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After a crisis: Operational restart and contingency planning in manufacturing

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  • Onica, Terry

    (Director of Automotive, QAD, USA)

  • Fisher, Cathy

    (President, Quistem, USA)

  • Sisk, Lori

    (Assistant Professor of Teaching of Global Supply Chain Management, USA)

Abstract

As the COVID-19 pandemic closed manufacturing plants and disrupted supply chains in early 2020, we looked at how original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and tiers in the automotive industry responded, pivoted and restarted. Contingency plans and restart tasks took centre stage, sometimes coming up short. We found that many downstream tier suppliers lacked contingency plans altogether for managing operational disruptions of the magnitude we faced during the pandemic. We developed the operational restart readiness checklist (ORR checklist) with a focus on contingency planning in the automotive industry. It served as the basis for our work as we developed a survey of restart and recovery activities, created a presentation and webinar and drafted an eBook on the impact and root causes of supply chain disruptions. We identified the resources needed to return to operational stability amid restart challenges. Our ORR checklist offers manufacturers a framework for improving contingency planning. This paper describes our findings and recommendations on operational restart and recovery, and the need for automation and technology.

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  • Onica, Terry & Fisher, Cathy & Sisk, Lori, 2022. "After a crisis: Operational restart and contingency planning in manufacturing," Journal of Supply Chain Management, Logistics and Procurement, Henry Stewart Publications, vol. 4(3), pages 280-295, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:aza:jscm00:y:2022:v:4:i:3:p:280-295
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    Keywords

    supply chain; operational restart; supply chain disruption; automotive supply chain; supply chain risk; risk management; crisis management; contingency planning;
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    JEL classification:

    • L23 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Organization of Production
    • M11 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Production Management

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