Background: Agro-food supply chains possess specific characteristics due to the diverse nature of products involved and … contribute to all three pillars of sustainability, making the optimal design of a sustainable agro-food supply chain a complex … supply chain decisions and achieving economically and environmentally sustainable agro-food supply chains that contribute to …

This book contributes to blockchain applications in food supply chain management from both theoretical and practical … perspectives. By using the case study research method, it empirically investigates why and how food companies implement blockchain … (PBV) to studies on food supply chains and blockchain. Thus, building on the original model and theory, it enriches the …

Food supply chains are considered to be more complex systems than other types of supply chains. This complexity is due … to the continuous changes taking place, particularly in ensuring the quality of food products throughout the entire … consumers. For that, food supply chain markets have become more highly developed in the use of modern technologies, and have …

Food production systems are complex industrial operations that often involve multiple parties. This study proposes … inventory management strategies for a multi-echelon perishable food supply chain with growing and deteriorating items. The … upstream end of the proposed food supply chain is the farming echelon where newborn growing items are reared to maturity …