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U.S., Mexico, Canada Risk Taskforce

Issue:

To assess and manage the state of risk of any given U.S. supply chain extending across North America (MEX-USA-CAN), it is necessary to account for its complexity and for all evidence available to characterize it. This is facilitated through the integration of a Data Lake System (CBTS-DLS) coupled with a Data Management Workflow(CBTS-DMWF), supporting the development of a set of supply chain Case Studies, where each, includes the formulation and validation of a Risk Minimum Viable Model (i.e.  a Bayesian RMVM), and its corresponding calibration and testing.

Objectives:

  1. To assess and expand the current U.S.-Mexico Taskforce membership to include Canadian representatives
  2. To expand the CBTS Data Lake System (CBTS-DLS) from the previous taskforce project to add the computational infrastructure needed for producing probabilistic risk analytics and for adding backup capabilities to CBTS-DLS.
  3. To update the design and operation of the current CBTS Data-Management Workflow (CBTS-DMWF) to provide a common computational research convergence platform, to make use of datasets, and to facilitate production of dashboards associated with each R19 case study.
Technical Illustration from taskforce project

Value Proposition:

To provide U.S. supply chain stakeholders operating in North America (MEX-USA-CAN) with the best actionable information and available resources to improve their operational decision-making, based on the assessment and management of the supply chain state of risk.

Project Lead Texas A&M University – College of Engineering
Research TeamPI: Zenon Medina-Cetina, Ph.D., Texas A&M University (TAMU), College of Engineering, College of Geosciences
Co-PI: Dennis Gorman, Ph.D., TAMU, School of Public Health
Co-PI: Julie Loisel, Ph.D., TAMU, College of Engineering College of Geosciences
Budget$574,107
DurationAug. 2022 – Feb. 2024

Categories: Projects, Research ProjectsTags: economics, research, supply chains

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