Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on logistics firms and their resilience: case studies in Thailand

The novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is an infectious disease that is currently causing challenges and opportunities in all sectors worldwide. The logistic industry plays an enormous role in keeping the countries functional, and it accounts for 13.4 % of the total GDP in Thailand. This article aims to i...

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Autores principales:	Ketudat Sun, Jeenanunta Chawalit
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Publicado:	Sciendo 2021
Materias:	covid-19 logistics industry business continuity plan thematic analysis thailand resilient cross-comparison Production management. Operations management TS155-194
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:42f6106223ac4e4b8aa80013f37a1c982021-12-05T14:11:07ZImpact of the COVID-19 pandemic on logistics firms and their resilience: case studies in Thailand2543-912X10.2478/emj-2021-0023https://doaj.org/article/42f6106223ac4e4b8aa80013f37a1c982021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.2478/emj-2021-0023https://doaj.org/toc/2543-912XThe novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is an infectious disease that is currently causing challenges and opportunities in all sectors worldwide. The logistic industry plays an enormous role in keeping the countries functional, and it accounts for 13.4 % of the total GDP in Thailand. This article aims to identify and justify critical success factors for the Logistic Industries experiencing success and failure during the pandemic. The research was conducted using semi-structured interviews with top managers of three companies from March to September 2021, which is phase 4 of the pandemic. The findings we analysed using thematic analysis to understand the critical factors within the industry. Logistics companies of different sizes were selected for this purpose as case studies aimed to identify the resemblance of the effects and find the relationship with company resilience. Five key supporting factors were identified for the logistics firms to be resilient during the pandemic, including flexibility, Business Continuity Plan, market diversification, IT systems, and leadership.Ketudat SunJeenanunta ChawalitSciendoarticlecovid-19logistics industrybusiness continuity planthematic analysisthailandresilientcross-comparisonProduction management. Operations managementTS155-194ENEngineering Management in Production and Services, Vol 13, Iss 3, Pp 86-98 (2021)
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spellingShingle	covid-19 logistics industry business continuity plan thematic analysis thailand resilient cross-comparison Production management. Operations management TS155-194 Ketudat Sun Jeenanunta Chawalit Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on logistics firms and their resilience: case studies in Thailand
description	The novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is an infectious disease that is currently causing challenges and opportunities in all sectors worldwide. The logistic industry plays an enormous role in keeping the countries functional, and it accounts for 13.4 % of the total GDP in Thailand. This article aims to identify and justify critical success factors for the Logistic Industries experiencing success and failure during the pandemic. The research was conducted using semi-structured interviews with top managers of three companies from March to September 2021, which is phase 4 of the pandemic. The findings we analysed using thematic analysis to understand the critical factors within the industry. Logistics companies of different sizes were selected for this purpose as case studies aimed to identify the resemblance of the effects and find the relationship with company resilience. Five key supporting factors were identified for the logistics firms to be resilient during the pandemic, including flexibility, Business Continuity Plan, market diversification, IT systems, and leadership.
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title	Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on logistics firms and their resilience: case studies in Thailand
title_short	Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on logistics firms and their resilience: case studies in Thailand
title_full	Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on logistics firms and their resilience: case studies in Thailand
title_fullStr	Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on logistics firms and their resilience: case studies in Thailand
title_full_unstemmed	Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on logistics firms and their resilience: case studies in Thailand
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on logistics firms and their resilience: case studies in Thailand

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