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.

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 Resilience in agri-food supply chains: a critical analysis of the literature and synthesis of a novel framework

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 207-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamie Stone ◽  
Shahin Rahimifard
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Food Supply Chains ◽  
Resilience Framework

PurposeResilience in agri-food supply chains (AFSCs) is an area of significant importance due to growing supply chain volatility. While the majority of research exploring supply chain resilience has originated from a supply chain management perspective, many other disciplines (such as environmental systems science and the social sciences) have also explored the topic. As complex social, economic and environmental constructs, the priority of resilience in AFSCs goes far beyond the company specific focus of supply chain management works and would conceivably benefit from including more diverse academic disciplines. However, this is hindered by inconsistencies in terminology and the conceptual components of resilience across different disciplines. The purpose of this study is to use a systematic literature review to identify which multidisciplinary aspects of resilience are applicable to AFSCs and to generate a novel AFSC resilience framework.Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses a structured and multidisciplinary review of 137 articles in the resilience literature followed by critical analysis and synthesis of findings to generate new knowledge in the form of a novel AFSC resilience framework.FindingsFindings indicate that the complexity of AFSCs and subsequent exposure to almost constant external interference means that disruptions cannot be seen as a one-off event; thus, resilience must concern the ability to not only maintain core function but also adapt to changing conditions.Practical implicationsA number of resilience elements can be used to enhance resilience, but their selection and implementation must be carefully matched to relevant phases of disruption and assessed on their broader supply chain impacts. In particular, the focus must be on overall impact on the ability of the supply chain as a whole to provide food security rather than to boost individual company performance.Originality/valueThe research novelty lies in the utilisation of wider understandings of resilience from various research fields to propose a rigorous and food-specific resilience framework with end consumer food security as its main focus.

scholarly journals Big Data Analytics in Sustainable Supply Chain Management: A Focus on Manufacturing Supply Chains

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 7101
Author(s):  
Joash Mageto
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Data Analytics ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Big Data Analytics ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Sustainable supply chain management has been an important research issue for the last two decades due to climate change. From a global perspective, the United Nations have introduced sustainable development goals, which point towards sustainability. Manufacturing supply chains are among those that produce harmful effluents into the environment in addition to social issues that impact societies and economies where they operate. New developments in information and communication technologies, especially big data analytics (BDA), can help create new insights that can detect parts and members of a supply chain whose activities are unsustainable and take corrective action. While many studies have addressed sustainable supply chain management (SSCM), studies on the effect of BDA on SSCM in the context of manufacturing supply chains are limited. This conceptual paper applies Toulmin’s argumentation model to review relevant literature and draw conclusions. The study identifies the elements of big data analytics as data processing, analytics, reporting, integration, security and economic. The aspects of sustainable SCM are transparency, sustainability culture, corporate goals and risk management. It is established that BDA enhances SSCM of manufacturing supply chains. Cyberattacks and information technology skills gap are some of the challenges impeding BDA implementation. The paper makes a conceptual and methodological contribution to supply chain management literature by linking big data analytics and SSCM in manufacturing supply chains by using the rarely used Toulmin’s argumentation model in management studies.

scholarly journals Substantiation of expediency of the complex approach for supply chains management in the COVID-19 conditions

2021 ◽  
pp. 6-25
Author(s):  
Mariia Hryhorak ◽  
◽  
Henryk DŹWIGOŁ ◽  
Nataliia Trushkina ◽  
Yuliya Shkrygun
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Air Cargo ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Logistics Networks ◽  
Global Logistics

The transformations of management approaches to global supply chain management under the influence of a pandemic were analyzed. Key barriers to supply chain development in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic have been identified: non-diversification of supply chains; instability of the logistic activity organization; stretched supply chains; lack of flexibility and a single information space for all sections of global logistics networks; the dominant role of China as a "world factory". Based on the analysis of development indicators of global supply chains dynamics new trends and patterns for the post pandemic period were revealed. While transparency from start to finish (end-to-end). The application of new technologies to ensure the transparency of supply chains was considered. Peculiarities and tendencies of supply chain development in Ukraine were researched. The expediency of applying an integrated approach to supply chain management taking into account global economic changes substantiated. The directions of transformation of global logistics networks determined in the post coronavirus epoch among them we can note the following: increasing the volume of special air cargo transportation – airlines are already redeploying the fleet for exceptional air freight services; increasing the number of cargo inspections and border control protocols; intensification of the introduction of digital technologies and e-commerce; reconfiguration of global chains.

