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COVID-19 Effects on Distributed Manufacturing.

Stefan H Vieweg¹

¹Vieweg Business Consulting, Vienna, Austria, AT.

Ifac-Papersonline

|April 15, 2024

Summary

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The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted global supply chains and international manufacturing. Building resilience through corrective actions for production factors is key to managing health, isolation, and lockdown risks.

Keywords:

distributed manufacturing pandemic covid-19 crisis management mitigation resilience

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Area of Science:

Supply Chain Management
International Business
Pandemic Response

Background:

The COVID-19 pandemic, beginning in 2020, significantly disrupted global business operations and international supply chains.
The pandemic caused widespread surprise, leading to severe health consequences and economic instability worldwide.
International distributed manufacturing faced unprecedented challenges, including health risks, isolation, and supply chain disruptions.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on international distributed manufacturing.
To identify key factors for managing crisis situations in manufacturing and supply chains.
To propose strategies for building robustness and resilience in the face of global disruptions.

Main Methods:

Qualitative analysis of pandemic-related risks and challenges in international manufacturing.
Identification of critical factors for crisis management: resilience, redundancy, and flexibility.
Proposal of corrective and preparative actions for production factors and risk classes.

Main Results:

The pandemic highlighted the vulnerability of existing supply chain and manufacturing setups.
Resilience, redundancy, and flexibility are identified as crucial elements for business robustness.
A multi-faceted approach involving corrective and preparative actions is necessary for effective crisis management.

Conclusions:

International distributed manufacturing requires enhanced robustness to navigate crises like pandemics.
Proactive implementation of resilience strategies across all production factors is essential.
Addressing diverse risk classes (health, isolation, lockdown) through preparedness is vital for supply chain continuity.