Industry 4.0 in food processing: drivers, challenges and outcomes

Romanello, Rubina; Veglio, Valerio

doi:10.1108/bfj-09-2021-1056

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“…As highlighted in Section 2, the digital technologies used to design a DT strategy create value for the supply chain actors (Romanello and Veglio, 2022). For example, ANECOOP has mainly focused on applying these technologies with its suppliers rather than its customers (distributors).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Hence, according to Zhu et al (2021), to design and implement a DT strategy, digital ITs must first be appropriately chosen and combined so that a digital business strategy that synchronises business strategy with IT strategy can then be designed. The right choice and combination of digital ITs by a company when designing a DT strategy changes the value creation pathways (Romanello and Veglio, 2022) that the company previously relied on to make it more competitive. Moreover, firms must implement structural changes and overcome barriers that hinder DT strategy design, resulting in both positive effects for firms (Di Vaio and Varriale, 2020;Dubey et al, 2019;Kamble et al, 2020;Pagani and Pardo, 2017) and unwanted outcomes such as CO 2 emissions, electricity consumption, radioactivity and e-waste (Cohen, 2018;Ahmadova et al, 2021).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Digitalisation and digital transformation in the social economy: the cases of Anecoop and Consum

Ribeiro-Navarrete

Monge

Simón‐Moya

2023

BFJ

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PurposeDigital technologies are changing the business landscape and the way companies are run. This research examines the implementation of digitalisation and digital transformation (DT) and explores the associated advantages and disadvantages.Design/methodology/approachCase study methodology was employed to help develop an understanding of how key actors implement DT. Semi-structured qualitative interviews were performed with managers of two social economy enterprises in the agri-food sector supply chain.FindingsThe specific nature of the supply chain of companies in this sector can hinder the implementation of certain digital technologies. This scenario results in two different approaches to digital technologies: one focused on digitalisation, and another focused on DT. Companies in this sector that seek successful implementation of DT should choose and combine appropriate digital technologies that fit with their DT strategy. They should also structure their organisation to ensure the leadership of senior management to engage all staff.Originality/valueThis study is valuable because of its focus on cooperatives in its analysis of DT. There is scant research on this business model, so the present study helps fill this gap in the literature.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Digitalisation and digital transformation in the social economy: the cases of Anecoop and Consum

Ribeiro-Navarrete

Monge

Simón‐Moya

2023

BFJ

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“…Various initiatives of EUROFIR, INFOODS, and EFSA have provided food‐related ontologies such as FoodOn and the Meat Supply Chain Ontology (Zeb et al., 2021). In addition, data mining tools are used to support decision making (Romanello & Veglio, 2022). Various electronic tools are available for food business operators for their food risk management, including not only tools for hazard identification and characterization and risk characterization but also monitoring of hazards and emerging risk identification, such as the FOODAKAI platform (Stoitsis et al., 2023).…”

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Making food systems more resilient to food safety risks by including artificial intelligence, big data, and internet of things into food safety early warning and emerging risk identification tools

Mu,

Kleter,

Bouzembrak

et al. 2024

Comp Rev Food Sci Food Safe

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To enhance the resilience of food systems to food safety risks, it is vitally important for national authorities and international organizations to be able to identify emerging food safety risks and to provide early warning signals in a timely manner. This review provides an overview of existing and experimental applications of artificial intelligence (AI), big data, and internet of things as part of early warning and emerging risk identification tools and methods in the food safety domain. There is an ongoing rapid development of systems fed by numerous, real‐time, and diverse data with the aim of early warning and identification of emerging food safety risks. The suitability of big data and AI to support such systems is illustrated by two cases in which climate change drives the emergence of risks, namely, harmful algal blooms affecting seafood and fungal growth and mycotoxin formation in crops. Automation and machine learning are crucial for the development of future real‐time food safety risk early warning systems. Although these developments increase the feasibility and effectiveness of prospective early warning and emerging risk identification tools, their implementation may prove challenging, particularly for low‐ and middle‐income countries due to low connectivity and data availability. It is advocated to overcome these challenges by improving the capability and capacity of national authorities, as well as by enhancing their collaboration with the private sector and international organizations.

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“…Broadly speaking, the literature underlines the importance of new technologies such as informational and communicational tools because they seem to enable F&B SMEs' pursuit of a broader scope beyond their domestic market (Bargoni et al, 2023a, b;Beugelsdijk et al, 2018;De Cock et al, 2021;Feliciano-Cestero et al, 2023;Jia et al, 2022;Romanello and Veglio, 2022;Tolstoy et al, 2021). Indeed, scholarly publications underline the central role that technologies have in promoting SMEs' wellness and growth potential (Bressan et al, 2022;Hui, 2020;Vrontis et al, 2016).…”

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Exports or public procurement to resist in the post-pandemic world? How e-commerce appeases this food and beverage SMEs ambidextrous dilemma

Ballerini,

Giordino,

Smrčka

et al. 2023

EJIM

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PurposeFood and beverage (F&B) small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) must diversify their markets and obtain predictable sources of revenues to withstand difficult and volatile periods such as the post-pandemic geopolitical scenario, recently burdened by the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. On the other hand, another strand of the literature suggests that public procurement could be considered a great source of income, enabling solid contracts, revenues and cash-flow stability. Therefore, this paper aims to explore the role of public procurement, the adoption of e-commerce platforms and their interactions in affecting the exporting performances of SMEs operating in the F&B sector.Design/methodology/approachThe study retrieves data from 2,186 Italian F&B manufacturing SMEs relying on Margò by Cribis database. Therefore, it conducts a structured equational model (SEM) to test the developed hypotheses empirically.FindingsThe findings reveal that digital selling platforms positively affect exports, whereas public procurement negatively affects F&B SMEs exports. Nonetheless, findings underline that the interaction between public procurement and the adoption of digital selling platforms dampens public procurement's negative effects on exports.Originality/valueThis study brings an original contribution to the F&B literature by conducting empirical research on an extensive sample of firms from one of the most influential countries in the F&B vertical, Italy, with officially registered data. More importantly, to the best of the authors' knowledge, this study pioneers the investigation of the relationship between public procurement and e-commerce platforms in affecting F&B SMEs' export performances.

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Industry 4.0 in food processing: drivers, challenges and outcomes

Cited by 35 publications

References 35 publications

Digitalisation and digital transformation in the social economy: the cases of Anecoop and Consum

Digitalisation and digital transformation in the social economy: the cases of Anecoop and Consum

Making food systems more resilient to food safety risks by including artificial intelligence, big data, and internet of things into food safety early warning and emerging risk identification tools

Exports or public procurement to resist in the post-pandemic world? How e-commerce appeases this food and beverage SMEs ambidextrous dilemma

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