In this video, Tim Kraft, Ph.D., explains what food supply chains are and how, over time, they have become more specialized to increase our food supply and lower the cost of food for consumers.
by Tim Kraft
Published onAug 11, 2022
Food Supply Chains and COVID-19
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Abstract
In this video, Tim Kraft, Ph.D., explains what food supply chains are and how, over time, they have become more specialized to increase our food supply and lower the cost of food for consumers. He then discusses how these same operational improvements led to massive disruptions in our food supply chains when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, as food supply chains lacked the agility to react to the uncertainty in demand and supply caused by the pandemic.
Kraft is an Associate Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management at NC State. His research examines environmental and social responsibility issues in supply chains. Kraft previously taught at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business and was a visiting faculty member at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He received his doctorate degree from Stanford University.
Food Supply Chains and COVID-19 (Tim Kraft)
This video was originally produced for an audience of entering first-year and transfer students at NC State University as a part of an interdisciplinary experience. It is available for noncommercial reuse under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial 4.0 License, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
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