Published Paper Details:

Global spread of COVID-19 pandemic has once again brought to surface the supply chain susceptibilities. Many of the Companies did not have a plan in place to address the supply Chain disruption. Due to lockdowns, most of the Employees were asked to work from home. The health of Employees has become highest priority. The minimum workforce operating in warehouses/production lines was also to be monitored as one member is diagnosed positive, then entire team would be quarantined. Lead times also became longer with transportation issues and border closures. The challenges faced by Supply Chain are mainly in the areas of Workforce management, Visibility of Suppliers beyond Tier 1, Transportation and inventory. Emerging Technologies like AI, IoT and Blockchain can play an important role to enhance the resilience Supply Chain during the disruptive situations like COVID-19, not only in planning, but also can provide the required visibility of Supply Chain.