Title: The COVID-19 pandemic impact on supply chains: a systematic literature review

Authors: Ilias Vlachos

Addresses: Excelia Business School, Excelia Group, 102 rue de Coureilles, Les Minimes, 17024 La Rochelle Cedex 1, France

Abstract: This study conducts a comprehensive literature review of 259 studies investigating the pandemic impact on supply chain across the globe. This study provides a thematic analysis of the pandemic impact at: 1) countries; 2) sectors (manufacturing, services, maritime); 3) product supply chains (food, pharmaceutical); 4) sustainability (social, environmental). It further uncovers four areas of interest: 1) increased awareness of supply chain vulnerabilities; 2) lack of appropriate supply chain designs; 3) the potential benefits from the right usage of technology; 4) a supply chain paradigm shift on how consumers, companies, and governments perceive supply chains. The study discusses the managerial implications of the pandemic impact. Although there is literature reviews published in this topic to our knowledge, this is the first study that reviews comprehensively the relevant literature from different fields and disciplines.

Keywords: supply chains; COVID-19; pandemic; impact; literature review.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLSM.2024.138878

International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 2024 Vol.48 No.1, pp.17 - 66

Received: 18 Aug 2021
Accepted: 03 Oct 2021
Published online: 03 Jun 2024 *

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