Intelligent Agrifood Chains and Networks
Intelligent Agrifood Chains and Networks
Authors: Michael Bourlakis (Editor), Ilias P. Vlachos (Editor), Vasileios Zeimpekis (Editor)Food has a fundamental position in society, ensuring health, happiness and political stability. Consequently, the management of food chains and networks is one of the most important aspects of the modern food industry. Yet food is difficult to handle along long supply chains, with a limited window for storage and handling time, and the risk of spoiling if incorrectly handled or processed. These issues can lead to logistical problems that can severely affect product quality and freshness.
Intelligent Agrifood Chains and Networks offers a timely discussion of the current state of food logistics, and indicates the major ICT problems that can occur during production, warehousing, transportation and retailing. Emphasis is given to new technologies and intelligent systems that are able to process time-dependent information, handle emergencies, and support logistics operations in food management. In particular, the authors show how telematics and RFID can be implemented in the supply chain. The book also includes real-life case studies, in which actual food logistics problems and their solutions are presented, demonstrating how systemic and logistics approaches may be combined.
The book is directed at academics, researchers, and students seeking the necessary background in terms of the interplay between the food supply chain and ICT. Its comprehensive review of current issues in the food supply chain will be of interest to managers and technicians working in the food industry, while its technological focus will be invaluable to food scientists and technologists working in research and industry environments.
Availability: In Print
Publication date: April 2011
Binding: Hardcover
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Extent:312pp
ISBN:978-1-4051-8299-7
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Intelligent Agrifood Chains and Networks
Foreword.Contributors.
- Introduction (Michael Bourlakis, Ilias Vlachos and Vasileios Zeimpekis).
- Food and Drink Manufacturing and the Role of ICT (Fintan Clear).
- Retail Technologies in the Agrifood Chain (Michael Bourlakis).
- Basic Principles for Effective Warehousing and Distribution of Perishable Goods in the Urban Environment: Current Status, Advanced Technologies and Future Trends (Nikolaos Stragas and Vasileios Zeimpekis).
- Emerging Footprint Technologies in Agriculture, from Field to Farm Gate (Spyros Fountas, Thomas Bartzanas and Dionysis Bochtis).
- Telematics for Efficient Transportation and Distribution of Agrifood Products (Charalambos A. Marentakis).
- RFID: An Emerging Paradigm for the Agrifood Supply Chain (Louis A. Lefebvre, Linda Castro and Élisabeth Lefebvre).
- Food Quality and Safety (Ilias Vlachos).
- Traceability in Agrifood Chains (Ulla Lehtinen).
- E-business Applications in the European Food and Beverages Industry: Evidence from the Wine Sector (Michael Bourlakis and Ilias Vlachos).
- The Impact of Information and Communication Technologies on the Organisational Performance of Microenterprises: Evidence from Greece (Ilias Vlachos and Panayiotis Chondros).
- Warehouse Technologies in Retail Operations: the Case of Voice Picking (Aristides Matopoulos).
- Leveraging RFID-enabled Traceability for the Food Industry: a Case Study (Angeliki Karagiannaki and Katerina Pramatari).
- Intelligent Agrifood Chains and Networks: Current Status, Future Trends and Real-life Cases from Japan (Mihály Vörös and Masahiko Gemma).
- The Use of Telematics in the Daily Distribution of Perishable Goods: The Case of NIKAS SA (Vasileios Zeimpekis).
- RFID-enabled Visibility in a Dairy Distribution Network (Daniel Hellström and Henrik Pålsson).
- Conclusions (Michael Bourlakis, Ilias Vlachos and Vasileios Zeimpekis).
- Food and Drink Manufacturing and the Role of ICT (Fintan Clear).
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