Food supply chain

Integrating harvesting decisions in the design of agro-food supply chains

J. Jonkman, A.P. Barbosa-Povóa, J.M. Bloemhof

European Journal of Operational Research (Published)

Jul, 2019

Keywords: OR in agriculture Agro-food industry Supply chain optimization Food supply chain

The inefficiencies observed in current agro-food supply chains, and recent trends in agro-food industry such as consolidation, increase the need for further studies on supply chain management in this field. Models are required for the complex task of determining the optimal supply chain configuration…

Multimodal Green Food Supply Chain Design and Planning under Uncertainty

A.C. Gomes, T. Pinto-Varela, A.P. Barbosa-Póvoa

Computer Aided Chemical Engineering (Published)

Jun, 2016

Keywords: Food Supply Chain Design Planning Multimodal Environmental impacts Shelf-life

Food supply chains (FSC) have been receiving increased attention throughout the recent years. The inherent products’ characteristics associated with the logistics activities require an approach beyond the traditional one, where specific food supply chain characteristics need to be considered namely…