Development of a food bank through the investigation of methods in the logistics chain for the Mitigation of the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic for the City of Quevedo in 2021

Abstract

The Quevedo Food Bank is an organization of people who are in agreement with the Pastoral Social "Caritas", have social sensitivity and are knowledgeable about the situation in which the neighborhoods live. They seek to awaken solidarity in the neighbors so that with each one of the contributions that are made, of each type, and the surpluses of the shops, they can have the necessary resources to be able to support the most vulnerable family members in their fight for out of poverty. With the creation of this Quevedo Food Bank, the aim is to channel all the means available and be able to recover the food that can be wasted and, together with the donations of each one of the people who make the problem of scarce resources their own and through. This can create better living conditions. Thanks to the Quevedo Food Bank in agreement with Pastoral Social "Caritas" in 2021, it was possible to mitigate the Covid-19 pandemic that has been affecting since 2020, especially the poorest people, the majority of these people lost their jobs due to the pandemic since they could not move and it was requested that they not carry out face-to-face work. In order to effectively resolve the situations that arose based on the Covid-19 pandemic, an inspection of logistics had to be carried out and an improvement had to be made, in order to reach more needy families through this. A survey to measure the impact that the Quevedo Food Bank has on people in need in the period of the Covid-19 pandemic in order to give a clear point of view on how much the Quevedo Food Bank benefits the community.