A literature review on risk sources and resilience factors in agri-food supply chains

Guoqing Zhao*, Shaofeng Liu, Carmen Lopez

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Abstract

Risk and uncertainty are ubiquitous and varied in agri-food supply chains. As environment volatility increases, only having capabilities to manage agri-food supply chain risks may not be enough, resilience factors also need to be integrated into daily operations. This paper undertakes a systematic literature review on risks sources and resilience factors in agri-food supply chains. A five-stage systematic review methodology has been followed. The findings suggest that agri-food supply chains are highly vulnerable to various risks due to its unique characteristics of products. Main risk sources include antibiotics resistance, weather related risks and natural disasters, policy and institutional risks, and unethical issues. Five key resilience factors identified from the literature are traceability, knowledge management, collaboration, culture, and agility. The paper makes a contribution to the extant literature in the field of agri-food supply chain risk management and agri-food supply chain resilience.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
EditorsHamideh Afsarmanesh, Luis M. Camarinha-Matos, Rosanna Fornasiero
PublisherSpringer New York LLC
Pages739-752
Number of pages14
ISBN (Print)9783319651507
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 22 Aug 2017
Event18th IFIP WG 5.5 Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises, PRO-VE 2017 - Vicenza, Italy
Duration: 18 Sept 201720 Sept 2017

Publication series

NameIFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Volume506
ISSN (Print)1868-4238

Conference

Conference18th IFIP WG 5.5 Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises, PRO-VE 2017
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityVicenza
Period18/09/1720/09/17

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Information Systems
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Information Systems and Management

Keywords

  • Agri-food supply chains
  • Inter-organisational knowledge management
  • Supply chain resilience
  • Supply chain risks

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