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Identifying and analysis of key flexible sustainable supply chain management strategies toward overcoming the post-COVID-19 impacts

Tazim Ahmed (Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, Bangladesh)
Chitra Lekha Karmaker (Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, Bangladesh) (Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Sumaiya Benta Nasir (Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Md. Abdul Moktadir (Institute of Leather Engineering and Technology, Dhaka University, Dhaka, Bangladesh)

International Journal of Emerging Markets

ISSN: 1746-8809

Article publication date: 10 May 2022

Issue publication date: 2 June 2023

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Abstract

Purpose

The emerging markets are facing a lot of risks and disruptions across their supply chains (SCs) due to the deadly coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. To mitigate the significant post-COVID-19 consequences, organizations should modify their existing strategies and focus more on the key flexible sustainable SC (SSC) strategies. Still now, a limited number of studies have highlighted about the flexible strategies what firms should adopt to reduce the rampant effects in the context of emerging markets.

Design/methodology/approach

This study presents an integrated approach including Delphi method, Bayesian, and the Best-Worst-Method (BWM) to identify, assess and evaluate the importance of the key flexible SSC strategies for the footwear industry in the emerging market context.

Findings

The results found the manufacturing flexibility through automation integration as the most important flexible SSC strategy to improve the flexibility and sustainability of modern SCs. Also, developing omni-channel distribution and retailing strategies and increasing the level of preparedness by using artificial intelligent are crucial strategies for overcoming the post-COVID-19 impacts.

Originality/value

The novelty of this research is that the research connects a link among flexible strategies, SCs sustainability, and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, the research proposes a novel and intelligent framework based on Delphi and Bayesian-BWM to identify and analyze the key flexible SSC strategies to build up sustainable and robust SCs which can withstand in the post-COVID-19 world.

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Citation

Ahmed, T., Karmaker, C.L., Nasir, S.B. and Moktadir, M.A. (2023), "Identifying and analysis of key flexible sustainable supply chain management strategies toward overcoming the post-COVID-19 impacts", International Journal of Emerging Markets, Vol. 18 No. 6, pp. 1472-1492. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOEM-12-2021-1830

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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