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Riccardo Accorsi - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the land network problem ecosystem carbon balance in planning sustainable agro Food Supply Chains
Journal of Cleaner Production, 2016Co-Authors: Riccardo Accorsi, Riccardo Manzini, Susan Cholette, Chiara Pini, Stefano PenazziAbstract:Abstract Global Food demand will double by 2050 and strain agro-Food Supply Chains. The increasing relevance of non-agrarian activities within the Food Supply Chain mandates a systemic perspective for addressing sustainability. We consider the Food Supply Chain as an ecosystem and define more inclusive boundaries. We present a design framework that supports strategic decision-making on agriculture and Food distribution issues while addressing climate stability. We describe the methodology used to construct the framework, which entails a multi-disciplinary approach. An original land-network problem merges localized and large-scaled decisions as land-use allocation and location-allocation problems in an agro-Food network. A linear programming model optimizes infrastructure, agriculture, and logistics costs and also balances carbon emissions within the agro-Food ecosystem. A regional potato Supply Chain illustrates the effectiveness of the proposed model. Findings show the interdependency between infrastructure, production, distribution, and environmental resources. Results highlight the consequences of unbalanced planning focused solely on cost efficiency. In conclusion we identify enabling conditions, drivers and metrics for the design of cost effective and carbon balanced agro-Food ecosystems.
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economic and environmental assessment of reusable plastic containers a Food catering Supply Chain case study
International Journal of Production Economics, 2014Co-Authors: Riccardo Accorsi, Riccardo Manzini, Alessandro Cascini, Susan Cholette, Cristina MoraAbstract:Increasing concern for sustainability compels citizens and enterprises to reduce waste and encourage recycling, reuse and remanufacturing of end-of-life products. Since packaging is one of the most relevant waste sources, attention to packaging design and management is warranted, especially in sectors where packaging is integral to handling and transportation, i.e. the fresh Food Supply Chain. The analysis of a product′s life cycle highlights potential sources of waste throughout the Food Supply Chain (FSC).
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the new conceptual framework for Food Supply Chain assessment
Journal of Food Engineering, 2013Co-Authors: Riccardo Manzini, Riccardo AccorsiAbstract:Abstract Food industry is the first in European Community for revenues, with more than 8 millions of employee. Logistics and Supply Chain management play a crucial role in Food industry. This paper presents a general and conceptual framework for the assessment of Food Supply Chain (FSC) and logistics of Food products in agreement with a multidisciplinary and integrated view. The target of the proposed integrated approach to Supply Chain design and management is the simultaneous control of quality (1), safety (2), sustainability (3) and logistics efficiency (4) of Food products and processes along the whole FSC “from farm to fork”. A case study focused on package design, distribution issues, and supported by the development of an original close-loop control system is a first exemplifying step towards a new integrated approach on FSC assessment in agreement with the proposed conceptual framework. Finally, the paper presents a discussion on the most important challenges in FSC for public and private research in industry and in academic institutions.
Kannan Govindan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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sustainable consumption and production in the Food Supply Chain a conceptual framework
International Journal of Production Economics, 2018Co-Authors: Kannan GovindanAbstract:Abstract Increased globalization and a growing world population have a great impact on the sustainability of Supply Chains, especially within the Food industry. The way Food is produced, processed, transported, and consumed has a great impact on whether sustainability is achieved throughout the whole Food Supply Chain. Due to the complexity that persists in coordinating the members of Food Supply Chain, Food wastage has increased over the past few years. To achieve sustainable consumption and production (SCP), Food industry stakeholders need to be coordinated and to have their views reflected in an optimized manner. However, not much research has been done concerning the influence of stakeholders and Supply Chain members’ coordination in the Food industry’s SCP context. To facilitate the theory development for SCP, in this work, a short literature review on sustainable Supply Chain management and sustainable Supply Chains in the Food industry is provided to give the reader current knowledge on how the past and current research are introduced in this work. Following that, different theories that drive sustainable consumption and production have been identified and focused. As a result, theories like the institutional theory, dynamic capability theory, and stakeholder theory are presented. Additionally, a conceptual framework has been developed by identifying the indicators, drivers, and barriers based on the stakeholder theory to achieve the SCP in Food Supply Chain. Finally, limitations and future scope are discussed.
