Sustainable Food Logistics Systems

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhaohui Wu ◽  
Madeleine Elinor Pullman
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Food System ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Cold Chain ◽  
Community Supported Agriculture ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Chain Management

Food supply chain management is becoming a critical management and public policy agenda. Climate change, growing demand, and shifting patterns of food production, delivery, and consumption have elicited a series of new challenges, such as food security, safety, and system resiliency. This chapter first introduces the typical players in a food supply chain and examines the global food system characterized by consolidation and industrialization. It then discusses some critical topics of the sustainable food supply chain that aim to address these challenges. These topics include traceability, transparency, certification and standards, and alternatives to industrialized food systems, including cooperatives, community-supported agriculture, and roles of small and medium-sized growers in regenerative agriculture. The chapter ends with a discussion of several important emerging logistics management topics, including last-mile delivery, new technology, and cold chain management.

scholarly journals Quantities and Quantification Methodologies of Food Waste in Swedish Hospitals

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 3116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mattias Eriksson ◽  
Christopher Malefors ◽  
Pauline Bergström ◽  
Emelie Eriksson ◽  
Christine Persson Osowski
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Food System ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Plate Waste ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
Regional Authorities ◽  
Sustainable Food System

To move towards a sustainable food system, we cannot continue to waste substantial amounts of the food produced. This is especially true for later stages in the food supply chain, where most sub-processes consume resources in vain when food is wasted. Hospitals are located at the end of the food supply chain and the sector has high levels of food waste. This study investigated food waste quantification practices in Swedish hospitals, examined whether a questionnaire is an appropriate methodology for such mapping, and compiled data for the sector in order to determine the amount of food waste and its composition. A questionnaire was sent to all 21 regional authorities, formerly known as county councils, responsible for hospitals in Sweden. The questionnaire responses were supplemented with food waste records from three regions that organize the catering in a total of 20 hospitals. The results showed that it is common practice in most hospitals to quantify food waste, with quantification focusing on lunch and dinner in relation to the number of guests served. It was also clear that waste quantification practices have been established for years, and in the majority of the hospitals studied. The data revealed that, in comparison with other sectors, food waste was still high, 111 g guest−1 meal−1, consisting of 42% plate waste, 36% serving waste, and 22% kitchen waste. However, there was great variation between hospitals, which, in combination with well-established, standardized waste quantification routines, meaning that this sector has strong potential to spread best practices and improve overall performance in reducing food waste generation.

Food Supply Chain Traceability by Using Blockchain Technology

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 2630-2636
Author(s):  
Anupam Sharma ◽  
Deepika Jhamb ◽  
Amit Mittal
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Agriculture Industry

In the digitized world, everything and products are being designed and used with the help of advanced technologies. The Agriculture industry is not an exception; Walmart has started tackling food safety by using blockchain technology in the supply chain. As agriculture is one of the most influential sectors for the world economy and has also a great impact on the livelihood of the people. As the agriculture industry is growing globally, it is difficult to keep an eye on the information of the whole food supply chain management. So be able to increase the transparency, food safety and customer satisfaction digitalization of food is the need of the hour. In context to Indian economy very little research has been done in the area of addressing farmer’s problem by using blockchain technology. This research will help in addressing the major issues of traceability, transparency and quality and trust in food supply chain management and the hybridisation of agriculture field by using blockchain technology. This new technology has led to new products and new methods to organise the supply chain in an efficient way and analyze the blockchain framework for the traceability of products. This study aims to find out the challenges and issues faced by the farmers in the food supply chain and to propose the relevant efficient and transparent solutions that will benefit farmers as well as customers in the long run.

Ranking the Success Factors to Improve Safety and Security in Sustainable Food Supply Chain Management Using Fuzzy AHP

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 12187-12196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yogesh Kumar Sharma ◽  
Alok Kumar Yadav ◽  
Sachin Kumar Mangla ◽  
Pravin P. Patil
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Fuzzy Ahp ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Chain Management

Sustainable food supply chain management

2014 ◽  
Vol 152 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Li ◽  
Xiaojun Wang ◽  
Hing Kai Chan ◽  
Riccardo Manzini
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Chain Management

scholarly journals Big data, information asymmetry, and food supply chain management for resilience

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Michelle Miller
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Food System ◽  
Market Access ◽  
Chain Management

The Biden Administration is reviewing supply chains as part of its response to recent supply chain failures during COVID-19, and anticipated disrup­tions associated with climate change. This policy analysis discusses supply chain management, that is, the monitoring and continual improvement of materials flow and information flow to better manage risk. We are in an era of proprietary big data and digitized applications to make sense of it. Healthy food systems require policy to address unequal access to food systems data and informa­tion that occurs between businesses as well as between private businesses and government. Managing risk to a nation’s overall food system is an important government function that includes setting fair market rules and ensuring open infor­mation exchange in food supply chains. In this way, our government ensures equitable food and market access as new technologies and disruptions arise. This paper reviews these concepts consider­ing current policy actions of the Biden Administration.

Risks in Sustainable Food Supply Chain Management

2019 ◽  
pp. 117-131
Author(s):  
Yogesh Kumar Sharma ◽  
Sachin Kumar Mangla ◽  
Pravin P. Patil
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Fuzzy Ahp ◽  
Food Sector ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Indian Culture ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Chain Management

Sustainability is the important factor in the food sector, due to the large demand worldwide. Sustainability in food sector is not accepted globally as per the growing demand of food. Because of business risks, uncertainty, government policy, technology, innovation, etc. So, in this article we will discuss about the risks in adoption of sustainable food supply chain management (SFSCM) and ranking the risks by using Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP) technique. We acknowledged various SFSCM related risks and suitable correlation among the identified risks. Ranking the risks by using Fuzzy AHP approach based on their priorities. Nine risks were identified from literature survey and expert's views. Risks like safety, technology, and legal and monetary of food, etc., are barriers in successful adoption of sustainability in the food sector. The risks related some terms which were found according to Indian culture and lifestyle of Indians.

Analyzing Sustainable Food Supply Chain Management Challenges in India

2018 ◽  
pp. 162-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yogesh Kumar Sharma ◽  
Sachin Kumar Mangla ◽  
Pravin P. Patil ◽  
Surbhi Uniyal
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Fuzzy Dematel ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Food Industries ◽  
Novel Approach

The demand of food is increasing day by day, innovative agricultural practices and sustainable food supply chain management (SFSCM) has gained an emergent importance. Food industries across the globe mainly focus on the manufacturing of their own products to achieve sustainability. The importance of sustainable food supply chain management is to overcome the wastage in food manufacturing industries. In the present research, we identified eleven challenges in the SFSCM on the basis of literature review and expert opinion. The approach is an integration of fuzzy with DEMATEL which can be used for dividing the challenges into cause and effect group. Fuzzy DEMATEL method has continuously been used for the analysis of challenges and is the novel approach for decision making. Thus, this method can be implemented in many fields including automobiles, food industries, retail market etc. From the fuzzy DEMATEL results, it can be confirmed that the Safety and Security is one of the most influencing challenge and has the strongest association with other challenges.

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