Fresh food sustainable distribution: cost, delivery time and carbon footprint three-objective optimization

Bortolini, Marco; Faccio, Maurizio; Ferrari, Emilio; Gamberi, Mauro; Pilati, Francesco

doi:10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2015.11.014

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“…Contrary to the common approach of collecting data from a sample of facilities (Caputo et al 2014) or considering just a single type of meal (Pulkkinen et al 2016) or food product (Bortolini et al 2016), the research presented here investigated the full catering service of the schools of the city of Turin.…”

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“…In fact, several studies are limited just to the analysis of the transport of food. Some authors studied the provisioning part of the system, for example Bortolini et al (2016), who investigated the operating costs, carbon footprint, and delivery time goals of fresh fruits and vegetables provided by a set of Italian producers to several European retailers. Other studies specifically investigated the impact of refrigerated transport, such as Chen and Hsu (2015), who calculated the GHG emissions of two freight transport systems by modelling the delivery scheduling for the time-dependent demand of multi-temperature foods and by considering both emissions from energy consumption and refrigerant leakages into the environment.…”

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Modelling, assessing, and ranking public procurement options for a climate-friendly catering service

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Purpose Several scientific papers and technical reports have discussed the role of green public procurement in the food sector. Different strategies for the restoration sector have been identified. However, there is not yet a common understanding of which policies could be the most efficient in reducing the global warming potential of the public restoration service. This paper assesses a set of procurement policies, ranking them according to their potential to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of public catering. Methods Eleven relevant green public procurement policies were identified from the literature. These are discussed in the context of a case study of the school catering service in the city of Turin (Italy). Initially, a life cycle approach is applied to a baseline scenario of the collective restoration system of the city, to quantify the quantity of greenhouse gases produced by the entire catering service (including all stages from the production of food to the management of waste from kitchens and canteens). Afterwards, the 11 policies were applied to the baseline scenario so that the potential improvement achieved by each policy could be quantified. Results and discussion The baseline scenario resulted in 1.67 kgCO 2 eq per average meal. The production of food dominates the global warming potential of the full service, being responsible for about 78% of the greenhouse gas emissions. Among the selected policies, a change in diet was the most effective (leading to a 32% reduction of the CO 2 eq emissions), followed by the adoption of improved food production practices (11% reduction) and the purchasing of certified green electricity (6% reduction). Conclusions The proposed method allows the assessment of procurement policies in the catering service by applying a simplified life cycle approach that considers all the stages of the process. Public authorities and other stakeholders could benefit from basing their decisions upon scientific evidence and avoiding the prioritisation of policies based on personal opinions or weak evidence. Uncertainties and areas for improvement in the method have been also identified for future investigation.

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Modelling, assessing, and ranking public procurement options for a climate-friendly catering service

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“…In this research, the transportation carbon emission issues involve the road structure, the weight load of vehicles, and many other factors, while the quality of the perishable products is also considered. A three-objective optimization model was proposed by Bortolini et al [38] to balance between the cost, carbon emissions, and delivery time for fresh food distribution. Other methods used to handle the multi-objective conflicting problem have been proposed by researchers as well.…”

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Design of Green Cold Chain Networks for Imported Fresh Agri-Products in Belt and Road Development

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Abstract:The development of Belt and Road has seen a boom of imported fresh agri-products in China. This stimulates the growth of refrigerated transport, which accounts for much more carbon emissions than traditional transport. Designing a sustainable cold chain network is of vital importance from both financial and environmental perspectives. In this research, a multi-objective linear programming model is proposed for green cold chain design for multiple imported fresh agri-products in China to balance between the two competing goals-the total cost and carbon emissions. The effect of the outdoor air temperature on the carbon emissions of transportation and maintaining distribution centers is considered. By applying the ε-constraint method, the multi-objective model is solved. Numerical examples derived from the scenario of imported fresh-agri products in China are conducted to shed light on green cold chain design under Belt and Road development.

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“…Robust and fuzzy programming approaches were used to investigate the effects of uncertainties of the variable costs, as well as the demand rate on the network design. Bortolini et al (2016) developed a three-objective distribution planner to tackle the tactical optimization issue of a fresh food distribution network. The optimization objectives were to minimize operating cost, carbon footprint and delivery time; the work, however, did not consider other costs and the effect of uncertainty that may occur.…”

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A cost-effective decision-making algorithm for an RFID-enabled HMSC network design

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the economic feasibility of a three-echelon Halal Meat Supply Chain (HMSC) network that is monitored by a proposed radio frequency identification (RFID)-based management system for enhancing the integrity traceability of Halal meat products and to maximize the average integrity number of Halal meat products, maximize the return of investment (ROI), maximize the capacity utilization of facilities and minimize the total investment cost of the proposed RFID-monitoring system. The location-allocation problem of facilities needs also to be resolved in conjunction with the quantity flow of Halal meat products from farms to abattoirs and from abattoirs to retailers. Design/methodology/approach First, a deterministic multi-objective mixed integer linear programming model was developed and used for optimizing the proposed RFID-based HMSC network toward a comprised solution based on four conflicting objectives as described above. Second, a stochastic programming model was developed and used for examining the impact on the number of Halal meat products by altering the value of integrity percentage. The ε-constraint approach and the modified weighted sum approach were proposed for acquisition of non-inferior solutions obtained from the developed models. Furthermore, the Max-Min approach was used for selecting the best solution among them. Findings The research outcome shows the applicability of the developed models using a real case study. Based on the computational results, a reasonable ROI can be achievable by implementing RFID into the HMSC network. Research limitations/implications This work addresses interesting avenues for further research on exploring the HMSC network design under different types of uncertainties and transportation means. Also, environmentalism has been becoming increasingly a significant global problem in the present century. Thus, the presented model could be extended to include the environmental aspects as an objective function. Practical implications The model can be utilized for food supply chain designers. Also, it could be applied to realistic problems in the field of supply chain management. Originality/value Although there were a few studies focusing on the configuration of a number of HMSC networks, this area is overlooked by researchers. The study shows the developed methodology can be a useful tool for designers to determine a cost-effective design of food supply chain networks.

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Fresh food sustainable distribution: cost, delivery time and carbon footprint three-objective optimization

Cited by 189 publications

References 41 publications

Modelling, assessing, and ranking public procurement options for a climate-friendly catering service

Modelling, assessing, and ranking public procurement options for a climate-friendly catering service

Design of Green Cold Chain Networks for Imported Fresh Agri-Products in Belt and Road Development

A cost-effective decision-making algorithm for an RFID-enabled HMSC network design

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