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application of a novel promethee based method for construction of a group compromise ranking to prioritization of green suppliers in Food Supply Chain
Omega-international Journal of Management Science, 2017Co-Authors: Kannan Govindan, Milosz Kadzinski, R SivakumarAbstract:Abstract The Food sector has a prodigious focus and is constantly gaining in importance in today’s global economic marketplace. Due to an increasing global population, society faces a greater challenge for sustainable Food production, quality, distribution, and Food safety in the Food Supply Chain. Adopting green Supply Chain management (GSCM) elements is essential for utilizing the Food Supply Chain in an environmentally benign way. As a solution to the above challenge, the economic and green characteristics for supplier selection in green purchasing are studied in this paper. For an organization, the evaluation and selection of the green supplier is a vital issue due to several tangible and intangible criteria involved. Accordingly, we apply multiple criteria decision aiding techniques. We propose a hybrid approach that combines the revised Simos procedure, PROMETHEE methods, algorithms for constructing a group compromise ranking, and robustness analysis. At first, the revised Simos procedure is used to derive the criteria weights. Next, the PROMETHEE method is applied to rank the suppliers according to each Decision Maker׳s (DM׳s) preferences. Then, the compromise ranking is constructed to minimize the distance of the individual׳s rankings from the solution adopted by the whole group. For this purpose, we introduce and apply some original procedures based on Binary Linear Programming. Finally, the results are validated against the outcomes of robustness analysis. The applicability and efficiency of the proposed approach is endorsed with a case study in an Indian Food industry.
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Two-echelon multiple-vehicle location-routing problem with time windows for optimization of sustainable Supply Chain network of perishable Food
International Journal of Production Economics, 2014Co-Authors: Kannan Govindan, Amin Jafarian, R. Khodaverdi, K. DevikaAbstract:Increasing environmental, legislative, and social concerns are forcing companies to take a fresh view of the impact of Supply Chain operations on environment and society when designing a sustainable Supply Chain. A challenging task in today's Food industry is distributing high quality perishable Foods throughout the Food Supply Chain. This paper proposes a multi-objective optimization model by integrating sustainability in decision-making, on distribution in a perishable Food Supply Chain network (SCN). It introduces a two-echelon location-routing problem with time-windows (2E-LRPTW) for sustainable SCN design and optimizing economical and environmental objectives in a perishable Food SCN. The goal of 2E-LRPTW is to determine the number and location facilities and to optimize the amount of products delivered to lower stages and routes at each level. It also aims to reduce costs caused by carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emissions throughout the network. The proposed method includes a novel multi-objective hybrid approach called MHPV, a hybrid of two known multi-objective algorithms: namely, multi-objective particle swarm optimization (MOPSO) and adapted multi-objective variable neighborhood search (AMOVNS). MHPV features two strategies for leader selection procedures (LSP), (i.e. Grids) and crowding distance is compared to common genetic algorithms based on metaheuristics (i.e. MOGA, NRGA and NSGA-II). Results indicate that the hybrid approach achieves better solutions compared to others, and that crowding distance method for LSP outperforms the former Grids method. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.
Md Tawhidul Islam - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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framework for evaluating risks in Food Supply Chain implications in Food wastage reduction
Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019Co-Authors: Syed Mithu Ali, Md Abdul Moktadi, Golam Kabi, Jewel Chakma, Md Jalal Uddi Rumi, Md Tawhidul IslamAbstract:Abstract Over the years, Food Supply Chains (FSCs) have faced various challenges, including Supply Chain interruptions. Previous studies focused only on household Food waste. In this study, the FSCs risks is connected with Food wastage to develop sustainable framework to reduce Food waste. A Pareto analysis is developed for risk identification based on feedback from 130 experts from Food companies. Finally, a blended grey-based Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) model has been proposed to assess the relationships among the identified major risks in FSCs. The five risks of greatest priority include: lack of skilled personnel, poor leadership, failure within the IT system, capacity, and poor customer relationship. The risk mitigation strategies for these risks are also presented. The proposed model is applied to Food processing companies in Bangladesh to establish a sustainable business policy to minimize Food wastage. These results can guide managers and practitioners to formulate resilient strategies to mitigate the identified risks, thereby minimizing Food wastage and lead to Food safety, security and sustainability across the Food Supply Chain. The proposed model can be extended to address sustainability risk and be integrated to the internet of things for planning, monitoring, controlling, and optimizing Supply Chains in real time.
