Document Type
Thesis
First Faculty Advisor
John Visich
Second Faculty Advisor
Paul Roselli
Keywords
climate change; supply chain; farming; Risk
Publisher
Bryant University
Rights Management
CC - BY - NC - ND; CC - BY; CC - BY - SA; CC - BY - ND; CC - BY - NC - SA; CC - BY - NC
Abstract
The purpose of this project is to investigate the effects that climate change will have on the agricultural supply chain in the Northeast United States. The goal is to provide risk mitigation methods to farmers and supply chain professionals for how to combat the rapidly changing environmental status quo. This was investigated by surveying 21 farmers about their opinions about the current state of farming and their optimism or pessimism on the future of farming. The findings reflected a great concern for the future of farming despite many alarming signals about the increasing intensity of storms. The conclusion was that supply chain managers should prioritize climate change risk indicators when selecting suppliers to combat risk and give a competitive advantage against unprepared competition. By taking a more proactive approach, many companies will be more prepared to “weather the storm.”
Comments
This paper discusses the impact that climate change will have on the agricultural supply chain and how stakeholders can take action to prevent risk. The purpose is to offer solutions to mitigate this incoming risk.