Title
Assessing Values-based Sourcing Strategies in Regional Food Supply Networks: An Agent-based Approach
Campus Units
Aerospace Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Human Computer Interaction, Virtual Reality Applications Center
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
Fall 2015
Journal or Book Title
Journal on Policy and Complex Systems
Volume
2
Issue
2
First Page
21
Last Page
48
Research Focus Area(s)
Operations Research
DOI
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.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Copyright Owner
Policy Studies Organization
Copyright Date
2015
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
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 and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Publications. 212.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/imse_pubs/212
Comments
This article is published as Krejci, Caroline C., Michael C. Dorneich, and Richard T. Stone. "Assessing Values-based Sourcing Strategies in Regional Food Supply Networks: An Agent-based Approach." Journal on Policy and Complex Systems 2, no. 2 (2015): 21-48. DOI: 10.18278/jpcs.2.2.3. Posted with permission.