Corridor Planning Tool for Efficient and Resilient Agricultural Supply Chain in California

In California, which leads in agricultural output while its economy relies on an extensive freight network, there exists a gap in providing stakeholders with the necessary guidance to assess the resilience of critical infrastructure elements such as corridors, intermodal connectors, and aging bridges for efficient movement of agricultural products and its supply chain. The objective of this proposed research is to enable stakeholders to identify and implement strategies that would improve the efficiency and resilience of freight networks for the movement of key agricultural commodities in California as well as in other states in which agricultural supply chain constitutes a significant part of the economy. The research approach will involve developing a framework for risk priority of various elements of agricultural freight infrastructure in California.

• Record URL:
  https://fersc.utk.edu/research-focus/fersc-projects-year-2/

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $207253
• Contract Numbers:

  69-A3552348338

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Center for Freight Transportation for Efficient and Resilient Supply Chain

  University of Tennessee Knoxville
  Knoxville, TN  United States  37996
• Project Managers:

  Bruner, Britain

  Kaplan, Marcella

• Performing Organizations:

  California State University, Long Beach

  1250 Bellflower Boulevard
  Long Beach, CA  United States  90840
• Principal Investigators:

  Chandra, Shailesh

• Start Date: 20240701
• Expected Completion Date: 20250630
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Agricultural industry; Bridges; Corridors; Disaster resilience; Freight transportation; Intermodal facilities; Supply chain management
• Geographic Terms: California
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01929234
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Center for Freight Transportation for Efficient and Resilient Supply Chain
• Contract Numbers: 69-A3552348338
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Aug 29 2024 4:20PM