covid-19 pandemic

The Power of People in Pandemic Times

The Power of People in Pandemic Times

Driving Supply Chain Resilience through Corporate Culture
Nils-Ole Hohenstein
The assertion “Our people are what set us apart from our rivals” is a common statement made by nearly every company, highlighting the significance of their people as the most valuable asset. Similarly, a corporate culture emphasizing risk awareness and learning from experiences has played a key role in shaping supply chain resilience (SCRES) amidst competitive dynamics in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Employee engagement, communication, and collaboration, as dimensions of SC risk awareness, determine the effectiveness of firms’ cultures in handling large-scale disruptions with robustness and agility. Additionally, the COVID-19 crisis has had a positive impact on firms’ learning orientation. The crucial necessity of digital supply chain (SC) transformation to enhance SCRES under pandemic conditions has further reinforced the need for dynamic adaptation and reconfiguration of firms’ culture and employee skillsets through digital upskilling.
Industrie 4.0 Management | Volume 39 | 2023 | Edition 4 | Pages 25-30 | DOI 10.30844/IM_23-4_25-30
Empiric Research on Dynamic Production Platforms

Empiric Research on Dynamic Production Platforms

Potenziale für den Einsatz von dynamischen Plattformen während der COVID-19 Pandemie
Larissa Behrens, Stefan Wiesner
In recent years, the potential of B2B cloud manufacturing has developed steadily. Through the use of digital platforms, companies can expand their business models and open up new business areas, which is of decisive economic importance, especially during a pandemic. The potentials of production platforms were examined in a company study to derive recommendations for actions for companies. The study shows that the interest for a platform participation on the supply side is higher than on the demand side.
Industrie 4.0 Management | Volume 37 | 2021 | Edition 1 | Pages 7-11