M. Douglas Voss, assistant professor of marketing and logistics, co-wrote an article accepted for publication in Logistics Quarterly. Co-authored by David J. Closs of Michigan State University and Daniel French, the paper is entitled “What Should I do to Secure My Supply Chain?” and focuses on food supply chain security.
The research, which was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the National Center for Food Protection and Defense (University of Minnesota), was part of a larger effort to assess supply chain security best practices in the food industry, and this particular study focused on food manufacturers and distributors and examined the differences between firms’ security implementation and performance as it varies by firm size, scope of operations (domestic v. international), and scope of activities (i.e. manufacturing, retailing, distribution). The work further detailed the differences between “best in class” security performers and other firms.