Supply chain management for sustainable food networks

Author

• Iakovou, Eleftherios

Additional Author(s)

• Bochtis, Dionysis
• Aidonis, Dimitrios

Publisher

Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2015

Language

English

ISBN

9781118937495

Series

Subject(s)

• BUSINESS LOGISTICS
• FOOD INDUSTRY AND TRADE

Notes

• Includes bibliographical references and index

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Abstract

An interdisciplinary framework for managing sustainable agrifood supply chains

Supply Chain Management for Sustainable Food Networks provides an up-to-date and interdisciplinary framework for designing and operating sustainable supply chains for agri-food products. Focus is given to decision-making procedures and methodologies enabling policy-makers, managers and practitioners to design and manage effectively sustainable agrifood supply chain networks. ~ publisher information

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

1 online resource (xxiv, 311 p.)

Dimension

-

Other Desc.

ill.

Summary / Review / Table of Content

Preface; Acknowledgments;
1 Sustainable Agrifood Supply Chain Management;
1.1 Introduction -- Agrifood Supply Chain Management;
1.2 Why Sustainable Agrifood Supply Chain Management;
1.3 Hierarchy of Decision-Making for AFSCs;
1.4 Emerging Trends and Technologies in Primary Production;
1.5 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References.

2 Precision Agriculture: Crop Management for Improved Productivity and Reduced Environmental Impact or Improved Sustainability
2.1 Introduction;
2.2 How Precision Agriculture Is Applied;
2.3 Decision Support Systems for the Farmer;
2.4 Profitability and Adoption of Precision Farming;
2.5 Precision Agriculture and Sustainability;
2.6 Conclusions; References;

3 Agricultural Waste Biomass;
3.1 Introduction;
3.2 Amount of Biomass;
3.3 Biorefinery Processing of Agricultural Waste Products;
3.4 Environmental and Land Use Issues;
3.5 Conclusion; References.

4 Maintaining Momentum: Drivers of Environmental and Economic Performance, and Impediments to Sustainability4.1 Introduction;
4.2 Literature Review;
4.3 Hypothesis Development;
4.4 Data and Method;
4.5 Results;
4.6 Discussion and Conclusions; References;

5 A Hierarchical Decision-Making Framework for Quantitative Green Supply Chain Management: A Critical Synthesis of Academic Research Efforts;
5.1 Introduction;
5.2 Hierarchy of the Decision-Making Process;
5.3 Critical Synthesis of Academic Research Efforts;
5.4 Summary and Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References;

6 Safety and Traceability.
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Drivers for Food Traceability;
6.3 Traceability: Legislations and Standards;
6.4 Design of Traceability Systems;
6.5 Future Trends;
6.6 Conclusions; References;

7 Information Technology for Food Supply Chains;
7.1 Introduction;
7.2 Information Technology Architecture in a Supply Chain Context;
7.3 RFID-Enabled Supply Chain Management;
7.4 Carbon Footprint Monitoring in the Supply Chain;
7.5 Urban Shared Food Logistics;
7.6 Discussion;
7.7 Conclusions; References;

8 Carbon Footprint Management for Food Supply Chains: an Integrated Decision Support System;
8.1 Introduction.
8.2 The Carbon Footprint of Food Supply Chains
8.3 The Supply Chain Environmental Analysis Tools;
8.4 An Illustrative Case Study;
8.5 Summary and Conclusions; References;

9 Quality Management Schemes and Connections to the Concept of Sustainability in the Food Chain;
9.1 Introduction;
9.2 Quality Management Schemes in the Food Supply Chain;
9.3 Introducing Sustainability and Sustainable Production;
9.4 Linking Quality Management Schemes with Sustainability along the Food Chain;
9.5 Consumers and Quality Management Schemes Addressing Sustainability;
9.6 Conclusion;
References.

Exemplar(s)

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1.	01072/19	664.00687 Iak S	Online !	Available