Assessment of COVID-19 control strategies in a steel industry using a SWOT matrix
Autor: | Omid Fallahzadeh, Hamidreza Khorvash, Mahdiyeh Mohammadzadeh, Mahmoud Dakhilpour, Mohsen Hesami Arani, Mehrdad Moslemzadeh |
---|---|
Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
Process management Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Control (management) Iran 010501 environmental sciences Toxicology 01 natural sciences 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine IFE matrix Manufacturing Industry Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Pandemics SWOT analysis Occupational Health 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Infection Control SARS-CoV-2 Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Internal factor COVID-19 Work environment Steel Disease prevention Business |
Zdroj: | Toxicology and Industrial Health. 37:353-364 |
ISSN: | 1477-0393 0748-2337 |
Popis: | According to the health regulations, industrial environments due to the gathering of people are considered as one of the highest-risk places during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, planning with regard to health concerns can decisively help in infection control and continuity of businesses during the pandemic. The aim of this study was to evaluate the COVID-19 control management measures in the Sepid-farab Kavir Steel Complex (SKS complex) located in Isfahan province (Iran) using strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) matrix. After a literature review and field surveys, all weak, strong, threatening, and opportunity points were collected and were listed using the internal factor evaluation (IFE) and external factor evaluation (EFE) matrices and then were prioritized and weighted. Next, given the sum of scores of IFE and EFE, the SWOT matrix was constructed, the disease prevention and control strategies in the complex was determined, and finally, experts proposed corrective measures to improve the current situation. The results of the IFE matrix (IFE) analysis showed that in terms of corona control, there are more weaknesses than strengths within the company (the score of this matrix was 201.12). Also the score of 165 on the EFE matrix indicated that external threats were predominant, compared to external opportunities of company. SWOT analysis showed that despite some external problems and challenges, the existence of a favorable internal decision-making system had an important role in developing appropriate health strategies and implementing effective prevention measures in SKS complex against the COVID-19. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
Externí odkaz: |