...Karima Afif; Morgane Leclercq; Marie-Eve Gaboury-Bonhomme; Jacinthe Cloutier; Véronique Provencher; Behnaz Gharakhani-Dehsorkhi Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated food insecurity and revealed structural vulnerabilities within food bank supply chains ( FBSC ), underscoring the fragility...

... with high-income countries. Practical implications The COVID-19 experience shows that mass vaccination processes are complex. So it is necessary to strengthen the capacity to generate vaccines against new pathogens but also to develop the capacity for their mass production, storage, distribution...

... capabilities pertinent to the design of resilient VSC flows. Data were extracted from white papers, reports, academic papers and the presentations of over 100 experts globally who convened at webinars, symposia and workshops to discuss the COVID-19 mass vaccination campaign and the VSC. Findings...

...Alfred Ain Sallwa Purpose This study aims to investigate the supply chain gaps during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tanzania amid the pandemic era. Design/methodology/approach This study adopted a mixed approach, using both structured questionnaires and individual interviews to gather raw data...

... medicine list required for managing these conditions. Design/Methodology/approach A cross-sectional study in 50 health-care facilities in Lagos State, Nigeria, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic by interviewing the facility’s main person in charge of health commodities. Data were recorded during...

...Feyza G. Sahinyazan; Ozgur M. Araz Purpose The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of food access and other vulnerability measures on the COVID-19 progression to inform the public health decision-makers while setting priority rules for vaccine schedules. Design/methodology/approach...

...Khakan Najaf; Mohamed M. Dhiaf; Nohade Hanna Nasrallah; Osama F. Atayah; Hazem Marashdeh Purpose This study contributes to the extant literature on ICT firms by investigating the interrelationship between the health and safety (H&S) measures, market performance, and the coronavirus (COVID-19...

...Mauro Vivaldini; Maria da Penha Melo Malda Iglesias Purpose This study intends to map the supply chain and characterize the business processes of a cultural center in an aggregated and coordinated operation to serve families in need during the Covid-19 pandemic. This case study analyzes distinct...

... on the management of public spaces as a resource to increase a vulnerable population’s accessibility to essential goods and services. Using a web-based platform, the SDSS would support data-driven decisions, especially for cases such as the COVID-19 pandemic which requires special care in quarantine situations...

...Alexander Rossolov; Olexiy Kuzkin; Halyna Rossolova Purpose The purpose of the paper is to assess the roots of stockpiling behaviors and to give a quantitative assessment of shopping frequency changes for emergency supplies during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. In addition...

...Behnam Malmir; Christopher W. Zobel Purpose When a large-scale outbreak such as the COVID-19 pandemic happens, organizations that are responsible for delivering relief may face a lack of both provisions and human resources. Governments are the primary source for the humanitarian supplies required...

...Fahimeh Allahi; Amirreza Fateh; Roberto Revetria; Roberto Cianci Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic is a new crisis in the world that caused many restrictions, from personal life to social and business. In this situation, the most vulnerable groups such as refugees who are living in the camps are faced...

... Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Blockchain technology Newsvendor model Public distribution system Charitable supply chain COVID-19 The world has been facing an unprecedented outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19...

... 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Disaster management Supply network Resilience Collaboration Philippines Flood Tsunami Earthquake Pandemic COVID-19 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF...