ABSTRACT
The incessant logistic restrictions due to the pandemic crisis have caused a great impact on the performance of the stakeholders in the supply chain. Thus, the field of supply chain resilience (SCR) has received increasing attention on minimizing the impact and improving the supply chain management system to sustain during a difficult situation. This paper explores the trends and performance of research on SCR within 10 years (2012 to 2021) using bibliometric analysis based on the dataset from the Scopus database. The evaluation of the performance of publication on SCR was analysed using Harzing’s platform, while the mapping of the bibliometric network was visualized using VOSviewer. The results of bibliometric analysis based on 405 publications show significant growth in the number of publications in the research domain of SCR from 2012–2021, with three topics that are persistent across the 10-year study period, namely risk management, sustainability, and agile management system. This paper hopes to contribute as a point of reference on the extant and emergent topics and methodology decisions for future studies on supply chain resilience, especially during an uncertain situation. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
ABSTRACT
This conceptual paper embraces the concept of the hub model as the alternative distribution approach for sustainable farm-based business during the pandemic crisis. It is believed that the conventional distribution approach which is typically developed by a longer chain that involves multi-levels of intermediaries might less significant for farm produce due to perishability, especially when all supporting services like transportation and small retail stores are disrupted. The study focuses on small-scale farmers in Ranau, Sabah who have affected by the logistic disruption during the movement control order amid the Covid-19 outbreak. The Covid-19 has caused an unstable supply of farm produce to the market due to several physical and logistic restriction, thus has led to the dumping of farm produce and loss of regular market. This paper is based on the key informant interviews with two key small farmers in Ranau who employs the different approach of distributing their farm produce to customers during the pandemic through the appointed agents who served as one-stop collection hub in the city. The findings provide useful insights into the development of the conceptual idea for a sustainable distribution system by embracing the hub model through a mobile app, integrating the farmer, hub agent, runner and customer in the supply chain. This paper hopes to contribute ideas to policymakers to provide appropriate support facilities on the sustainable distribution system for farm produce in Malaysia. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.