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. 2020 Sep 29;26:411–427. doi: 10.1016/j.spc.2020.09.019

Table A2.

Identification of the most significant drivers to SCS using Pareto analysis.

No. List of identified drivers to SCS Code 5: Very High important and 1: Very weakly important
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 Efficient disruption risk management capacity D1
2 Supply chain agility D2
3 Delivery reliability D3
4 Build strong legislation facility to tackle COVID-19 for industry owners D4
5 Customer support, awareness and community pressure D5
6 Adopting block chain technology D6
7 Increasing the applications of data analytics in supply chain D7
8 Supply chain digitization & virtualization D8
9 Support from international forums (i.e. World Economic Forum) D9
10 Collaboration among supply chain partners to ensure materials supply D10
11 Building sustainable procurement strategies considering COVID-19 D11
12 Enable employees’ safety by providing PPE D12
13 Build resilient transportation and logistics facility D13
14 Development of health protocols for stakeholders across the supply chain D14
15 Policy development to recover the impact of COVID-19 D15
16 Financial support from supply chain partners D16
17 Expanding the application of internet of things (IoT) D17
18 Application of automation and robotics in manufacturing and logistics service D18
19 Use of 3D printing for rapid manufacturing D19
20 Financial support from the government through offering incentives, tax cuts, loans etc. D20