APPENDIX A – RESEARCH REPORT (FROM ROOTS TO ROUTES) Page A1 of 57 From Roots to Routes A ground up approach to freight and supply chain planning for the Northern Rivers NSW Ken Doust Andrew Swan Elnaz Irannezhad Hanna Grzybowska David Wilson Ofir Kuberman School of Environment, Science and Engineering SouthernPage Cross A1 ofUniversity 57 January 2019 Research Report Prepared For: Page A2 of 57 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The study team acknowledge the Bundjalung People and Gumbaynggir People as traditional owners and custodians of the land on which the Northern Rivers Region exists. This project has only been made possible with funding provided by; Regional Development Australia (Northern Rivers Branch) Northern Rivers Joint Organisation (formally NOROC) NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet This study has benefited with the willing participation of many companies, agencies and individuals both within and external to the Region. The study team would like to express their sincere thanks for the willing participation of all stakeholder involved. DISCLAIMER While every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that this document is correct at the time of completion, Southern Cross University, its agents and employees, disclaim any and all liability to any person in respect of anything or the consequences of anything done or omitted to be done in reliance or upon the whole or any part of this document. Page A3 of 57 CONTENTS APPENDIX A – Research Report (From Roots to Routes) ................................................................................................................................. A1 Acknowledgments ........................................................................................................................................................................................... A3 Disclaimer ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ A3 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................................................... A6 The Northern Rivers Region in profile ............................................................................................................................................................. A7 Study area .................................................................................................................................................................................................. A7 Regional characteristics ............................................................................................................................................................................. A8 Regional economic profile ......................................................................................................................................................................... A8 A short history of cooperatives in the Northern Rivers Region ................................................................................................................ A11 The Northern Rivers Region freight task .................................................................................................................................................. A12 The Northern Rivers Region freight connectivity ..................................................................................................................................... A13 Overview ............................................................................................................................................................................................ A13 Domestic connections ........................................................................................................................................................................ A17 Framing a freight & supply chain strategy ..................................................................................................................................................... A19 The need for a regional freight & supply chain strategy .......................................................................................................................... A19 Relationship to other plans and strategies .............................................................................................................................................. A19 The methodology for this research .......................................................................................................................................................... A20 Embedding resilience into freight planning ............................................................................................................................................. A20 Global supply chain trends ............................................................................................................................................................................ A22 The history and trends of supply chain Innovation and development ..................................................................................................... A22 Logistics 4.0 and digital disruption ........................................................................................................................................................... A23 The agricultural supply chain ................................................................................................................................................................... A24 Hubs ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... A27 Freight hub ......................................................................................................................................................................................... A27 Inter-modal hub ................................................................................................................................................................................. A28 Food & Innovation Hubs ..................................................................................................................................................................... A28 Cool and cold storage ......................................................................................................................................................................... A28 Virtual hubs ........................................................................................................................................................................................ A28 Stakeholder engagement .............................................................................................................................................................................. A29 Stakeholder identification ........................................................................................................................................................................ A29 Stakeholder prioritisation and evaluation ................................................................................................................................................ A29 Stakeholder engagement techniques ...................................................................................................................................................... A29 Interview Issues and opportunities .......................................................................................................................................................... A30 Assimilation of interview and workshop outcomes ................................................................................................................................. A34 Modelling freight movements ....................................................................................................................................................................... A34 Findings: Improvement Intiatives in Freight and Supply Chain...................................................................................................................... A38 Global....................................................................................................................................................................................................... A38 Access to ports ................................................................................................................................................................................... A38 Access into Asian markets .................................................................................................................................................................. A41 Access for fresh goods into distant markets ....................................................................................................................................... A42 National & State ....................................................................................................................................................................................... A42 Page A4 of 57 B-double access to national markets and regional centres ...............................................................................................................