Title:
The Impact of Covid-19 on Supply Chain Resilience in the Manufacturing Sector

Authors:
Otto Jockel, Rong Lyu, Patrick Siegfried, Germany

Abstract:

The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally reshaped how supply chain resilience (SCR) is understood and operationalized. This study synthesizes key resilience strategies and re-examines the conceptual foundations of SCR in light of prolonged global disruption. Drawing from a comprehensive analysis of recent literature, the findings identify ten core dimensions of resilience—robustness, visibility, flexibility, agility, collaboration, situation awareness, security, knowledge management, redundancy, and contingency planning. These dimensions are explored through technological, organizational, and relational lenses, highlighting the role of digitalization, strategic redundancy, and cross-functional coordination. The study finds that resilience is no longer limited to recovery capabilities but must be viewed as a proactive, dynamic, and integrative capability embedded across supply chain design, operations, and governance. Furthermore, the pandemic has catalyzed a shift from cost-efficiency to resilience-efficiency, urging firms to reconsider lean paradigms and embrace strategic slack, digital tools, and learning cultures. The findings advance the theoretical discourse on SCR and offer actionable insights for managers seeking to future-proof their supply chains.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.51505/IJEBMR.2025.91022