IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 DISEASE ON THE APPLICATION OF VEHICLE ROUTING PROBLEMS IN PRACTICE by Luka Olivari, Srećko Đuranović

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has, among other things, disrupted global supply chains, through a large increase in demand for medical supplies with simultaneous movement restrictions, increased transportation costs, and reduced labour availability. …”
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Gravity Chains: Estimating bilateral trade flows when parts and components trade is important by Richard E. Baldwin, Daria Taglioni

“…We also provide a simple theoretical foundation for a modified gravity equation that is suited to explaining trade where international supply chains are important.…”
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Processus d’intégration de villages périphériques dans le système d’approvisionnement de Bamako by Gwenaëlle Raton

“…The increase in the number of market places on the outskirts of Bamako which supply the city with food allows one to study how villages and new agricultural units are integrated to the urban supply chains. The unequal distribution of market places on the Bamako periphery and the central role they play for local inhabitants leads one to ponder three questions. …”
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Two-Stage Humanitarian Logistics Deprivation Model for the Planning of Scarce KN-95 Facemask Supplies under Agent’s Cooperation by Oscar L. Pineda-Martinez, Carlos D. Paternina-Arboleda, Guisselle A. García-Llinás

“…Humanitarian logistics encompasses a wide spectrum of conditions or constraints for supply chains, yet its focus on mitigating human suffering efficiently is what has motivated organizations and governments to make rapid decisions in real time. …”
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Economic Cycle Policy — Post COVID-19 by Überblick

“…Due to its global spread, supply chains have been disrupted and international trade has been severely impaired, which has hit the export-dependent German economy particularly hard. …”
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Bridging Gaps and Building Futures: Establishing initial teacher education for Asian languages in Ireland by Chang Zhang, Karen Ruddock

“…Furthermore, it addresses the critical shortage of qualified teachers and makes recommendations for developing sustainable teacher supply chains. By analysing feedback from pre-service and in-service teachers, educational institutions, and policy frameworks, the paper aims to contribute to a discussion that would enhance the quality of and accessibility to Asian language education in Irish schools, ensuring it meets evolving educational and societal needs. …”
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Market Structure and Competition During Economic Transformation by David Benček, Hannah Rosenbaum, John P. Weche

“…In particular, the disruptions and uncertainties recently observed in international value chains provide an incentive for companies to rethink and restructure supply chains. The re-nationalization of production processes contributes to greater security of supply, but sometimes at the price of higher production costs. …”
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The distribution network - risk factors from the perspective of the flagship enterprise by Marzena Kramarz, Włodzimierz Kramarz

“…Disturbances in material flows, reducing the efficiency of entire supply chains and the efficiency of individual chain links, are treated as risk factors The realization of distributional tasks based on the internal resources and the resources of network partners is, on one hand, an opportunity to adapt to market changes and create innovative products and services, yet, on the other hand, it increases enlarges the complexity of the system and is a source of interference in material flows. …”
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Survey of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) for Secure and Scalable Computing by Shreya Girish Savadatti, Shruthi Krishnamoorthy, Radhakrishnan Delhibabu

“…It explores DLT’s innovative use cases in finance, healthcare, supply chains and IoT, emphasizing advantages and challenges. …”
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Vertical farm. New architectures and cities from the forms of agriculture by Sara Basso, Adriano Venudo, Thomas Bisiani, Pierluigi Martorana

“…These high-rise buildings are functional for agriculture while also exhibiting sustainability features, such as the reduction of supply chains and land consumption. The issue is articulated through four areas: the origin of the tall building as a symbolic expression and its contemporary evolution; above-ground agriculture in relation to classical macroeconomic categories since the 1700s; and three case studies of experimental vertical farms (Skyfarm, Farmscraper and Farmhouse), interpreted as possible origins of new architectural types. …”
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EXPLORING THE EXPEDIENCY OF BLOCKCHAIN-BASED SOLUTIONS: REVIEW AND CHALLENGES by Francisco Javier MORENO ARBOLEDA, Georgia GARANI, Sergio Andrés ARBOLEDA ZULUAGA

