SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTION ON MEDICAL COMMODITIES DURING COVID IN INDIA

Abstract

The interruptions in China had a domino effect on worldwide supply networks before the severe lockdowns were imposed and COVID-19 spread. Priorities have shifted to ensure that expenditures are kept to a minimum and that necessities are delivered on time. Since the epidemic has worsened in India, the logistics supply chain has seen interruptions. The rising demand and decreasing supply may be traced back to a number of causes. Several practical options exist for investigating the current state of affairs. Promoting Indian markets and adjusting policies to aid the local labour force in reducing import dependence on other nations is a priority. The Indian logistics supply chain will benefit from this. This will boost economic growth and job prospects. The objective of the paper states to evaluate supply chain perspective of medical equipment and commodities on India’s covid-19 crisis, to analyse the impact of covid-19 disruptions on the medical commodity supply chain in India and to discuss how healthcare facilities developed resilience and responsiveness towards supply chains of medical commodities post covid in India. The data came in undercover, through a variety of secondary resources. This employs describing and exploring techniques. According to the retracted result, the logistics supply chain is far broader than only the worldwide transport of medications and other products. It deals with problems at the grass-roots level, such the lateness of transporters and couriers and the difficulty of moving people inside industrial units and prohibiting transportation activities (especially trucks). Disruptions in the supply chain affect a wide variety of products, including vaccines, hand sanitizers, testing kits, protected healthcare equipment (PPE), medicines, medical equipment, raw materials, and much more.