New trends in cold chain monitoring applications - A review

Badia-Melis, Ricardo; Carthy, Ultan Mc; Ruiz-García, Luis; García-Hierro, Javier; Robla, J. I.

doi:10.1016/j.foodcont.2017.11.022

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“…New technology and innovation regarding information and communication technology (e.g., blockchain) enable more precise tracking of shipments [31,32] and more efficient communication between actors in a supply chain. If the required degree of trust can be established between the actors, these innovations can reinforce collaboration between them.…”

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“…It should also be kept in mind that multimodal transport chains are imposed to transaction cost every time a transport mode is changed [23,29,30]. Technologies such as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) [31,32] and Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) [32] could be utilized to support supply chains involving multiple separate actors through efficient information exchange. The tracking of goods offered by such technologies also enables monitoring of the reverse logistics, e.g., recycling of the packages [31].…”

Section: Sustainable Business Models In Logisticsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Business Models Amid Changes in Regulation and Environment: The Case of Finland–Russia

Lähdeaho

Hilmola

2020

Sustainability

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Changes in regulation are affecting the international business environment. In this study the impact of regulation changes and ways to benefit from those in Finland and Russia are examined. Logistics and manufacturing companies are studied using the case study approach including ten semi-structured interviews (Finland and Russia) and a survey (Southeast Finland), further supported by an additional survey for logistics sector companies (Southeast Finland). The changes in the business environment have created a fragmented market with a growing number of actors. Three business models (blockchain-based, platform-based and innovative subcontracting-based), capitalizing on the growing number of actors, were incepted in the interview phase and evaluated in the survey phase with companies. These models are integrable with the circular economy, a relevant practice according to the studied companies. Blockchain was perceived as a still immature technology. Further study revealed that the companies are not well prepared for environmental demands in logistics, and the overall volumes and business climate between the analyzed countries have not improved. Additionally, those companies do not actively pursue the possibilities of new technologies. The impact of regulatory changes in this region has not been examined closely with a case study approach. This study helps to explain the current trends in an established market.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Sustainable Business Models In Logisticsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Business Models Amid Changes in Regulation and Environment: The Case of Finland–Russia

Lähdeaho

Hilmola

2020

Sustainability

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“…Solid‐phase microextraction combined with the gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry (Mikṧ‐Krajnik, Yoon, Ukuku, & Yuk, ), UV‐VIS spectroscopy (Aliakbarian, Bagnasco, Perego, Leardi, & Casale, ), and near‐infrared spectroscopy (Aliakbarian et al., ) have been used to identify and quantify the volatile compounds in food. However, most of these techniques are expensive, complicated, and labor intensive when compared with smart sensor‐enabled RFIDs which have been considered as cost effective, nonobtrusive, and user friendly technique for food packaging (Badia‐Melis, Mc Carthy, Ruiz‐Garcia, Garcia‐Hierro, & Villalba, ; Fidders & Yan, ). Moreover, these packaging systems can become powerful tools to reduce food waste as they possess indicators which can interact with the food ingredients and metabolites in the head space and/or extrinsic environmental factors, thus, enabling the monitoring of the condition of the food product.…”

Section: Smart Packaging (Sp) and Its Impact In Reducing Food Loss Anmentioning

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The role of smart packaging system in food supply chain

Chen

Brahma

Mackay

et al. 2020

Journal of Food Science

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Food supply chain is a rapidly growing integrated sector and covers all the aspects from farm to fork, including manufacturing, packaging, distribution, storing, as well as further processing or cooking for consumption. Along this chain, smart packaging could impact the quality, safety, and sustainability of food. Packaging systems have evolved to be smarter with integration of emerging electronics and wireless communication and cloud data solutions. Although there are many factors causing the loss and waste issues for foods throughout the whole supply chain of food and there have been several articles showing the recent advances and breakthroughs in developing smart packaging systems, this review integrates these conceptual frameworks and technological applications and focuses on how innovative smart packaging solutions are beneficial to the overall quality and safety of food supply by enhancing product traceability and reducing the amount of food loss and waste. We start by introducing the concept of the management for the integrated food supply chain, which is critical in tactical and operational components that can enhance product traceability within the entire chain. Then we highlight the impact of smart packaging in reducing food loss and waste. We summarize the basic information of the common printing techniques for smart packaging system (sensor and indicator). Then, we discuss the potential challenges in the manufacturing and deployment of smart packaging systems, as well as their cost‐related drawbacks and further steps in food supply chain.

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“…Therefore, the combination of technologies has proven beneficial to cold chain monitoring [50] for keep stable environment in packaging, and the trends from the insight of multi-sensors are imperative in loss prevention in cold chain. Thus, it has a positive significance for the optimization of packaging efficiency [35] based on the microenvironment performance.…”

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A Holistic Packaging Efficiency Evaluation Method for Loss Prevention in Fresh Vegetable Cold Chain

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With the continuous push for improving packaging efficiency of current packaging practices to prevent losses in a real cold chain, a holistic evaluation method with improved indicators and a conceptual assessment framework to improve packaging efficiency continuously in a fresh vegetable cold chain was proposed. Based on two fresh leafy vegetables with typical packaging practices in a real cold chain in China, the evaluation method was performed and tested from a macro perspective, and then the packaging efficiency constitution with loss prevention perspective was better visualized. The results show that the method can be used for improving the performance of specific packaging efficiency in the fresh vegetable cold chain and improving the suggestions' sustainability orientation, and systematically summarize their impacts on packaging efficiency; specifically as follows: (1) Since the correlation between the state of fresh vegetables and the environmental stress in the package, the performance of the micro-environment parameters should be given priority for packaging efficiency improvement in loss prevention. (2) Although the use of the packaging materials in current practices was relatively better, it still can improve in food safety and packaging sustainability of the packaging practices through the selection of packaging materials with better sustainability characteristics. (3) Via the visualization of targeted packaging efficiency in cold chain, the fluctuation of loss rates in the cold chain process are well perceived, and there are still room can be performed continuously to realize more efficient packaging for better loss prevention. (4) The method has drawbacks that the optimization of the weights to the given indicators and the indicators based on nutrition and quality of fresh produce was not considered in current research, and it should be strengthened in future research. (5) It is necessary that the perception of differences in targeted packaging efficiency and the consciousness to improve specific packaging efficiency in vegetable cold chain for sustainability.Sustainability 2019, 11, 3874 2 of 18 and quality loss in the packaging [6,7] that the monitoring and controlling the process environment in vegetable cold chain can reduce losses. Losses during the cold chain contribute a lot to the losses of green produce in the cold chain. For example, losses in storage accounted for about 15-20% and in distribution about 5-10% for vegetable [3], which has an undesirable impact on the environment and resources [8], as well as social welfare in China. Increasing demand for fresh produce and the severity of food losses force us to turn to a safer and greener vegetable cold chain. Thus, responding to these issues in cold chain practices, packaging, and ongoing improvement in loss prevention [9] is imperative.Efficient packaging practices are the crux for preservation and processes management, including storage and distribution, which effectively reduce the loss and securing safety of fresh vegetables [10] in co...

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New trends in cold chain monitoring applications - A review

Cited by 172 publications

References 86 publications

Business Models Amid Changes in Regulation and Environment: The Case of Finland–Russia

Business Models Amid Changes in Regulation and Environment: The Case of Finland–Russia

The role of smart packaging system in food supply chain

A Holistic Packaging Efficiency Evaluation Method for Loss Prevention in Fresh Vegetable Cold Chain

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