Resilience and Innovation Strategies: How Businesses Adapt to Supply Chain Disruptions in the Post-Pandemic Era

Abstract

The study explores strategies for dealing with supply chain disruptions in various industries in Turkey after the pandemic. The industries studied include manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, automotive, consumer electronics, retail, and food and beverage. The analysis involved using both qualitative data from interviews with six industry experts and quantitative analysis using NVivo and Python. NVivo and Python were utilized for thematic and sentiment analysis to summarize the findings. Common strategies identified include diversifying supply sources, integrating technology, and improving risk management. The study also revealed a consistent shift towards building resilient and agile supply chain systems. Additionally, the findings highlighted that while common strategies apply across different sectors, sector-specific differences also need to be considered when developing tailored strategies to address sector-specific challenges. This study not only addresses a significant gap in empirical insights into post-pandemic supply chain management but also provides managerial and policy recommendations for building supply chain resilience and fostering innovation in these sectors.

Keywords

• strategic management
• post pandemic era
• supply chain management

Pandemi Sonrası Dönemde Tedarik Zinciri Kesintilerine Uyum: Direnç ve İnovasyon Yaklaşımları

Abstract

Çalışma, Türkiye'de imalat, ilaç, otomotiv, elektronik perakende ve gıda ve içecek gibi çeşitli sanayi sektörlerinde pandemi sonrası dönemde tedarik zinciri aksaklıklarına karşı stratejik yanıtları incelemektedir. Yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmelerden elde edilen nitel veriler ve NVivo ve Python kullanılarak yapılan nicel analizlere dayalı bir karma yöntem analizi kullanılmıştır. NVivo ve Python yardımıyla, bulgular tematik ve duygu analizi yardımıyla birleştirilmiştir. Benimsenmesi gereken yaygın stratejiler arasında tedarik kaynaklarının çeşitlendirilmesi, teknolojik entegrasyon ve geliştirilmiş risk yönetim teknikleri bulunmaktadır. Ayrıca, temel bulgular, dayanıklı ve çevik tedarik zinciri sistemleri oluşturma konusunda kalıcı ve ortak bir değişim olduğunu göstermiştir. Bununla birlikte, bulgular, farklı sektörler arasında benimsenmesi gereken ortak stratejiler olsa da belirli sektör zorluklarıyla başa çıkmak için özel olarak hazırlanmış bir strateji oluşturmanın doğasını nihayetinde gösteren sektörel farklılıkların da uygulandığını göstermektedir. Bu bağlamda çalışma, yalnızca pandemi sonrası Tedarik Zinciri Yönetimi konusunda ampirik bilgilerde önemli bir boşluğu doldurmakla kalmayıp, aynı zamanda yukarıda belirtilen sektörlerde tedarik zinciri dayanıklılığı ve inovasyonu ile ilgili önemli yönetsel ve politik öneriler de sunmaktadır.

Keywords

• stratejik Yönetim
• Pandemi Sonrası Dönem
• Tedarik zinciri yönetimi

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