Issue:
Our nation is dependent on the movement of goods and services across our borders, whether they be by land, air, or sea. Natural disasters, intentional and unintentional acts of disruption, and policy changes can threaten this movement and cause wide-scale economic impacts and interfere with the access to critical commodities. This educational project seeks to connect executive leadership within public and private sectors who are responsible for the safety and functionality of our nation’s supply chain and prepare them to respond to incidents impacting our supply chain.
This project leverages the expertise of Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) Preparedness Programs to develop and facilitate workshops for executive leaders involved in the transport and inspection of goods across the Southern border.
Objective:
- Host two workshops bringing together executive leadership from public, private, and nonprofit sectors to work through mock supply chain disruption scenarios to foster interagency cooperation.
- Develop a re-usable curriculum format that is adaptable for repeated future use.
Value Proposition:
This project provides opportunities for participants to develop preparedness skills for response to DHS mission-relevant impacts to the supply chain and will also assist agencies and organizations in preparing and/or updating contingency plans for supply chain incidents to improve response times, foster adaptability, and build resilience.
| Project Lead | Texas A&M University |
| Research Team | PI: Dee Ellis, DVM Co-PI: Leslie Easterwood, DVM Co-PI: Glennon Mays, DVM |
| Budget | $137,888 |
| Duration | 2 years |