Adoption of ICTs in agri-food logistics: Potential and limitations for supply chain sustainability

Vernier Cédric, Loeillet Denis, Thomopoulos Rallou, Macombe Catherine. 2021. Adoption of ICTs in agri-food logistics: Potential and limitations for supply chain sustainability. Sustainability, 13 (12):6702, 19 p.

https://doi.org/10.3390/su13126702

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Quartile : Q2, Sujet : ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES / Quartile : Q2, Sujet : ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES / Quartile : Q3, Sujet : GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (Science) / Quartile : Q4, Sujet : GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (Social Sciences)

Résumé : A major challenge of Sustainable Development Goal 12 “Responsible Consumption and Production” is to reduce food losses along production and supply chains. This is particularly critical for fresh food products, due to their perishable and fragile nature, which makes the coordination of the actors all the more crucial to avoid wastes and losses. The rise of new technologies, referred to as “Industry 4.0” powered by the internet of things, big data analytics and artificial intelligence, could bring new solutions to meet these needs. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) allow for frequent exchanges of huge amounts of information between actors in the agrofood chains to coordinate their activities. The aim of the chapter is to provide a state-of-the-art analysis on ICTs used in agrofood supply chains, with a special focus on the case of fresh fruits and vegetables, to analyze the potential and weaknesses which exist in different forms of supply chains for ICTs becoming a “resource” (precious, rare, non-imitable, and nonsubstitutable) prospect and to suggest promising ICTs in this context.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : secteur agro-alimentaire, chaîne d'approvisionnement alimentaire, chaîne d'approvisionnement, technologies de l'information et de la communication, pertes alimentaires, gaspillage, logistique, gestion de la chaîne logistique, gestion de l'information

Mots-clés libres : Food sustainability, Food supply chain, Innovation in food, Food waste and SDGs, ICTs

Classification Agris : J10 - Manutention, transport, stockage et conservation des produits agricoles
J11 - Manutention, transport, stockage et conservation des produits d'origine végétale
C30 - Documentation et information

Champ stratégique Cirad : CTS 3 (2019-) - Systèmes alimentaires

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