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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LOGISTICS-RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS
Volume 25, Issue 11, Pages 1401-1424Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/13675567.2021.1908524
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Agri-Food Supply Chains; COVID-19; Resilience; Best-Worst Method; Quality Function Deployment; Supply chain strategies
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The study explores the impact of COVID-19 on Agri-food Supply Chains (AFSC) and strategies for improving their resilience, through literature review and experts' opinions. The findings aim to help stakeholders maintain the flow of food items and formulate effective policies to enhance the resilience of AFSCs.
The Agri-food Supply Chains (AFSC) dealing with perishable items have suffered a lot due to the COVID 19 pandemic. During this uncertain time, developing resiliency has become a priority for management. Therefore, the main purpose of the study is to explore the impact of COVID-19 on AFSC and the possible strategies for improving the resilience of the AFSC. Impacts on AFSC and possible strategies are explored through the literature review and experts' opinions. The importance rating of impacts of COVID-19 on AFSC is determined using the Best-Worst Method (BWM). These impacts are further correlated with the strategies for improving the resilience of AFSC using Quality Function Deployment (QFD). The findings of the study will help farmers, food processors, distributors, and retailers to maintain the uninterrupted flow of food items from farmers to end-users during the uncertain business environment. It will also contribute to formulating effective policies by the government and other stakeholders for improving the resilience of AFSCs.
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