Abstract
The world has been plagued by an unforeseen threat to public health by the appearance of COVID-19, which has impacted the world’s economy and the worldwide supply chain. The unexpected pandemic (COVID-19) quickly spread across the world, leaving not a single country unaffected by the worldwide pandemic. At the start of COVID-19, several countries adopted social distancing and lockdowns due to the virus. The existing pandemic’s discriminatory aspect has a negative influence on human health and the standard of living, as well as worldwide trade, supply chains, and major economies. COVID-19 has been shown to have an effect throughout the broader food supply chain, one of the largest significant sectors of any country, from the field to the consumers. There are currently substantial concerns regarding food production, manufacturing, delivery, and consumption in light of emerging issues within the food supply chain. Limitations on the mobility of workers, variations in consumer demands, the shutdown of food manufacturing industries, limited food trading regulations, and financial stress throughout the food supply chain are all results of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic (COVID-19) has changed consumer behavior and affected the business and economic sector. The purpose of this study was to explore the application of the Q-technique in the investigation of online consumer and manufacturer behavior in relation to end-user food purchases via digital marketing skills, supply chain possibilities, food purchaser and consumer happiness, and e-commerce infrastructure efficiency under the influence of COVID-19. The results show that in the crisis of supply chain management, clarifying the import food industry e-commerce supply chain crisis items, and determining their priority and strength can help enterprises make emergency decisions regarding supply chain operation; they can also be used as a reference for enterprises to use in responding to the crisis.
Highlights
This article is an open access articleSeveral countries worldwide recognized a state of health disaster as the COVID-19 virus spread extensively throughout six continents, and World Health Organization (WHO)advised that countries should prepare according to the Global Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan
The imported food industry e-commerce supply chain is facing a pronounced impact on business challenges due to adverse environmental conditions, such as border blockades caused by COVID-19
The study results established a set of 47 statements describing aspects of e-commerce supply chain impacted by COVID-19 that imported food e-commerce enterprises should recognize
Summary
This article is an open access articleSeveral countries worldwide recognized a state of health disaster as the COVID-19 virus spread extensively throughout six continents, and World Health Organization (WHO)advised that countries should prepare according to the Global Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan. Several countries worldwide recognized a state of health disaster as the COVID-19 virus spread extensively throughout six continents, and World Health Organization (WHO). To deal with COVID-19, governments have implemented social/physical separation and self-quarantine under public policy. This has caused an industrial slump [1–4]. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected where and how individuals shop for goods and has expedited major changes in industries that have affected everyone. As a result of low sales volumes and hoarding, has had an effect [5]. The virus disrupted the supply chain, altered customer behavior, and prompted concerns about rapid cross-functional style evaluation. In today’s extremely dynamic market context, supply chain management (SCM)
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