Interplaying of food supply chain resilience, industry 4.0 and sustainability in the poultry market

Purpose Business, consumers and governmental organisations are harbouring a growing need to gain an appreciation of behaviours connected to food criminality. In order to acquire a cross-functional understanding of these thematic areas (crime and fraud) the mapping of existing research is needed. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach This paper contributes to the process of knowledge understanding, by systematically reviewing literature to provide an analysis of the current body of business knowledge against the thematic criterion of “supply chain food crime” and “supply chain food fraud”. The analysis derives themes from the literature and maps this across the eight pillars underpinning the UK Government paper on food supply chain resilience. Findings A distinct gap lies with the eight pillars of food supply chain resilience, business interest into supply chain criminality and academic research into the field. There are noteworthy gaps when the literature is analysed to that of the UK Government report. Research limitations/implications The limitation of the study was its focus on business-only journals; a plethora of literature resides in the science field (e.g. testing) that has not made its way to business text. Practical implications Drawing inference between business research and the government report, clear identification and tangible research areas can be immediately exploited to align cross-functional thinking. Social implications The gap of consumer is not as yet addressed in this field, this research contributes originally to this gap and the need to address the same for societal benefit. Originality/value The paper concentrates on the metrics know to contribute to “food crime” and “food fraud” and deviating views of academic vs non-academic literature. In conclusion the paper identifies thematic areas for further research and presents a conceptual framework of food supply chain resilience.

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Towards food supply chain resilience to environmental shocks

Nature Food ◽

10.1038/s43016-020-00196-3 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Kyle Frankel Davis ◽

Shauna Downs ◽

Jessica A. Gephart

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Food Supply ◽

Food Supply Chain ◽

Supply Chain Resilience ◽

Environmental Shocks

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Food supply chain resilience in an era of climate change: recommendations for Toronto, Ontario

10.32920/ryerson.14654448.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Christopher Michael Willett

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Supply Chain ◽

Supply Chains ◽

Food Supply ◽

Critical Infrastructure ◽

Food Supply Chain ◽

Supply Chain Resilience ◽

Food Supply Chains ◽

Proper Functioning ◽

American Cities

The production of food, its delivery to markets, and its use by consumers depends on the proper functioning of numerous supply chains and critical infrastructure networks, many of which are threatened by a changing climate. To ensure the proper functioning of food supply chains during weather-related catastrophes, climate change adaptation and food security plans must consider risks to all elements of the chain and identify strategies for bolstering resilience. This paper explores the efforts of various North American cities to respond to this challenge and offers recommendations for improving food supply chain resilience in Toronto, Ontario.

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Study and Analysis of the Implementation of 4.0 Technologies in the Agri-Food Supply Chain: A State of the Art

Agronomy ◽

10.3390/agronomy11122526 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (12) ◽

pp. 2526

Author(s):

Paula Morella ◽

María Pilar Lambán ◽

Jesús Royo ◽

Juan Carlos Sánchez

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Performance Indicators ◽

Food Supply ◽

Industry 4.0 ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Cyber Physical Systems ◽

Food Supply Chain ◽

Industrial Environment ◽

Physical Systems ◽

Lack Of Information

Industry 4.0 is changing the industrial environment. Particularly, the emerging Industry 4.0 technologies can improve the agri-food supply chain throughout all its stages. This study aims to highlight the benefits of implementing Industry 4.0 in the agri-food supply chain. First, it presents how technologies enhance the agri-food supply chain development. Then, it identifies and highlights the most common challenges that Industry 4.0 implementation faces in agri-food’s environment. After that, it proposes key performance indicators to measure the advantages of this implementation. To achieve this, a systematic literature review was conducted. It combined conceptual and bibliometric analyses of 78 papers. As a result, the most suitable technologies were identified, e.g., Internet of Things, Big Data, blockchain and cyber physical systems. The most used indicators are proposed and the challenges of implementation were detected and classified in three groups, i.e., technical, educational and governmental. This paper highlights and exemplifies the benefits of implementing Industry 4.0 facing the lack of knowledge that exists nowadays. Moreover, it fulfils the gaps in literature, i.e., the lack of information about the implementation of technologies 4.0 or the description of the most relevant indicators for Industry 4.0 implementation.

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