Riccardo Manzini - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the land network problem ecosystem carbon balance in planning sustainable agro Food Supply Chains
Journal of Cleaner Production, 2016Co-Authors: Riccardo Accorsi, Riccardo Manzini, Susan Cholette, Chiara Pini, Stefano PenazziAbstract:Abstract Global Food demand will double by 2050 and strain agro-Food Supply Chains. The increasing relevance of non-agrarian activities within the Food Supply Chain mandates a systemic perspective for addressing sustainability. We consider the Food Supply Chain as an ecosystem and define more inclusive boundaries. We present a design framework that supports strategic decision-making on agriculture and Food distribution issues while addressing climate stability. We describe the methodology used to construct the framework, which entails a multi-disciplinary approach. An original land-network problem merges localized and large-scaled decisions as land-use allocation and location-allocation problems in an agro-Food network. A linear programming model optimizes infrastructure, agriculture, and logistics costs and also balances carbon emissions within the agro-Food ecosystem. A regional potato Supply Chain illustrates the effectiveness of the proposed model. Findings show the interdependency between infrastructure, production, distribution, and environmental resources. Results highlight the consequences of unbalanced planning focused solely on cost efficiency. In conclusion we identify enabling conditions, drivers and metrics for the design of cost effective and carbon balanced agro-Food ecosystems.
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economic and environmental assessment of reusable plastic containers a Food catering Supply Chain case study
International Journal of Production Economics, 2014Co-Authors: Riccardo Accorsi, Riccardo Manzini, Alessandro Cascini, Susan Cholette, Cristina MoraAbstract:Increasing concern for sustainability compels citizens and enterprises to reduce waste and encourage recycling, reuse and remanufacturing of end-of-life products. Since packaging is one of the most relevant waste sources, attention to packaging design and management is warranted, especially in sectors where packaging is integral to handling and transportation, i.e. the fresh Food Supply Chain. The analysis of a product′s life cycle highlights potential sources of waste throughout the Food Supply Chain (FSC).
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the new conceptual framework for Food Supply Chain assessment
Journal of Food Engineering, 2013Co-Authors: Riccardo Manzini, Riccardo AccorsiAbstract:Abstract Food industry is the first in European Community for revenues, with more than 8 millions of employee. Logistics and Supply Chain management play a crucial role in Food industry. This paper presents a general and conceptual framework for the assessment of Food Supply Chain (FSC) and logistics of Food products in agreement with a multidisciplinary and integrated view. The target of the proposed integrated approach to Supply Chain design and management is the simultaneous control of quality (1), safety (2), sustainability (3) and logistics efficiency (4) of Food products and processes along the whole FSC “from farm to fork”. A case study focused on package design, distribution issues, and supported by the development of an original close-loop control system is a first exemplifying step towards a new integrated approach on FSC assessment in agreement with the proposed conceptual framework. Finally, the paper presents a discussion on the most important challenges in FSC for public and private research in industry and in academic institutions.
Stefano Penazzi - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the land network problem ecosystem carbon balance in planning sustainable agro Food Supply Chains
Journal of Cleaner Production, 2016Co-Authors: Riccardo Accorsi, Riccardo Manzini, Susan Cholette, Chiara Pini, Stefano PenazziAbstract:Abstract Global Food demand will double by 2050 and strain agro-Food Supply Chains. The increasing relevance of non-agrarian activities within the Food Supply Chain mandates a systemic perspective for addressing sustainability. We consider the Food Supply Chain as an ecosystem and define more inclusive boundaries. We present a design framework that supports strategic decision-making on agriculture and Food distribution issues while addressing climate stability. We describe the methodology used to construct the framework, which entails a multi-disciplinary approach. An original land-network problem merges localized and large-scaled decisions as land-use allocation and location-allocation problems in an agro-Food network. A linear programming model optimizes infrastructure, agriculture, and logistics costs and also balances carbon emissions within the agro-Food ecosystem. A regional potato Supply Chain illustrates the effectiveness of the proposed model. Findings show the interdependency between infrastructure, production, distribution, and environmental resources. Results highlight the consequences of unbalanced planning focused solely on cost efficiency. In conclusion we identify enabling conditions, drivers and metrics for the design of cost effective and carbon balanced agro-Food ecosystems.