A pandemic risk index to improve supply chains decision-making between US and Mexico: A COVID-19 case study.

ABSTRACT: The Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has been widely used as a benchmark to measure the state of vulnerability of counties across the United States. The SVI is integrated using a simple aggregation methodology on a set of variables reflecting the region's socioeconomic status, household characteristics, racial & ethnic minority status, and housing type/transportation. Due to its simple construction and inclusion of significant variables publicly available, the SVI has grown exponentially in popularity among organizations and government officials as a tool for decision-making, especially for resource allocation and for regional risk assessment. Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic brought a set of unprecedented challenges in t

SUBMITTER: Hernawan B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12425231 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature