Assessing Values-based Sourcing Strategies in Regional Food Supply Networks: An Agent-based Approach
Document Type
Article
Source Publication Title
Journal on Policy and Complex Systems (Policy Studies Organization)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18278/jpcs.2.2.3
Abstract
The recent increase in demand for regionally produced food has resulted in a need for more efficient distribution methods. To connect regional food producers and consumers, intermediated regional food supply networks have developed. The intermediary, known as a regional food hub, serves as an aggregation point for products and information. It may also act as a filter to ensure that the requirements of both producers and consumers are consistently met. This paper describes an empirically based agent-based model of a regional food network in central Iowa that is intermediated by a food hub. The model was used to test a variety of sourcing policies that could be implemented by the food hub manager to improve operations. Results indicate that policies that protect producers from competition may have negative consequences for consumer satisfaction.
Disciplines
Engineering | Operations Research, Systems Engineering and Industrial Engineering
Publication Date
1-1-2015
Language
English
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Krejci, Caroline C.; Dorneich, Michael C.; and Stone, Richard T., "Assessing Values-based Sourcing Strategies in Regional Food Supply Networks: An Agent-based Approach" (2015). Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering Faculty Publications. 1.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/industrialmanusys_facpubs/1