Wheat Supply Chain Data Collection

Details

• Creators:
  Sage, Jeremy ; Casavant, Ken
• Corporate Creators:
  Washington State University. Freight Policy Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  Washington (State). Dept. of Transportation. Freight Systems Division
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Wheat
  • Supply chain management
  • Alternate fuels
  • Freight
  • Supply chain
  • Data collection
• Publication/ Report Number:
  WA-RD 853.1
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Washington
• Corporate Publisher:
  Washington (State). Dept. of Transportation. Office of Research and Library Services
• Abstract:
  As the Washington State Department of Transportation’s (WSDOT) interest in developing a statewide freight model has grown, so too has the need to better understand potential responses of major industries to different policy and market scenarios aimed at reducing freight emissions. This research seeks to understand the wheat supply system and its transportation characteristics, as well as potential behavioral responses by wheat suppliers to changes in policy and market conditions, particularly the feasibility of alternative fuel adoption. To accomplish this, the research team has conducted both new interviews within the wheat supply chain actors, as well as identified existing data sources that help broaden the picture of wheat movement. Results suggest that research is needed to better understand and develop both the power generation of alternative fuel engines as well as the logistics of fuel distribution infrastructure. This is particularly evident for rural freight networks that move heavy agricultural or natural resource based products.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  Agreement T1462, Task 05
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40003/dot_40003_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.15 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:3120162fb549c10b46b172d27d613eb0e73e67eee6f82c01df113914d24f2a90