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Chaos: International Sourcing of PPE and the Covid-19 Pandemic

In: Organizational Communication and Technology in the Time of Coronavirus

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  • Frode Soelberg

    (Nord University)

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Resilience is a major issue in Supply Chain literature. In practice, however, global supply chains are cut so lean that one tiny little hiccup may cause cascading failure. This chapter will elaborate on the hectic months of March and April 2020, viewed through the lens of a Senior Executive at an International sourcing company in Bodø, Norway. The whole structure of an international business broke down, all the way from international politics; tariffs and terms of trade, to business ethics; the norms of cooperation and competition, to micro strategic management; organizing the sourcing operation, quality controls, and risk management. The experiences and solutions to these challenges carry implications for international sourcing in general and “just in time management” in particular.

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  • Frode Soelberg, 2022. "Chaos: International Sourcing of PPE and the Covid-19 Pandemic," Springer Books, in: Larry D. Browning & Jan-Oddvar Sørnes & Peer Jacob Svenkerud (ed.), Organizational Communication and Technology in the Time of Coronavirus, chapter 0, pages 135-152, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-030-94814-6_8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-94814-6_8
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