Impacts of Farmer Coordination Decisions on Food Supply Chain Structure

Abstract The food industry is one of the main emitters of greenhouse gases (GHG). The consumers of this industry are aware of the unpleasant consequences of GHG emissions such as global warming and climate change, so food supply chain members should consider mechanisms to reduce GHG emissions besides economic and social goals. This paper examines the impacts of the supply chain structure and cooperation methods on the goals and decisions of a sustainable food supply chain. The proposed supply chain consists of one manufacturer and two suppliers, competition, and cooperation between those studied with centralized and decentralized structures. A single-level problem is solved for the centralized supply chain in the first scenario. The decentralized structure is then considered for the other four scenarios, and bi-level programming is used to model competition and cooperation between the members. Computational results demonstrate that the maximum total profit of the supply chain among all the decentralized scenarios is obtained with the alliance of the manufacturer and the first supplier. It is found economical to increase the budget in the scenarios where the supply chain members competed with each other. Moreover, increasing production capacity and budget reduce GHG emissions for the supply chain members forming coalitions.

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Interactions between Microbial Food Safety and Environmental Sustainability in the Fresh Produce Supply Chain

Foods ◽

10.3390/foods10071655 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (7) ◽

pp. 1655

Author(s):

Francisco López-Gálvez ◽

Perla A. Gómez ◽

Francisco Artés ◽

Francisco Artés-Hernández ◽

Encarna Aguayo

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Food Safety ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Food Supply ◽

Fresh Produce ◽

Chain Structure ◽

Microbial Safety ◽

Food Supply Chain ◽

Produce Safety ◽

Use Of Resources

Improving the environmental sustainability of the food supply chain will help to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This environmental sustainability is related to different SDGs, but mainly to SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), SDG 12 (Responsible Production and Consumption), SDG 13 (Climate Action), and SDG 15 (Life on Land). The strategies and measures used to improve this aspect of the food supply chain must remain in balance with other sustainability aspects (economic and social). In this framework, the interactions and possible conflicts between food supply chain safety and sustainability need to be assessed. Although priority must be given to safety aspects, food safety policies should be calibrated in order to avoid unnecessary deleterious effects on the environment. In the present review, a number of potential tensions and/or disagreements between the microbial safety and environmental sustainability of the fresh produce supply chain are identified and discussed. The addressed issues are spread throughout the food supply chain, from primary production to the end-of-life of the products, and also include the handling and processing industry, retailers, and consumers. Interactions of fresh produce microbial safety with topics such as food waste, supply chain structure, climate change, and use of resources have been covered. Finally, approaches and strategies that will prove useful to solve or mitigate the potential contradictions between fresh produce safety and sustainability are described and discussed. Upon analyzing the interplay between microbial safety and the environmental sustainability of the fresh produce supply chain, it becomes clear that decisions that are taken to ensure fresh produce safety must consider the possible effects on environmental, economic, and social sustainability aspects. To manage these interactions, a global approach considering the interconnections between human activities, animals, and the environment will be required.

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Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization in Nigeria in Context of COVID-19

Journal of Scientific Research and Reports ◽

10.9734/jsrr/2020/v26i730284 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 53-59

Author(s):

O. K. Fadele ◽

T. O. Amusan ◽

C. O. Ariyo ◽

A. O. Afolabi ◽

N. E. Onwuegbunam ◽

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Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Food Supply ◽

Agricultural Sector ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Chain Structure ◽

Food Supply Chain ◽

African Countries ◽

Agricultural Mechanization ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

The Impact

Post-harvest losses and food shortage has remained endemic to most Sub-Saharan African communities. The reality of COVID-19 in these countries has unfurled the weakness of agricultural sector in containing long lasting effect of such natural disaster. In most developed countries, the impact of COVID-19 is minimal on the agricultural sector because of their functional robust food supply chain structure unlike most developing countries. The effort of most African countries in this sector is yet to come to fruition; this will not happen without sustainable agricultural mechanization. This would further enhance food supply chain mechanism in the agricultural sector. In this paper, the impact of COVID-19 on food supply in Nigeria was discussed, as well as the proffered approaches in combating similar future disaster.

