Completed
Regional focus
Global
North America
Topics
A series of four virtual public workshops was held in February 2021 to discuss sustainable and resilient supply chains with emerging technologies. Videos of all the sessions and selected powerpoint presentations are available at each workshop website below. The publication below summarizes the presentations and discussion of the workshops.
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Workshop_in_brief
·2021
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis sparked concerns about the vulnerability of supply chains and the significant impact of their disruption on the economy and society within the U.S. and abroad. Issues around global supply chains existed before the pandemic but were also greatly aggravat...
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Description
An ad hoc committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will organize and conduct a one-day public workshop on fostering sustainable and resilient supply chains with emerging technologies. The workshop will convene experts from local government, the private sector, the philanthropic community, academia, and nongovernmental organizations to address the advantages, disadvantages, and environmental implications of moving toward localized production, which may be less vulnerable to some types of natural disasters and disease outbreaks. Workshop participants will also discuss and share their perspectives on the feasibility of and need for underlying supply chain elements required to implement a scalable model for additive and advanced manufacturing taking into consideration various scenarios. Discussions will include those relevant to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to creating greater resilience for communities and far more environmentally and economically sustainable consumption and production approaches. A Proceedings of a Workshop--in Brief will be prepared by a designated rapporteur in accordance with institutional guidelines.
Contributors
Sponsors
National Academy of Sciences George and Cynthia Mitchell Endowment for Sustainability Science
Staff
Franklin Carrero-Martinez
Lead
Emi Kameyama
William B Anderson
Steven Stichter
Laurie Geller
Major units and sub-units
Policy and Global Affairs
Lead
Transportation Research Board
Collaborator
Division on Earth and Life Studies
Collaborator
Office of International Networks, Cooperation, and Security
Lead
Office of Special Projects
Lead
Global Sustainability and Development
Lead
Science and Technology for Sustainability Program
Lead
Technical Activities Division
Collaborator
Office of International Networks. Cooperation. and Security Executive Office
Lead