Synthesising COVID-19 Related Research from a Logistics and Supply Chain Perspective

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic research has emerged as a rapidly increasing field both from a practitioner's and an academician's perspective. In this paper, we present a synthesis of logistics and supply-chain related COVID-19 pandemic research and classify its results through a systematic literature review (SLR). To achieve this, the content of 87 papers was qualitatively assessed and classified according to their research themes and methodological approaches. The SLR findings pertain the changing mechanisms in logistics and supply chain management. The transformational change indicates insights for strategies, services, structures, and social issues. Accordingly, research avenues in logistics and supply chain management field are provided. Finally, propositions referring to research avenues and synthesis of the findings are suggested.