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Food supply network disruption and mitigation: an integrated perspective of traceability technology and network
Lili Wang1, Bin Hu1, Yihang Feng1
1School of Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, 430074 Hubei China.
Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory
|October 10, 2022
Summary
Food supply chain resilience against disruptions like COVID-19 can be improved using traceability technology and optimized network structures. Accuracy in traceability and network centralization significantly enhance mitigation capabilities.
Area of Science:
- Supply Chain Management
- Disaster Management
- Food Security
Background:
- The COVID-19 pandemic severely disrupted global food supply networks.
- Understanding and mitigating these disruptions is crucial for maintaining food security.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate food supply network disruption and mitigation strategies.
- To analyze the technical (traceability) and structural (network design) factors influencing resilience.
Main Methods:
- Case study of a COVID-19 outbreak in Beijing's Xinfadi market.
- Development of disruption mitigation models incorporating traceability solutions and network structures.
- Simulation experiments to evaluate the effects of technical and structural attributes.
Main Results:
- Traceability accuracy has a greater positive impact than timeliness on mitigation capability.
- Betweenness centralization positively affects mitigation, while degree centralization negatively affects it.
- Joint effects of technical and structural attributes show complex interactions influencing resilience.
Conclusions:
- Optimizing traceability accuracy and network structure (specifically betweenness centralization) are key strategies for enhancing food supply chain resilience.
- Decision-making should consider the interplay between technical attributes of traceability and the structural characteristics of supply networks.
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