Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Tomy Perdana, Kusnandar Kusnandar, Hanifa Hasna Perdana, Fernianda Rahayu Hermiatin
Summary: This study aims to understand how supply chain governance supports the implementation of the circular economy to minimize food loss and maximize agricultural waste utilization. The results show that the vegetable supply chain that prioritizes traditional markets has a food loss rate of 35%, while the one that prioritizes modern markets has a food loss rate of only 15%. For dairy supply chains facilitated by cooperatives, the food loss rate is 7%. Supply chain governance, including coordinated production plans, selling systems, price mechanisms, packaging systems, and the management of low-quality products, all contribute to reducing food loss under the circular economy principles. Coordinating supply and demand for agricultural waste and enhancing knowledge among farmers are essential for addressing agricultural waste problems.
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
(2023)
Review
Food Science & Technology
Huanhuan Niu, Min Zhang, Dongbei Shen, Arun S. Mujumdar, Yamei Ma
Summary: Fresh food is consumed in large quantities worldwide, but microbial growth during the supply chain can cause spoilage and contamination. Traditional analysis methods are limited in scope and not conducive to real-time monitoring, while sensing materials have gained attention for their low cost and high sensitivity. This study examines the progress of sensing materials in monitoring fresh food quality and analyzes indicator compounds for spoilage.
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Daqing Wu, Jiyu Li, Jiye Cui, Dong Hu
Summary: With the continuous improvements in people's consumption levels, the demand for safe and fresh agricultural products has increased. However, the increase in the number of vehicles and serious road congestion has resulted in weak timeliness of urban cold chain logistics, high carbon emissions, low customer value and reduced customer satisfaction. In order to address these issues, this study proposes an optimization algorithm to solve the time-dependent vehicle routing problem in urban cold chain logistics, taking into consideration carbon emissions, customer satisfaction, customer value, and cost. Experimental results show that this approach effectively reduces total cost, enhances customer value, and promotes the long-term development of logistics companies.
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Lu Wang, Longqin Xu, Zhiying Zheng, Shuangyin Liu, Xiangtong Li, Liang Cao, Jingbin Li, Chuanheng Sun
Summary: The paper proposes a framework based on consortium and smart contracts to address pain points in the traceability system of agricultural food supply chains. This framework enables traceability and shareability of supply chains, thus enhancing the integrity and reliability of transaction records.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Foivos Anastasiadis, Maria Alebaki
Summary: The wine industry is complex with intertwined product and services supply chains involving numerous stakeholders and flows, requiring future research perspectives such as sustainability, resilience, and circular economy. The study aims to provide a tool for designing targeted future research by employing an end-to-end mapping approach using data from the Greek wine supply chain.
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Kanaha Shoji, Seraina Schudel, Chandrima Shrivastava, Daniel Onwude, Thijs Defraeye
Summary: This study compares and quantifies the impact of different measures in preserving the quality of fresh produce in the cold chain, using physics-based digital twins of fresh produce. The results show that shortening the time length of shipment and lowering the shipment and retail temperatures can extend the shelf life of fruits, while adjusting humidity control can reduce mass loss. The digital twin technology used in this study allows for more efficient and cost-effective evaluation of cold chain optimizations in the design phase.
JOURNAL OF FOOD ENGINEERING
(2022)
Review
Food Science & Technology
Jinjin Huang, Min Zhang, Arun S. Mujumdar, Yamei Ma
Summary: Fresh food is nutritious but difficult to store without quality degradation. New technologies for intelligent, energy-efficient, and nondestructive preservation and processing have become research priorities due to increasing health-consciousness of consumers. This review summarizes the quality change characteristics of postharvest fruits, vegetables, meats, and aquatic products, critically analyzes emerging preservation technologies, and evaluates their benefits, drawbacks, and future development trends.
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Rodrigo Ulloa, J. Rene Villalobos
Summary: Special denomination labels for fresh food products have gained attention in recent decades. This paper explores the use of optimization tools to assess the impact of these labels on supply chains, with a focus on local food labels and distance. The results suggest that relaxing strict local food label definitions can reduce CO2 emissions in the supply chain of fresh produce.
COMPUTERS & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Feng Jianying, Yuan Bianyu, Li Xin, Tian Dong, Mu Weisong
Summary: This study applied neural network to evaluate the risk of fresh grape supply chain from the perspective of sustainable development. The results showed discrepant risks among links in the chain, with economic, social, and cooperation risks as the high-risk dimensions. The PSO-BP model outperformed single BP neural network in risk assessment.
COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Yuting Li, Chunqiao Tan, W. H. Ip, C. H. Wu
Summary: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the increased demand for fresh agricultural products on E-commerce platforms has posed challenges in maintaining their freshness during delivery. The traditional cold chain delivery has issues with information asymmetry and may result in a lack of regulation in freshness-keeping efforts. This study explores the potential of blockchain technology in addressing these problems. Results show that blockchain adoption can effectively maintain freshness by encouraging suppliers to continue their freshness-keeping efforts, while reducing overall effort and investment. However, certain specific settings may not be suitable for blockchain adoption. This research provides insights into the cold chain logistics management of fresh blockchain.
EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Paulo R. V. De Carvalho, Joe Naoum-Sawaya, Samir Elhedhli
Summary: Blockchain has the potential to revolutionize the design and operation of supply chains, enabling cost savings, product differentiation, and increased supply chain profit. This paper proposes a framework to optimize the adoption of blockchain in conjunction with supply chain network design, with a case study on the global supply chain of fresh-cut flowers.
APPLIED MATHEMATICAL MODELLING
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jing Liao, Jie Tang, Andrea Vinelli, Ruhe Xie
Summary: Fresh food cold supply chains in developing countries face challenges in achieving sustainability due to high energy consumption and limited research on implementing good practices. This study uses a hybrid AHP-Fuzzy TOPSIS decision framework to explore the impact of good practices on sustainability performance in fresh food CSCs, with China as a case study. Results show that economic sustainability is prioritized in China's CSC industry and that employee training has the biggest impact on improving sustainability performance.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ebru Surucu-Balci, Okan Tuna
Summary: This study identified, categorized, and ranked logistics-related food loss drivers in the fruit and vegetable supply chain, with warehousing and transportation being the two most influential drivers. Lack of coordination and improper packaging material were found to be the most influential sub-drivers. Mitigation strategies to reduce food loss were also discussed based on the findings.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Xiangzhen Peng, Xin Zhang, Xiaoyi Wang, Haisheng Li, Jiping Xu, Zhiyao Zhao, Yanhong Wang
Summary: This study constructed a cross-chain supervision model for rice supply chain, suitable for complex data, using parallel blockchain and smart contract technology, and improved the convenience and security of information interaction in the rice supply chain, achieving refined management of data and personnel.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Emel Yontar, Suleyman Ersoz
Summary: This study aims to determine the dimensions that impact the sustainability performance of the fresh vegetable and fruit supply chain and assess the performance along the chain line. Through the use of SEM and AHP methods, the performance indices of each dimension are calculated to obtain a final score for the fresh vegetable and fruit supply chain. Turkey, a top producer of fruit and vegetables, is the location where this study was conducted.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)