Impact of COVID-19 on Supply Chain Management

• Main Author: Dilek Ulucan Erkesim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Istanbul Commerce University 2021-05-01
• Series: International Journal of Commerce and Finance
• Subjects: supply chain management; covid-19; pandemic; e-supply chain
• Online Access: http://ijcf.ticaret.edu.tr/index.php/ijcf/article/view/246/pdf_147

The competition between companies increases day by day with the change of customer demands and requirements. This competition is no longer between companies, it has started to occur in the networks in which companies are located. At this point, the importance given by companies to activities in their supply chain has increased. Due to the current Covid-19 pandemic, a number of problems have occurred in the supply chain management of companies. Covid-19 drove the whole world into a major crisis. Many sectors have suffered from economic collapse due to the pandemic. Therefore, firms faced with an imbalance between supply and demand. In this context, the aim of the study is to reveal conceptual evaluations about supply chain management and to present how and in what way companies are affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.