Regional supply chains for the production of protective masks for coping in the post-covid world

ABSTRACT

This paper aims to develop a short supply chain for the local production of protective masks for the population in different regions of Brazil, in view of the scarcity of resources on the market in pandemic contexts. Regarding the methodological procedures, the research was classified as applied in nature, with a qualitative approach and as for the exploratory objective because it plans at this time of the pandemic, of COVID-19 to present an emergency supply chain that has not yet been properly mapped. Regarding the data, secondary data related to suppliers in the supply chain and potential manufacturers of masks were used in the Central Business Register of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). The information on the productive arrangements in the clothing sector was obtained through a search on the Google search site. As a result, this paper identified the existence of potential complete supply chains in the Southeast and South regions, as well as pointed out the need to develop some links in the chain in other regions of the country, in order to guarantee supply in pandemic periods. In the post pandemic period, it is necessary to use policies to stimulate the development of suppliers of the masks supply chain, especially in the North, Northeast and Midwest regions of Brazil in order to enable the prompt production of articles by the installed capacity of the region. © 2020, Universidade de Taubate. All rights reserved.