COVID-19 supply chain management strategy based on variable production under uncertain environment conditions
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Abstract
The management of a controllable production in the manufacturing system is essential to achieve viable advantages, particularly during emergency conditions. Disasters, either man-made or natural, dents production and supply chain negatively with perilous effects. On the other hand, flexibility and resilience to manage the perpetuated risks in a manufacturing system are vital for achieving a controllable production rate. Still, these performances are strongly dependent on the multi-criteria decision making in working environment with the policies launched during the crisis. Undoubtedly, stability of health in a society generates ripple effects in the supply chain due to high demand fluctuation likewise due to Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). Incorporation of dependent demand factors to manage the risk from uncertainty during this pandemic has been a challenge to achieve a viable profit for the supply chain partners. A non-linear supply chain management model is developed with a controllable production rate to provide an economic benefit to the manufacturing firm in terms of the optimized total cost of production and to deal with the different situations under variable demand. The costs in the model are set as fuzzy to cope up with the uncertain conditions created by lasting pandemic. A numerical experiment is performed by utilizing the data set of the multi-stage manufacturing firm. The optimal results provide support for the industrial managers based on the proactive plan by the optimal utilization of the resources and controllable production rate to cope with the emergencies in a pandemic.
Date Issued
2021-02-09
Date Acceptance
2021-02-05
Citation
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021, 18 (4)
ISSN
1660-4601
Publisher
MDPI AG
Journal / Book Title
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume
18
Issue
4
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Subjects
Toxicology
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 1662