Supply Chain Mapping to Prepare for Future Pandemics. Issue 1 (20th November 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Norwood, F. Bailey; Peel, Derrell
• Is Part Of: Applied economic perspectives and policy. Volume 43:Issue 1(2021)
• Page Start: 412
• Page End: 429
• Publication Date: 2020-11-20
• Subjects: food supply chain -- mapping -- pandemic -- supply chain management -- supply chain mapping -- sustainability -- vulnerability analysis; M20 -- M29 -- Q0 -- Q1; Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Periodicals; Agriculture and state -- Periodicals; 338.105
• DOI: 10.1002/aepp.13125
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2040-5790

Abstract

Abstract: The COVID‐19 experience demonstrated how little some agribusinesses understood their supply chain. As companies were scrambling to determine how the shutdowns would impact their input suppliers, they surely perceived a need to prepare better for future pandemics. This article describes the practice of supply chain mapping, an activity used to better understand the upstream and downstream components of a company's supply chain. In addition to describing how mapping works, this paper illustrates how mapping can help identify supply chain vulnerabilities and reduce risk. Moreover, it discusses a number of other mapping benefits, including transparency in sustainability commitments and idea generation .