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Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Sustainable Food Supply Chains

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  • Yigit Kazancoglu

    (Department of Logistics Management, Yasar University, İzmir 35100, Turkey)

  • Melisa Ozbiltekin-Pala

    (Department of Logistics Management, Yasar University, İzmir 35100, Turkey)

  • Muruvvet Deniz Sezer

    (Department of Business Administration, Yasar University, İzmir 35100, Turkey)

  • Banu Y. Ekren

    (Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield University, Bedford MK43 0AL, UK)

  • Vikas Kumar

    (Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK)

Abstract

Recently, it has become an important issue to ensure sustainability, especially in food supply chains, against the rapidly growing population, increasing demand, and sudden disruptions caused by uncertain times such as that caused by COVID-19. Since food supply chains has vulnerable products and processes, it is critical to understand the sustainability factors of food supply chains especially in uncertain times such during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to determine sustainability factors of food supply chains. An Interpretive Structural Modelling method is used to state the relations between sustainability factors of food supply chains. As a result of the study, Information Sharing and Managerial Approaches are classified as driving factors; Food Safety and Security, Know-How Transfer, Logistics Networking, Risk Mitigation, Employee Commitment, Innovation, Traceability and Responsiveness are categorized as linkage factors. This article will be beneficial for managers in helping them develop sustainable food supply chains during uncertain times by focusing on traceability, information sharing, know-how transfer, food safety and security.

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  • Yigit Kazancoglu & Melisa Ozbiltekin-Pala & Muruvvet Deniz Sezer & Banu Y. Ekren & Vikas Kumar, 2021. "Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Sustainable Food Supply Chains," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(1), pages 1-14, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2021:i:1:p:143-:d:709736
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