Supply Chain Management Strategies in Facing Post-Pandemic Disruptions

Abstract

Post-pandemic supply chain management strategies focus on enhancing resilience, agility, and adaptability to mitigate disruptions caused by COVID-19 and similar crises. Key challenges include labor and material scarcity, supply inconsistency, and demand fluctuations, which require dynamic capability-based frameworks and risk management approaches to address effectively. Retail supply chains prioritize collaboration efficiency, order fulfillment, and digital transformation to sustain performance in volatile environments. Hybrid risk management models combining Conditional Value at Risk and chance constraints improve medical supply chain resilience by balancing cost and service levels under uncertainty. Flexibility plays a critical role in building supply chain robustness and agility, enabling flexible procurement, operational maneuverability, and risk management culture, especially in global textile and clothing sectors. Integrated frameworks linking resilience enablers with sustainable operational strategies such as agile, lean-green, circular, and decentralized models support long-term supply chain viability and alignment with Sustainable Development Goals. These strategies collectively emphasize the need for coordinated recovery, gradual capacity ramp-up, and advanced data analytics to enhance supply chain performance and sustainability in the post-pandemic era.