Analysing supply chain coordination mechanisms dealing with repurposing challenges during Covid-19 pandemic in an emerging economy: a multi-layer decision making approach

Following the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, there was a serious need for pharmaceutical industry to combat disease more quickly and effectively. In this regard, numerous companies set out repurpose current drugs. The noticed decision has major challenges in various dimensions, including creation management an efficient supply chain. present study attempts examine significance relationships repurposing analyze effectiveness chain coordination contracts confronting them. combination Decision-Making Trial Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) Analytic Network Process (ANP) named DANP method is applied investigate extracting weights mentioned multi-criteria optimization compromise solution technique called VIKOR employed prioritize found on their impact facing with challenges. techniques have been conducted under condition linguistic Z-numbers. results demonstrated that financial support digitalization are most influential Moreover, collaboration data availability weight. addition, four effort sharing, cost-sharing, credit option buyback best merging economy Iran should concentrate This research proposes novel framework decision-making by integrating Additionally, takes new look at use from viewpoint which highlighted particularly during pandemic.