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THE SOUTHEAST REGIONAL COOPERATIVE INC. WILL ENHANCE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE FOOD NETWORK THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REGIONAL SERVICE CENTER SUPPORTED BY STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST. THIS PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON OPTIMIZING SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATIONS ENCOMPASSING TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT MIDDLE SUPPLY CHAIN LOGISTICS VALUEADDED PROCESSING AND INTEGRATED DATA MANAGEMENT RESULTING IN A FUNCTIONAL SERVICE CENTER. THE COOPERATIVE WILL ENGAGE A WIDE RANGE OF STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING FARMERS RANCHERS PROCESSORS AND FOOD BANKS TO ANALYZE THE SCOPE OF WORK INCLUDING POTENTIAL LOCATIONS VALUEADDED PROCESSING OPPORTUNITIES AGGREGATION STRATEGIES DISTRIBUTION METHODS AND THE UTILIZATION OF THIRDPARTY LOGISTICS 3PL PROVIDERS. THE PROJECT WILL FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF FREIGHT SUPPLIER MANAGEMENT AND BROKERAGE SERVICES ALONGSIDE WEEKEND AND EVENING OPERATIONAL SUPPORT AND BILLING SERVICES. A KEY COMPONENT INVOLVES ASSESSING THE NEEDS OF LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS AND ENSURING THE VIABILITY AND LONGTERM STABILITY OF THE NETWORK. THE ANTICIPATED OUTCOME IS A STRENGTHENED CAPACITY WITHIN THE REGIONAL FOOD NETWORK RESULTING IN IMPROVED ACCESS TO FOOD RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST. THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF FOOD BANKS AND OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND IMPROVE THE OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CHARITABLE FOOD NETWORK.