“…Cryptocurrencies and supply chains, the two most well-known Blockchain uses, are considered and examined to assess how important these criteria are in these two use cases. …”
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Ensuring the economic security of the country in the new geopolitical realities by Yu. N. Kafiyatullina, G. P. Kharchilava

“…The process of developing measures that allow Russian economy to develop sustainably and effectively counter the growing geopolitical threats is complex and requires a comprehensive and honest assessment, including the import dependence degree of business, the degree and level of involvement in global supply chains, the development level of domestic production, etc. …”
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Developing an IoT and ML-driven platform for fruit ripeness evaluation and spoilage detection: A case study on bananas by Rajini M, Persis Voola

“…The benefits of this research extend beyond fruit ripeness detection and pave the way for future advancements in automating quality assessment in agricultural supply chains.…”
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Bioactive Compounds from Agricultural Residues, Their Obtaining Techniques, and the Antimicrobial Effect as Postharvest Additives by Rafael Gomes-Araújo, Dolores Gabriela Martínez-Vázquez, Ana Verónica Charles-Rodríguez, Sarahi Rangel-Ortega, Armando Robledo-Olivo

“…Agricultural vegetable products always seek to meet the growing demands of the population; however, today, there are great losses in supply chains and in the sales stage. Looking for a longer shelf life of fruits and vegetables, postharvest technologies have been developed that allow an adequate transfer from the field to the point of sale and a longer shelf life. …”
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The Gulf Cooperation Council and the Eurasian Economic Union: opportunities and prospects of trade cooperation by P. S. Prokopiev

“…The relevance of the work lies in the need to diversify foreign trade partners and ensure the sustainability of economic growth for the integration associations under consideration in the conditions of macroeconomic turbulence, global disruption of supply chains and the general degree of high tension in international economic relations.…”
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An Evolutionary Learning Whale Optimization Algorithm for Disassembly and Assembly Hybrid Line Balancing Problems by Xinshuo Cui, Qingbo Meng, Jiacun Wang, Xiwang Guo, Peisheng Liu, Liang Qi, Shujin Qin, Yingjun Ji, Bin Hu

“…Furthermore, many companies aim to establish their own closed-loop supply chains, encouraging the integration of disassembly and assembly lines into a unified closed-loop production system. …”
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Challenges in the post-covid-19 world by Fernando H. Taques

“…Economically, the pandemic has triggered widespread job losses, business closures, and disruptions to global supply chains, resulting in economic recessions and financial hardship for individuals and businesses alike. …”
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Analysis of the self-sufficiency of wheat production in Bosnia and Herzegovina by Ivanišević Marko, Popov Tatjana, Gvozden-Sliško Dijana

“…Achieving a specific level of self-sufficiency in primary food products is a common objective for nations, aimed at safeguarding domestic production, minimizing dependency on imports, and mitigating disruptions in global and regional supply chains. This study provides an analysis of wheat production and yields in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the goal of evaluating the self-sufficiency of wheat production. …”
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Saving the Fundaments: Impact of a Military Coup on the Sudan Health System by Alhadi K. Osman, Mona Ibrahim, Mohamed Elsheikh, Karrar Karrar, Hassan Salih

“…As a descriptive piece, this narrative does not only look at the impact of the military coup on hospitals, but considers the implications for the healthcare system as defined by the WHO, with particular emphasis on the impact of the coup on health funding from multi-laterals, service delivery, human resource availability, and supply chains in Sudan. …”
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Towards a Fair Agro-food Regime? A Regulationist Reading of the Fairtrade System by Juan Ignacio Staricco

“…The hypothesis of an emerging corporate-environmental food regime postulates that accumulation in the sector is based on the organization of quality audited supply chains governed by corporations. However, this reorganization of the food regime is being done on the basis of the appropriation of demands for a more socially, economically and environmentally sustainable agri-food system. …”
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