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Resilience Decoded: The Role of Firms, Global Value Chains, and the State in COVID-19 Medical Supplies
Gereffi, Gary , Pavida Pananond, and Torben Pedersen
64/2  (Winter 2022): 46-70

This article examines the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on resilience. Resilience is not a one-dimensional concept but has different meanings at the levels of the firm (operational efficiency), the global value chain (appropriate governance), and the nation- state (national security). It illustrates resilience dynamics through lessons from case studies of four medical supply products - rubber gloves, face masks, ventilators, and vaccines. It explores how each adjusted to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and presents key strategies that can guide managers and policymakers in building resilience for future supply chain disruptions.

 

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