A conceptual paper of supply chain adaptive strategies during Covid-19 pandemic and the impact on performance to semiconductor industries
List of Authors
  • Mohd Rizaimy Shaharudin , Nor Azura Mohamed Salim , Nur Lyana Lazim , Samsudin Wahab , Suharti Ishak

Keyword
  • Supply chain robustness, agility, and resilience, Covid-19 pandemic phenomenon, semiconductor firm performance

Abstract
  • This is a conceptual paper of future research based on the review of literature related to supply chain adaptive strategies and firm performance during the Covid-19 pandemic. The global chip shortage is becoming a major issue in the current manufacturing industries worldwide and potentially will drag into a few more years with the current supply chain disruptions due to the Covid-19 pandemic crisis. The objective of this study is to investigate the influence of the adaptive supply chain strategies combining robustness, agility, resilience, on the semiconductor firm performance during the Covid-19 pandemic. We analyze the issues, concepts, and objectives for the upcoming research using a variety of literature from several disciplines. The previous research advocated that there is a significant influence of the supply chain adaptive strategies to the semiconductor performance during the Covid-19 pandemic crisis. The findings of this upcoming research could help semiconductors industries on how to leverage supply chain adaptive strategies in order to maintain their firm performance during the pandemic.

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