Disruptions and Adaptations: Covid-19's Impact on Textile Supply Chain Management

Abstract:

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the textile industry's supply chain management leading to unprecedented disruptions in global trade and manufacturing operations. This paper presents an overview of the challenges faced by the textile industry during the pandemic and how supply chain management strategies are being restructured to mitigate risks and ensure business continuity. The pandemic highlighted the need for greater visibility and transparency in supply chains as well as the importance of diversification of suppliers and production facilities. Many new challenges in data quality were also exposed. This paper discusses the implications of these changes for the future of the textile industry and new thinking needed in managing supply chains.

• Periodical: Advances in Science and Technology (Volume 146)
• Pages: 67-75
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-LBud8y
• Online since: March 2024
• Authors: Shaghayegh Rezaei-Arangdad*, A. Blanton Godfrey
• Keywords: Covid-19, Pandemic, Shortage, Supply Chain Management, Textile

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