A snapshot of food supply chain in Wuhan under the COVID-19 pandemic

Min, Shi; Zhang, Xiaoheng; Li, Gucheng

doi:10.1108/caer-04-2020-0056

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“…The supply chain entities transform the raw material to the finished products, and it is highly vulnerable to turbulent environment (Roh et al 2014). Turbulent environment like abrupt outbreak of COVID-19 caused disruption in supply chain of many firms across the globe that caused labor shortage, stock outs of medical commodities, and food (Larue 2020;Min et al 2020;Sarkis 2021). To address the turbulent environment, the businesses are found to be up and doing to manage the disruption of supply chain sustenance using advanced technology (Sharma et al 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

Supply chain sustainability during turbulent environment: Examining the role of firm capabilities and government regulation

Chatterjee

Chaudhuri

2021

Oper Manag Res

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The turbulent environment like COVID-19 has forced many firms to the brink of collapse. It has a devastating impact on the supply chain management and its sustainability. Many firms were forced to close due to unavailability of raw materials, essential ingredients, and labor shortage. Not many firms were capable of efficiently handling such disruptive situation. There is not much study on appropriate supply chain strategy for such turbulent situation. The practitioners as well as academic researchers are interested to know how to deal with such situation and remain sustainable for any such future crisis like COVID-19. In this background the aim of this study is to examine the determinants that impact the supply chain sustainability during turbulent situation. The study investigates how firm capability and government regulation impact the supply chain sustainability during turbulent environment. With the help of literature review, dynamic capability theory and contingency theory, a theoretical model has been developed. Later the model has been validated using PLS-SEM technique with 315 usable responses from employees of different firms in India engaged in supply chain management process. The study finds out that firms' capabilities, leadership team support and contingency plan play vital role to formulate appropriate supply chain strategy which in turn positively impacts supply chain sustainability during turbulent environment. The study also finds that there is a moderating role of government regulation impacting supply chain management during the turbulent environment.

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confidence: 99%

Supply chain sustainability during turbulent environment: Examining the role of firm capabilities and government regulation

Chatterjee

Chaudhuri

2021

Oper Manag Res

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“…Production volume changes (production rate) or stopping production (stoppage of production) [7,10,12,38,48,56,63,66,70,72,74,75,79,80,87,100,106,108,110,113,114,129,131,134,137,142,152,162,[169][170][171][172][173][174] Stability and business continuity plans…”

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“…Fluctuation in supply and demand [5,7,8,14,25,28,29,[36][37][38][39]41,[46][47][48]50,54,57,60,63,64,74,76,[78][79][80][81]84,92,93,[100][101][102][105][106][107][108]111,114,118,123,125,131,132,137,139,142,144,146,149,155,159,…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Food distribution disruption [1,13,29,36,37,50,57,58,60,66,67,[71][72][73]75,79,80,84,92,100,106,108,118,136,140,142,171,183] Decision support tools Decision Support System (DSS) [3] Online infrastructures E-delivery services; online platforms [8,135] Transportation and distribution plans Short-term incentives for distributors [61] Distribution planning and resource allocation [14] Strengthening food storage and inter-and intra-island transport [171] Distribution strategy [67] Government financial assistance for companies Government humanitarian assistance [29,140] Reduction of fees and taxes [66,84,113] Government purchasing agricultural products from small farmers and shorter supply chains [84] Restructuring plans Emergency cashflow and liquidity measures [93] Significant funds [29] Activate the agricultural crisis reserve …”

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Causal Impacts of Epidemics and Pandemics on Food Supply Chains: A Systematic Review

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The epidemics and pandemics can severely affect food supply chains, including producers, retailers, wholesalers, and customers. To minimize their impacts, it is fundamental to implement effective policies that ensure continuity in the provision, affordability, and distribution of basic food items. This research identifies the main impacts of pandemics and epidemics on food supply chains and policies that can minimize these impacts. Based on a systematic literature review (SLR), 173 documents are analysed to propose a taxonomy of impacts on four supply chain links: demand-side, supply-side, logistics and infrastructure, and management and operation. The taxonomy presents the main impacts and respective mitigation policies. In addition, the literature review leads to the development of a comprehensive causal loop diagram (CLD) with the identification of main variables and their relationship with food supply chains. Finally, a specific research agenda is proposed by identifying the main research gaps. These findings provide a structured method for evaluating policies that ensure the functioning of food supply chains, particularly in disruptions such as epidemics and pandemics.

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“…In the event of major public health emergencies, it is of great significance to ensure the safe production and supply of food. This study on the extent to which the sudden shortage of agricultural labor force will affect the production, trade, and price of food in China is conducive to having an understanding of the impact of public health emergencies on China's food safety, as well as to the government's relevant policies to ensure food safety for its citizens [33][34][35][36]. This study uses a general equilibrium (CGE) model to simulate the impact of varying degrees of labor shortage on food production, trade, and prices in China's 31 provinces, with an aim to provide a reference for China's strategies to ensure food safety in the face of major public health incidents.…”

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Impact of Epidemic-Affected Labor Shortage on Food Safety: A Chinese Scenario Analysis Using the CGE Model

Qin

Jiang

et al. 2021

Foods

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Human food safety should be given priority during a major public health crisis. As the primary element of agricultural production, labor tends to suffer the most during a period of public health concern. Studying the impact of epidemic-affected labor shortages on agricultural production, trade, and prices has important implications for food security. This study used a calculable general equilibrium model to study the changes in agricultural production, trade, and prices under different labor damage scenarios. The results showed that agricultural production was less affected under a scenario where the epidemic was controlled locally. The output of agricultural products decreased by about 2.19%, and the prices of agricultural products increased slightly. However, the nationwide output of agricultural products decreased by only 0.1%, and the prices remained largely stable. In the case of the spread of the epidemic, the output of agricultural products in the epidemic area decreased by 2.11%, and the prices of certain agricultural products increased significantly. For example, the price of vegetables increased by 0.78%, the price of pork increased by about 0.7%, and those of agricultural products in other parts of the country also increased slightly. Compared with the national spread scenario, the local outbreak scenario had a smaller impact on Chinese food security, indicating Chinese effective policy against the epidemic. Although the impact of labor shortage under the influence of the epidemic on China was relatively limited, and considering its stable food security, we should pay attention to the increase in the process of agricultural products and changes in agricultural trade in the epidemic area. The residents in the epidemic areas could not effectively obtain nutritious food, which affected their health. Thus, the government should also completely mobilize agricultural resources to ensure the nutrition safety of residents during major public health incidents.

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A snapshot of food supply chain in Wuhan under the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 43 publications

References 30 publications

Supply chain sustainability during turbulent environment: Examining the role of firm capabilities and government regulation

Supply chain sustainability during turbulent environment: Examining the role of firm capabilities and government regulation

Causal Impacts of Epidemics and Pandemics on Food Supply Chains: A Systematic Review

Impact of Epidemic-Affected Labor Shortage on Food Safety: A Chinese Scenario Analysis Using the CGE Model

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