scholarly journals Agriculture-Food Supply Chain Management Based on Blockchain and IoT: A Narrative on Enterprise Blockchain Interoperability

Agriculture ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 40
Author(s):  
Showkat Ahmad Bhat ◽  
Nen-Fu Huang ◽  
Ishfaq Bashir Sofi ◽  
Muhammad Sultan
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Single Chain ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Food Supply Chains ◽  
Chain Architecture

Modern-day agriculture supply chains have evolved from sovereign and autonomous local stakeholders to a worldwide interconnected system of multiple participants linked by complicated interactions, impacting the production, processing, transportation, and delivery of food to end consumers. Regular instances of fraudulent acts reveal a lack of openness in agriculture supply chains, raising worries about financial losses, eroding customer trust, and lowering corporate brand value. To develop an efficient and reliable trading environment, several fundamental modifications in the present supply chain architecture are required. There is broad consensus that blockchain can improve transparency in agriculture-food supply chains (agri-food SCs). Consumers now demand safe, sustainable, and equitable food production processes, and businesses are using blockchains and the internet of things to meet these needs. For enhanced responsiveness in agri-food SCs, new concepts have evolved that combine blockchains with various Industry 5.0 technologies (e.g., blockchain technology, big data, internet of things (IoT), radio frequency identification (RFID), near field communication (NFC), etc.). It is critical to cut through the hype and examine the technology’s limits, which might stymie its acceptance, implementation, and scalability in agri-food supply chains. This study presents Agri-SCM-BIoT (Agriculture Supply Chain Management using Blockchain and Internet of things) architecture to address the storage and scalability optimization, interoperability, security and privacy issues security, and privacy of personal data along with storage concerns with present single-chain agriculture supply chain systems. We also discussed the classification of security threats with IoT infrastructure and possible available blockchain-based defense mechanisms. Finally, we discussed the features of the proposed supply chain architecture, followed by a conclusion and future work.

scholarly journals Characterization and analysis of the mango supply chain in San Cristóbal de la Barranca, Jalisco

2021 ◽  
pp. 12-18
Author(s):  
Yair ROMERO-ROMERO ◽  
Ariel VÁZQUEZ-ELORZA ◽  
Julia SÁNCHEZ-GÓMEZ
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Food Supply Chains ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chains ◽  
Small Producers

The little development and disruption of in agri-food supply chains are important factors that prevent the growth of small Mexican producers, being the link with the lowest income of the entire chain and in which there are the greatest injustices. The objective of this research work is to map and identify the links the supply chain of the mango barranqueño; and benchmarked with the Tommy Atkins chain. The methodology used consisted of three steps: 1) Data analysis of the Barranco mango, 2) Mapping the supply chain of the mango barranqueño and Tommy Atkins and, as well as their relationships, and 3) Compare of supply chains to analyze the links that could be developed and improve in the supply chain of the mango barranqueño. The contribution of this work is the first approach for the analysis and improvement of the supply chain management of small producers of the barranqueño mango, in order to strengthen short sustainable supply chains.

Blockchain-Based Transparent and Traceable Halal Food Supply Chain Management Systems

2021 ◽  
pp. 462-490
Author(s):  
Aisha Zahid Junejo ◽  
Manzoor Ahmed Hashmani ◽  
Abdullah A. Alabdulatif
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Food Supply Chains ◽  
Halal Food

Halal food is gaining attention among Muslims and non-Muslims alike due to its nature of ensuring food is free from any impurities or contamination and hygienically prepared. The growing demand for Halal food has resulted in several food-producing companies to certify their products as Halal. However, with existing supply chains, there is no authenticity of these products being Halal. To ensure Halal food authenticity, the technology of blockchain is proposed as a viable solution. In this chapter, the applicability and usability of blockchain technology in food supply chain management systems is studied and highlighted. The study depicts that how trackability and traceability of the blockchain networks can effectively aid in maintaining the Halal integrity of food products by presenting various use cases. Technological shift for food supply chains over blockchains will result in more transparent, secure, and resilient supply chains. This will bring variety of health and economic benefits to food producing business and consumers.

Impact of modern Retail over Food Supply Chain Management

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-47
Author(s):  
N.Arunfred N.Arunfred ◽  
◽  
Dr.D.Kinslin Dr.D.Kinslin
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Chain Management
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