Table 1.

Challenges in recovering from COVID-19 pandemic.

Reference	Likely recovery challenges reported
Choi (2020)	Bankruptcy of supply chain partners
Chowdhury et al., (2020)	Layoff in the industry, rebuilding supply chain networks, and difficulties in maintaining relationships
Gurbuz and Ozkan (2020)	Adopting the latest technologies and applications and adapting to new approaches of working and management
Ishida (2020)	Although recovery challenges vary across industries, some likely challenges are restructuring supply chains and maintaining vertical integration
Clarke and Boersma (2020a)	Long time to recover due to long-lasting impacts on demand and supply, closure of operations of supply chain partners and lack of preparedness
Cui et al. (2020b)	Global economic recession in longer term and difficulties in recovery decision making
Lalon (2020)	Global economic recession, demand falls in longer term, order cancellation and balancing economic and social sustainability
Leite et al. (2020)	Lack of resources to implement rapid recovery plan and difficulties in increasing production capacities
Majumdar et al. (2020)	Sharp fall of demand in longer term, focusing on supply chain sustainability, payment withholding by buyers, closure of operations of supply chain partners permanently
Paul and Chowdhury (2020a)	Difficulties in increasing production capacity and maintaining a smooth flow of raw material supply
Sen (2020)	Global economic recession in longer term, payment withholding by buyers, order cancellation by the buyers due to demand drop, reduction of sourcing options, material price increase
Sharma et al. (2020)	Demand disruption, implementation of dynamic response and latest technologies, reconfiguring supply chain and synchronizing process
Sharma et al. (2021)	Low-level of preparedness and inadequate infrastructure and resources
Singh et al. (2020)	Global economic recession
van Hoek (2020)	Low level of preparedness, adaption to the new mode of distributions, implementation of digital technologies