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The challenges and solutions of Inventory management in Chinese food supply chains during the Covid-19 Pandemic
2021 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

At the end of the 2019 year, the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic changes human life. People have to change their way to be more safer for working and producing. For most industries, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is huge. The number of active labor and the order is decreased, moreover, the inventory management issues appeared in this time. Hence, The related company must find a new inventory management solution for surviving in the Covid-19 pandemic. 

The subject of this research paper is about inventory management in Chinese food supply chains. And the purpose of this study is aim to dealing with the inventory management dilemma for the most company which related to the food industry during the Covid-19 pandemic. This study uses multi cases study to help readers understand the challenges and solutions of inventory management in the Chinese food industry during the Covid-19 pandemic deeply. Furthermore, this study uses qualitative research to analyze the interview data. 

The analysis illustrates that the resilience supply chain and the inventory costs are important for strengthening the ability of inventory management to face the risks. And this study is significant, and it can help many Chinese enterprises find a direction for the inventory management risk during the Covid-19 pandemic. Moreover, this study can also provide a foundation for the further study of risk management for inventory. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021. , p. 61
Keywords [en]
The Covid-19 pandemic, Food supply chain, Supply chain management, Logistic management, Inventory management.
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Business Administration Transport Systems and Logistics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-53852ISRN: JU-IHH-FÖA-1-20211442OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-53852DiVA, id: diva2:1574982
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JIBS, Business Administration
Available from: 2021-06-30 Created: 2021-06-29 Last updated: 2025-10-13Bibliographically approved

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