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Volume 6, 2020, 100165.

Abhijit Barman, Rubi Das, Pijus Kanti De. , Current Research in Behavioral Sciences, Volume 2, 2021, 100017.

Amine Belhadi, Sachin Kamble, Charbel Jose Chiappetta Jabbour, Angappa Gunasekaran, Nelson Oly Ndubisi, Mani Venkatesh. , Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Volume 163, 2021, 120447.

Stephen Jarrett, Taufik Wilmansyah, Yudha Bramanti, Hikmat Alitamsar, Drajat Alamsyah, Komarapuram R. Krishnamurthy, Lingjiang Yang, Sonia Pagliusi. , Vaccine, Volume 38, Issue 52, 2020, Pages 8318-8325.

Sobhan Asian, Jian Wang, Geoff Dickson. , Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Volume 143, 2020, 102064.

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