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Kazancoglu, Y., Sezer, M. D., Ozbiltekin-Pala, M., Lafçı, Ç., & Sarma, P. R. S. (2021). Evaluating

                   resilience in food supply chains during COVID-19. International Journal of Logistics Research and
                   Applications, 1-17.



           The COVID-19 outbreak has revealed weaknesses in the supply chains (SCs) and how easily it can be influenced by
           these disruptions. Food supply chains (FSCs) is one of the most affected SCs, and it needs to be more resilient
           against SC disruptions because their vulnerable structure such as having perishable products. Therefore, this
           article aims to uncover the need for resilience in FSCs during the COVID-19 outbreak. For this purpose, the enablers
           of resilience on FSCs are determined after a detailed examination of the current literature. Then, the graph theory
           matrix approach has been used to reveal the relationships between these enablers and investigate importance of
           enablers of resilience in FSCs during COVID-19 outbreak. It is significant to determine preference of enablers and
           rank of importance to take actions effectively. Depending on the results, the rank orders of the enablers are
           classified as readiness, collaboration with stakeholders, IT alignment, risk aware, responsiveness, flexibility,
           appearance and sustainability, respectively. Suggested implications can be provided benefits for policymakers
           and managers in FSCs.







































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