In the column, Hess discusses GT TIP Center’s methodology for mapping, analyzing, and describing the different processes in a food supply chain, as well as collecting and analyzing critical information.  For their research, the Center examined the case of cassava exporters from Costa Rica.

For the past three years, faculty, staff, and partners of the Georgia Tech Supply Chain & Logistics Institute’s IFC have contributed their thoughts on various aspects of the food chain to Food Logistics Magazine under a column called Cool Insights.

Previous installments of the Cool Insights column:

Food Logistics, October 2012: Jaymie Forrest, managing director for the Georgia Tech Supply Chain & Logistics Institute, authored the Cool Insights column titled “Processing Produce at the Speed of Light.”

Food Logistics, September 2012: Nick Pacitti, co-founder of Sterling Solutions LLC, authored the Cool Insights column titled “The New Dilemma for Fresh Programs.”