Review

Unraveling Global Threads: Pandemic, Geopolitical Conflict, and Resilience in Fashion and Textile Supply Chain

Volume: 9 Number: 1 June 30, 2025
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Unraveling Global Threads: Pandemic, Geopolitical Conflict, and Resilience in Fashion and Textile Supply Chain

Abstract

Several noteworthy scenarios emerged in the global textile and fashion supply chains during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russo-Ukraine war. The destabilizing influences of a global pandemic and a geographically localized conflict are being acutely noticed in the worldwide fashion and textile supply chains. This work examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russo-Ukraine conflict on supply chains within the textile and fashion industry. This research employed a content analysis method to identify relevant articles and news from sources such as Google Scholar, the Summon database of North Carolina State University, and the scholarly news portal NexisUni. The selected papers, news articles, and reports provide a comprehensive overview of the fashion, textile, and apparel supply chain disruptions caused by the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, accompanied by discussions from common supply chain perspectives. Disruptions due to COVID-19 include international brands and retailers canceling orders, closures of stores and factories in developing countries, layoffs, and furloughs of workers in both retail stores and supplier factories, the increased prominence of online and e-commerce businesses, the growing importance of automation and digitalization in the fashion supply chain, considerations of sustainability, and the need for a resilient supply chain system to facilitate post-pandemic recovery. In the case of the Russo-Ukraine war, the second-order effects of the conflict have had a more significant impact on the textile supply chain than the direct military operations themselves. In addition to these topics, the study delves into the potential strategies for restoring and strengthening the fashion supply chain. It synthesizes insights from the latest literature to guide future research in understanding and addressing the challenges fashion supply chains face in the COVID-19 era. Overall, this study offers valuable insights that can inform future endeavors in researching and improving the fashion supply chain in the context of the ongoing pandemic and war in Ukraine.

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Ethical Statement

No Ethical fact is involved in this research

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Business Administration

Journal Section

Review

Authors

Muneeb Tahir
United States

Amit Talukder
United States

Abdullah Al Mamun
United States

Tanjim Hossain
United States

Nigar Sultana
United States

Publication Date

June 30, 2025

Submission Date

February 10, 2025

Acceptance Date

May 12, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 9 Number: 1

APA
Al-amin, M., Tahir, M., Talukder, A., Mamun, A. A., Hossain, T., & Sultana, N. (2025). Unraveling Global Threads: Pandemic, Geopolitical Conflict, and Resilience in Fashion and Textile Supply Chain. Ekonomi İşletme Ve Yönetim Dergisi, 9(1), 158-222. https://doi.org/10.7596/jebm.1636662
AMA
1.Al-amin M, Tahir M, Talukder A, Mamun AA, Hossain T, Sultana N. Unraveling Global Threads: Pandemic, Geopolitical Conflict, and Resilience in Fashion and Textile Supply Chain. JEBM. 2025;9(1):158-222. doi:10.7596/jebm.1636662
Chicago
Al-amin, Md., Muneeb Tahir, Amit Talukder, Abdullah Al Mamun, Tanjim Hossain, and Nigar Sultana. 2025. “Unraveling Global Threads: Pandemic, Geopolitical Conflict, and Resilience in Fashion and Textile Supply Chain”. Ekonomi İşletme Ve Yönetim Dergisi 9 (1): 158-222. https://doi.org/10.7596/jebm.1636662.
EndNote
Al-amin M, Tahir M, Talukder A, Mamun AA, Hossain T, Sultana N (June 1, 2025) Unraveling Global Threads: Pandemic, Geopolitical Conflict, and Resilience in Fashion and Textile Supply Chain. Ekonomi İşletme ve Yönetim Dergisi 9 1 158–222.
IEEE
[1]M. Al-amin, M. Tahir, A. Talukder, A. A. Mamun, T. Hossain, and N. Sultana, “Unraveling Global Threads: Pandemic, Geopolitical Conflict, and Resilience in Fashion and Textile Supply Chain”, JEBM, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 158–222, June 2025, doi: 10.7596/jebm.1636662.
ISNAD
Al-amin, Md. - Tahir, Muneeb - Talukder, Amit - Mamun, Abdullah Al - Hossain, Tanjim - Sultana, Nigar. “Unraveling Global Threads: Pandemic, Geopolitical Conflict, and Resilience in Fashion and Textile Supply Chain”. Ekonomi İşletme ve Yönetim Dergisi 9/1 (June 1, 2025): 158-222. https://doi.org/10.7596/jebm.1636662.
JAMA
1.Al-amin M, Tahir M, Talukder A, Mamun AA, Hossain T, Sultana N. Unraveling Global Threads: Pandemic, Geopolitical Conflict, and Resilience in Fashion and Textile Supply Chain. JEBM. 2025;9:158–222.
MLA
Al-amin, Md., et al. “Unraveling Global Threads: Pandemic, Geopolitical Conflict, and Resilience in Fashion and Textile Supply Chain”. Ekonomi İşletme Ve Yönetim Dergisi, vol. 9, no. 1, June 2025, pp. 158-22, doi:10.7596/jebm.1636662.
Vancouver
1.Md. Al-amin, Muneeb Tahir, Amit Talukder, Abdullah Al Mamun, Tanjim Hossain, Nigar Sultana. Unraveling Global Threads: Pandemic, Geopolitical Conflict, and Resilience in Fashion and Textile Supply Chain. JEBM. 2025 Jun. 1;9(1):158-222. doi:10.7596/jebm.1636662