Reconfiguration of food grain supply network amidst COVID-19 outbreak: an emerging economy perspective

Dheeraj Sharma (), Amol Singh (), Ashwani Kumar (), Venkatesh Mani () and V. G. Venkatesh ()
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Dheeraj Sharma: Indian Institute of Management
Amol Singh: Indian Institute of Management
Ashwani Kumar: Indian Institute of Management
Venkatesh Mani: University of Montpellier, Montpellier Research in Management
V. G. Venkatesh: EM Normandie Business School, METIS Lab

Annals of Operations Research, 2024, vol. 335, issue 3, No 11, 1177-1207

Abstract: Abstract The procurement of food grains from farmers is one of the biggest challenges under the COVID-19 outbreak due to country-wise lockdowns. The present study aims to reconfigure the existing food grain supply chain network. The study advances the extant literature by proposing a novel mathematical model that considers the government guidelines issued to procure food grains from farmers under the COVID-19 situation. The model includes personal distancing, a key parameter relevant in the COVID-19 crisis, and has remained unaddressed in the existing literature. The proposed model is tested in India. The effect of different parameters like personal distancing cost, carbon emission cost, fixed cost, and transportation cost is also investigated under a given set of procurement centers. Finally, the procurement schedule for each procurement center is generated, which is especially useful for managing its activities and is also helpful to farmers to streamline the process. Results indicate that the proposed model is highly effective under pandemic emergencies like the current COVID-19 crisis. Policymakers and the government will find this model helpful in drafting relevant policies regarding food grain procurement under emergencies such as the COVID-19 outbreak. The distribution segment of the supply chain network is not part of the present research work. In future studies, this part could be then added to the whole of the procurement process, and both procurement and distribution can be assessed together again.

Keywords: Food grain procurement; Supply chain management; Supply chain reconfiguration; COVID-19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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