
International Journal of Supply Chain Management, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 12(6), С. 39 - 56
Опубликована: Дек. 30, 2023
Global supply chain management has been a critical aspect of the international business community for decades. With rapid growth globalization, companies have expanding their businesses to different parts world, establishing cross-border partnerships and operations, relying on global trade success. In recent years, environment in which these chains operate undergone significant changes. The COVID-19 pandemic, changes government policies, fluctuations investment created more complex challenging landscape manage effectively. This resulted need rethink strategies, especially developing countries such as Bangladesh. study employs qualitative research methodology develop an integrated freight transportation system Bangladesh just after changing due COVID-19, geopolitics, other negative impacts that brought risks/disruptions movement from/to through Bangladeshi seaports. findings disruptions lead problems like operation shutdown, lost sales, late deliveries, reputation loss remarkably. River transport emerges overwhelmingly preferred mode, presenting substantial 60% respondents' choices whereas rail mode is only 30% but offers advantages terms efficiency cost-effectiveness make it strong candidate transporting goods Furthermore, 41.58% respondents expressed view significantly disrupted various activities, including shipping trade. purpose this provide comprehensive analysis current state identify ways enhance country's system. will examine existing infrastructure, practices, suggest mechanisms improving competitiveness
Язык: Английский