| Autor: |
Rondinone, Daniela, Godfrey, A. Blanton, Khamkar, Aditi Anil |
| Zdroj: |
Journal of Textile & Apparel Technology & Management (JTATM); 2021 Special Issue, Vol. 12, p1-23, 23p |
| Abstrakt: |
The COVID-19 pandemic caused severe shortages of critical medical PPE products including gowns, masks, gloves, face shields, and N95 respirators. With the shortages in supply, hospitals and other healthcare providers as well as first responders experienced extremely high demand for PPE products. The radical increase in demand significantly impacted the supply chain network causing major shortages of supplies and disruptions in distribution. The purpose of this paper is to understand the challenges faced in the US PPE supply chain during COVID-19 that resulted in severe PPE shortages across the country. By taking into consideration the many components involved in this complex topic, this paper aims to help readers understand the different factors that contributed to the collapse of the US PPE supply chain and also provide a deep discussion of the changes that are required to avoid similar situations to happen in the future. The main objectives of this paper are: • Describe the main characteristics of PPE items, focusing on textile-based products • Identify the challenges associated with PPE shortages in the US • Recommend improvements to the PPE Supply Chain for COVID-19 and other pandemics This research paper is intended to provide valuable information that could both be used to improve the PPE supply chain in the current pandemic and to avoid the problems we have observed in the first six months of the current pandemic in future similar situations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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