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Impact of modern Retail over Food Supply Chain Management

Global Journal For Research Analysis ◽

10.15373/22778160/january2014/71 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 45-47

Author(s):

N.Arunfred N.Arunfred ◽

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Dr.D.Kinslin Dr.D.Kinslin

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Supply Chain Management ◽

Food Supply ◽

Food Supply Chain ◽

Chain Management

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Identifying Business-to-Business Unfair Trading Practices in the Food Supply Chain: The case of Cyprus

New Medit ◽

10.30682/nm2001b ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 19-34 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Marinos Markou ◽

Andreas Stylianou ◽

Marianthi Giannakopoulou ◽

Georgios Adamides

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Food Supply ◽

Small Businesses ◽

State Level ◽

Strategic Partnerships ◽

Food Supply Chain ◽

National Legislation ◽

Food Supply Chains ◽

Enforcement Policy ◽

Monitoring And Enforcement

Unfair Trading Practices (UTPs) between businesses in the food supply chain have a significant impact on the various stakeholders involved, and on the environment. So far, no attempt has been made at the Member State level for the identification of UTPs in the food supply chain and their impact on the relevant stakeholders. This study drew on this gap and attempted to identify the UTPs that exist in the Cypriot food supply chain, assess their impact on the involved stakeholders and provide guidelines that will assist the transposition of EU relevant Directive to the national law. To achieve this goal, the study was based on a quantitative survey of a representative sample of businesses using a specific questionnaire. The results showed that particular UTPs do appear in the food supply chain with a different frequency, while the majority of businesses have been victims of UTPs in the last five years. Notably, the estimated cost of UTPs as a percentage of the business annual turnover is considered important ranging from 5.7% for retailers to 31.9% for farmers. Thus, most participants agree that UTPs in the agricultural food sector should be regulated by national legislation. We argue that the national legislation for UTPs should be a mix of policies that integrate private, administrative and judicial methods of monitoring and enforcement. Policy and decision makers should seek to reinforce the role and the bargaining power of small businesses in the food supply chain. This might be accomplished through the development of efficient producers’ organizations, short food supply chains, interbranch organizations and strategic partnerships.

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'National Report: Abuse of Superior Bargaining Position under Bulgarian Law,' in Anna Piszcz and Adam Jasser (eds), Legislation Covering Business-to-business Unfair Trading Practices in the Food Supply Chain in Central and Eastern European Countries, Warsaw, 2019

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3389333 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Anton Dinev

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Food Supply ◽

European Countries ◽

Eastern European ◽

Food Supply Chain ◽

National Report ◽

Bargaining Position ◽

Eastern European Countries ◽

Business To Business

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An Agent-Based Model of Regional Food Supply Chain Disintermediation

Agent-Directed Simulation Symposium (ADS 2017) ◽

10.22360/springsim.2017.ads.014 ◽

2017 ◽

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Food Supply ◽

Agent Based Model ◽

Food Supply Chain ◽

Agent Based ◽

Regional Food

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Sustainable Food Logistics Systems

The Oxford Handbook of Supply Chain Management ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190066727.013.26 ◽

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.

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AI-Enabled Efficient and Safe Food Supply Chain

Electronics ◽

10.3390/electronics10111223 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (11) ◽

pp. 1223

Author(s):

Ilianna Kollia ◽

Jack Stevenson ◽

Stefanos Kollias

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Food Supply ◽

Latent Variable ◽

Food Production ◽

Domain Adaptation ◽

Experimental Studies ◽

Food Supply Chain ◽

Food Retail ◽

Expiry Date ◽

Safe Food

This paper provides a review of an emerging field in the food processing sector, referring to efficient and safe food supply chains, ’from farm to fork’, as enabled by Artificial Intelligence (AI). The field is of great significance from economic, food safety and public health points of views. The paper focuses on effective food production, food maintenance energy management and food retail packaging labeling control, using recent advances in machine learning. Appropriate deep neural architectures are adopted and used for this purpose, including Fully Convolutional Networks, Long Short-Term Memories and Recurrent Neural Networks, Auto-Encoders and Attention mechanisms, Latent Variable extraction and clustering, as well as Domain Adaptation. Three experimental studies are presented, illustrating the ability of these AI methodologies to produce state-of-the-art performance in the whole food supply chain. In particular, these concern: (i) predicting plant growth and tomato yield in greenhouses, thus matching food production to market needs and reducing food waste or food unavailability; (ii) optimizing energy consumption across large networks of food retail refrigeration systems, through optimal selection of systems that can be shut-down and through prediction of the respective food de-freezing times, during peaks of power demand load; (iii) optical recognition and verification of food consumption expiry date in automatic inspection of retail packaged food, thus ensuring safety of food and people’s health.

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