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** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** FOOD SUPPLY-CHAIN DISRUPTIONS APPEAR TO BE THE NEW NORM IN RECENT YEARS. PANDEMICS, ARMED CONFLICTS, AND CLIMATE-INDUCED SHORTAGES ERODE CONSUMER ACCESS TO FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS, REDUCE DISTRIBUTION EFFICIENCY, CREATE STOCKOUTS OF KEY FOODS, AND LEAD TO UNSOLD AND WASTED FOOD STOCKS. ALTHOUGH GOVERNMENT-BASED PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THOSE IMPLEMENTED RECENTLY IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, ARE EFFECTIVE IN PROVIDING SHORT-TERM CONSUMER AND BUSINESS RELIEF, THEY ARE NOT LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS TO A NEAR-CONSTANT STATE OF DISRUPTION. WE ARGUE THAT MANAGEMENT-DRIVEN APPROACHES INVOLVING MARKET-BASED BEHAVIORS ARE LONGER-TERM SOLUTIONS AS THEY ADDRESS THE FUNDAMENTAL LACK OF RESILIENCE THAT IS AT THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED DURING DISRUPTIONS. IN THE PROPOSED RESEARCH, WE INTEND TO IDENTIFY THESE SOLUTIONS AND HOW THEY COULD SUPPLEMENT FUTURE GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS. OUR OBJECTIVES ARE TO: (1) IDENTIFY POINTS OF FAILURE IN FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS, AND EXPERIMENT WITH SOLUTIONS USING SIMULATION TO RESPOND TO THESE FAILURES; (2) INVESTIGATE HOW TRANSITIONING TO ONLINE SHOPPING TO RESPOND TO THESE FAILURES CAN ALTER DEMAND AND USE THESE INSIGHTS TO ATTAIN GREATER ACCURACY IN RESPONDING TO FUTURE SHOCKS; (3) ESTIMATE THE IMPACT ON OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL OUTCOMES OF RETAIL PARTNERSHIPS WITH ONLINE DELIVERY PLATFORMS DURING THESE CRISES; (4) EXAMINE RETAILERS' PRICING AND INVENTORY RESPONSE TO DISRUPTIONS; AND (5) SYNTHESIZE OUR RESULTS TO DEVELOP A SET OF SOLUTIONS. OUR RESEARCH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THEORETICAL, METHODOLOGICAL, AND EMPIRICAL LITERATURES ON RETAIL FOOD DISTRIBUTION, SUPPLY CHAIN RISK MANAGEMENT, PRICING, AND ASSORTMENT AND INVENTORY PLANNING

$650,000FY2023National Institute of Food and AgricultureUSDA

Arizona State University, Scottsdale AZ

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** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** FOOD SUPPLY-CHAIN DISRUPTIONS APPEAR TO BE THE NEW NORM IN RECENT YEARS. PANDEMICS, ARMED CONFLICTS, AND CLIMATE-INDUCED SHORTAGES ERODE CONSUMER ACCESS TO FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS, REDUCE DISTRIBUTION EFFICIENCY, CREATE STOCKOUTS OF KEY FOODS, AND LEAD TO UNSOLD AND WASTED FOOD STOCKS. ALTHOUGH GOVERNMENT-BASED PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THOSE IMPLEMENTED RECENTLY IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, ARE EFFECTIVE IN PROVIDING SHORT-TERM CONSUMER AND BUSINESS RELIEF, THEY ARE NOT LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS TO A NEAR-CONSTANT STATE OF DISRUPTION. WE ARGUE THAT MANAGEMENT-DRIVEN APPROACHES INVOLVING MARKET-BASED BEHAVIORS ARE LONGER-TERM SOLUTIONS AS THEY ADDRESS THE FUNDAMENTAL LACK OF RESILIENCE THAT IS AT THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED DURING DISRUPTIONS. IN THE PROPOSED RESEARCH, WE INTEND TO IDENTIFY THESE SOLUTIONS AND HOW THEY COULD SUPPLEMENT FUTURE GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS. OUR OBJECTIVES ARE TO: (1) IDENTIFY POINTS OF FAILURE IN FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS, AND EXPERIMENT WITH SOLUTIONS USING SIMULATION TO RESPOND TO THESE FAILURES; (2) INVESTIGATE HOW TRANSITIONING TO ONLINE SHOPPING TO RESPOND TO THESE FAILURES CAN ALTER DEMAND AND USE THESE INSIGHTS TO ATTAIN GREATER ACCURACY IN RESPONDING TO FUTURE SHOCKS; (3) ESTIMATE THE IMPACT ON OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL OUTCOMES OF RETAIL PARTNERSHIPS WITH ONLINE DELIVERY PLATFORMS DURING THESE CRISES; (4) EXAMINE RETAILERS' PRICING AND INVENTORY RESPONSE TO DISRUPTIONS; AND (5) SYNTHESIZE OUR RESULTS TO DEVELOP A SET OF SOLUTIONS. OUR RESEARCH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THEORETICAL, METHODOLOGICAL, AND EMPIRICAL LITERATURES ON RETAIL FOOD DISTRIBUTION, SUPPLY CHAIN RISK MANAGEMENT, PRICING, AND ASSORTMENT AND INVENTORY PLANNING · GrantIndex