Circular economy needs the resilient systems in COVID-19 pandemic

• Main Authors: Tseng, Ming-Lang, Ardaniah, Viqi, Bui, Tat-Dat, Mohd Helmi Ali,, Chiu, Anthony SF
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16765/1/43169-138715-1-SM.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16765/; https://ejournal.ukm.my/pengurusan/issue/view/1328

This note reveals the gaps from circular economy (CE) and resilience in the literature during COVID-19 pandemic. The disruptive event affects the circularity in the supply chain due to numerous single-use-products in food, health, plastic industries. The unsustainable production and consumption is harmful for social, ecological, and economic systems. The industrial practices need a highly resilient network to have better visibility and agility to shift sourcing. Prior studies reveal the gap that CE needs the resilient systems. Still, there is a need to conceptualize and models resilience in CE studies using quantitative and qualitative approaches.