The production and distribution of face masks to other countries: a strategic approach of Taiwan during COVID-19 outbreak

What is it about?

Currently, the Covid-19 pandemic is spreading and breaking in many countries around the world. Many people face viral respiratory illness, even increasing mortality in some countries. In response to the reduction in community infections caused by Coronavirus, the use of face masks and sanitizers regularly is considered an effective strategy. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the responsible factors and sub-factors for the production and distribution of Taiwan face masks to other countries during the covid-19 outbreak. In this study, an analytical hierarchy processes (AHP) based approach has been utilized to prioritize the responsible factors. The key informers in this study are stakeholders which consist of managers, volunteers, associations, and NGOs. The results showed that the Good behavior of the employees during the Covid-19 pandemic is the top positioned responsible factor for successful production and distribution of face masks to the other countries with the highest global percentage of 15.7% and using sanitizers to protect health is the second most successful factor with the global percentage of 11.7%.

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