Abstract
The purpose of this chapter is to provide insights into literature on supply chain disruption research with a specific focus on future research opportunities. A structured meta-literature review approach covering 93 literature reviews was chosen. Quantitative and qualitative content analysis and bibliographic network analysis are applied to highlight trends and research gaps. The meta-analysis shows the current and past academic discourse on supply chain disruptions. Furthermore, this research establishes a research framework and highlights future research opportunities. The research points to research topics that should be addressed in the future. The paper provides a holistic understanding of literature on supply chain disruptions in the commercial and humanitarian context.
Highlights
Chain disruptions result from unforeseen or unplanned events that interrupt the regular flow of goods within a supply chain [1,2,3]
Based on the research questions, the search string for the analysis consists of four elements: first, keywords that are linked to disruptions as such and pandemic due to the recent COVID-19 challenges
Since there was no time-constraint used in the search criteria, 2006 marks the first year of a literature review published on supply chain disruption research
Summary
Chain disruptions result from unforeseen or unplanned events that interrupt the regular flow of goods within a supply chain [1,2,3]. During the COVID19 pandemic, supply, demand and distribution disruptions are happening simultaneously [4, 5]. First surveys among practitioners indicate strong implications of the crisis for commercial and humanitarian supply chains. Seventy-three percent of commercial supply chains in the USA experienced changes in their supply and 75% in their production and distribution [6]. Almost all humanitarian organizations applied changes to their operations and 93% got impacted due to actions by authorities [7]. Forty percent recognized increased needs from beneficiaries [8]. The global COVID-19 pandemic sparked and accelerated research on supply chain disruptions. This article is part of Topical Collection on Dynamics of Disasters
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