Preliminary communication

https://doi.org/10.31803/tg-20210805121228

Supply Chain Management in Pandemic Times: An Experience from Macedonian Automotive Industry

Atanas Kochov orcid.org/0000-0002-5213-5009 ; Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering – Skopje, Karposh II bb, 1000 Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia
Elena Kochovska orcid.org/0000-0003-1898-6114 ; Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering – Skopje, Karposh II bb, 1000 Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia

Abstract

The automotive industry is one of the sectors that has been hardest hit by the pandemic crisis. The pandemic’s effects have resulted in multiple disorders, which led to loss of important suppliers and the inability to obtain vital parts, exposing the vulnerability of current Lean Just in Time supply chains. This paper provides a brief analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on the automotive sector in the Republic of North Macedonia. The provided findings are based on a research study conducted simultaneously in eight automotive organizations in the Republic of North Macedonia. This study sought to investigate the extent of the pandemic's influence on organizations' supply chains, what preventive steps have been implemented to minimize the virus's transmission, and what are the most prevalent obstacles that organizations have experienced during the pandemic.

Keywords

automotive industry; pandemic; supply chain

Hrčak ID:

265003

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/265003

Publication date:

1.11.2021.

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