• Universiti Teknologi Mara

• TPT 630

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

KAMPUS PUNCAK ALAM

TPT630: TOTAL LOGISTICS PROJECT MANAGEMENT

INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT 2: CASE STUDY – TRANSPORT/LOGISTICS PROJECTS

DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

TABLE OF CONTENT

DETAILS PAGE

INTRODUCTION 2

ISSUES 1: CHANGEABLE GUIDELINES AND RESTRICTIONS 3

ISSUES 2: SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTION 4

ISSUES 3: CASH AND WORKING CAPITAL ISSUES 5

RECOMMENDATION 1: CASH RESERVE 6

RECOMMENDATION 2: VALUE-IMPROVEMENT EXERCISE 7

RECOMMENDATION 3: END-TO-END SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS 8

CONCLUSION 9

REFERENCES 10

1

INTRODUCTION

Until today, Malaysia had been through 3 waves of the coronavirus pandemic. The

ending of this pandemic is still blurry, and no one can even put an exact date for it. All health

sectors around the world are struggling to find the vaccine and the antivirus. The

government have implemented some policies to holding up the economy of each country.

Even so, there are still operations, projects, and events that must be kept running

during this pandemic. Operations and projects which are vital to our country development on

many aspects, cannot be stopped. Covid-19 pandemic has affected Malaysia drastically. The

impact is even more obvious if we look to our economy and transportation sector as these

two sectors are strongly related. The transportation sector is an important component in the

economic growth. An efficient transportation system can lead to reduction of utilize cost in

economic sector.

The pandemic gave many problems that can slow down logistic and transportation

operations. It can cause absenteeism, change patterns of commerce, and can interrupt the

supply chain network around the globe. This can give bad impacts on the sustainability and

continuity of transportation operations. So, generating the solutions in advance can help to

address the issues that specifically related to logistics and transportations.

Even though we are struggling to continue surviving during this pandemic, we can

bring new ideas and solutions on the table to overcome those issues. There can always be a

solution for any problem. Transport organizations need to solve the issues quickly as logistic

and transportation operations are a long-term operation that needs proper planning and

specific preparedness to respond effectively to the issues or problems.