Covid-19’s Impact on Supply Chain Practices in the Republic of Serbia

Anđela Đorđević – Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade, Jove Ilića 154, Belgrade, Serbia

Biljana Cvetić – Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade, Jove Ilića 154, Belgrade, Serbia

Dragan Vasiljević – Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade, Jove Ilića 154, Belgrade, Serbia

Vidosava Džagić – The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia, Kneza Miloša 12, Belgrade, Serbia

Abstract:This paper focuses on supply chain practices before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Supply chain disruptions due to COVID-19 on the sup­ply, demand, and logistical side are thoroughly explained and presented. The paper addresses how the pandemic exposed the vulnerabilities and de­ficiencies of the lean, JIT global supply chain model. This paper also presents short- and long-term strategies that companies have taken to mitigate sup­ply chain disruptions. As a contribution to the paper, results from the re­search on COVID-19 impacts on the Serbian economy and business, that the Serbian Chamber of Commerce has conducted, are shown. The paper aims to highlight the most important supply chain measures and strategies need­ed to stay competitive during any pandemic.

6th International Scientific Conference on Recent Advances in Information Technology, Tourism, Economics, Management and Agriculture – ITEMA 2022 – Conference Proceedings, Hybrid (University of Maribor, Slovenia), October 27, 2022

ITEMA Conference Proceedings published by: Association of Economists and Managers of the Balkans – Belgrade, Serbia

ITEMA conference partners: Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor, Slovenia; Faculty of Organization and Informatics, University of Zagreb, Varaždin; Faculty of Geography, University of Belgrade, Serbia; Institute of Marketing, Poznan University of Economics and Business, Poland; Faculty of Agriculture, Banat’s University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine ”King Michael I of Romania”, Romania

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