How is the COVID-19 Pandemic Affecting Global Supply Chains, Logistics, and Transportation?. Issue 3 (30th September 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kwon, Oh Kyoung
• Is Part Of: Journal of international logistics and trade. Volume 18:Issue 3(2020)
• Page Start: 107
• Page End: 111
• Publication Date: 2020-09-30
• Subjects: COVID-19 -- Global value chains -- Supply chain risk -- Transportation networks; International trade -- Periodicals; Business logistics -- Periodicals; Commerce international -- Périodiques; Logistique (Organisation) -- Périodiques; Business logistics; International trade; Periodicals; 382.05
• DOI: 10.24006/jilt.2020.18.3.107
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1738-2122

Abstract

Abstract : This editorial establishes the broader context for debating how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the global supply chains, logistics, and transportation networks in the world. The COVID-19 pandemic is an unknown-unknown risk whereby the probability of its occurrence and the possible consequences of a risk event cannot be foreseen. Furthermore, the characteristics of COVID-19 differentiate it from previous disasters in terms of the geographic scope of the impact, and the supply- and demand-side impacts, and are making relevant research challenging. In this special issue, the interwoven relationships between the COVID-19 pandemic and the challenges facing global supply chains, logistics, and transportation are discussed, along with a literature review. Selected papers on air transportation networks, emergency logistics, and digital trade are theoretically and empirically probed.