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Unlocking the potential of the internet of things to improve resource efficiency in food supply chains
The food sector is under tremendous pressure to make its supply chains more resource efficient. In this context, the focus is on the reduction of the three nexus components which are food waste, energy and water. One of the key challenges identified in improving resource efficiency is the low availability of real-time data to all the actors of the food supply chain (FSC) which inhibits better decision-making capability. Having such an ability would increase the productivity of the supply chain. The Internet of Things (IoT) concept, which has been around for a few years now, provides the possibility of monitoring, bringing in transparency and efficiency to supply chain activities. This paper investigates the practicability of utilising IoT concepts to improve the resource efficiency of FSCs. An IoT-based framework and methodology are proposed to integrate suitable data into supply chain decision-making processes for the reduction of nexus components
Funding
This work was supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Food [Reference: EP/K030957/1].
History
School
- Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Published in
Innovative Approaches and Applications for Sustainable Rural DevelopmentCitation
JAGTAP, S. and RAHIMIFARD, S., 2019. Unlocking the potential of the internet of things to improve resource efficiency in food supply chains. IN: Theodoridis, A., Ragkos, A. and Salampasis, M. (eds). Innovative Approaches and Applications for Sustainable Rural Development: 8th International Conference, HAICTA 2017, Chania, Crete, Greece, September 21-24, 2017, Selected Papers, pp.287-301.Publisher
Springer International Publishing © Springer Nature Switzerland AGVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
Publisher statement
The final authenticated version is available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02312-6.Publication date
2019-01-17ISBN
9783030023126;9783030023119ISSN
2197-9596Publisher version
Book series
Springer Earth System Sciences;Language
- en