Using blockchain technology to drive operational excellence in perishable food supply chains during outbreaks

09/08/2022

This paper aims to explore the potential of blockchain technology (BT) to support the operational excellence in perishable food supply chain (PFSC) during outbreaks, by doing use-case analysis.

Perspectives on food waste management: Prevention and social innovations

01/05/2022

Food waste is one of the challenging issues humans are facing. A third of the food produced in the world is wasted at various points along the food supply chain. Food waste can be reduced by developing technology that can be utilized in different parts of the food value chain and through educatio...

A systematic review of food loss and waste in China: Quantity, impacts and mediators

01/02/2022

Although food loss and waste (FL&W) is high on China's national policy agenda, there is still little scientific information published about how much FL&W exists in China, what its impacts are, and what needs to be done to reduce it. Furthermore, what is known about FL&W across the var...

A circular capability framework to address food waste and losses in the agri-food supply chain: The antecedents, principles and outcomes of circular economy

01/03/2022

Food loss and food waste (FLW) within agri-food supply chains in the developing world remains a perennial problem. This is partly due to the lack of knowledge on how business operations within supply chains contribute towards the FLW issue, particularly in the case of small and medium-sized enter...

Implementing the circular economy paradigm in the agri-food supply chain: The role of food waste prevention technologies

01/01/2021

The Circular economy paradigm can open up different actions which are framed within the so-called Food Waste Hierarchy (FWH). In these regards, scholars recommend to leverage on those practices that are able to prevent the generation of surplus food, preserving a higher share of the sustainable v...