Trends in global E-food supply chain and implications for transport: literature review and research directions

Gharehgozli, Amir; Iakovou, Eleftherios; Chang, Yanling; Swaney, Ryan

doi:10.1016/j.rtbm.2017.10.002

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“…In this context, the fact that the products are perishable substantially reduces the time allowed for storage and transport processes [27], so much so that there is a general understanding that a certain amount of loss is inevitable [28]. One way to avoid this situation is to treat these products with special care along the supply chain, paying closer attention to certain aspects such as transport time, transportation systems (multimodality) [29], intermediary storage, and a reduction of handling processes [30], always taking into account the reduction of environmental footprint [31].…”

Section: Literature Review: Perishable Supply Chainsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Taking into account the particular characteristics mentioned above, six factors can be considered as playing a fundamental role in designing of a perishables supply chain [11]. These factors are (see Figure 2): (i) production scheduling [43,44], (ii) transportation [29,45,46], (iii) location of intermediate facilities [47,48]; and, transversally, (iv) guarantee of quality and food safety [49][50][51], (v) sustainability [4,39,52], and (vi) coordination-collaboration-communication among actors, including the end customer [53][54][55][56]. It is important to note that quality and food safety are differentiated from other sustainability variables, primarily because these concepts are so vital to the agri-food chain that they become a separate entity (that is, they are a necessary condition).…”

Section: Conceptual Framework and Hypothesismentioning

confidence: 99%

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Response of Fresh Food Suppliers to Sustainable Supply Chain Management of Large European Retailers

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This article analyses new supply chain management (SCM) strategies of the largest retail distribution chains in Europe within the context of differing sustainability concepts and approaches. An analysis is carried out of the strategic plans of such retailers, as well as recent developments in the sector. We begin by identifying the priority actions of retailers and then evaluating, by means of a survey, how small horticultural marketing firms (mainly cooperatives) in southeast Spain respond to the needs of these retailers. Subsequently, an analysis is carried out on these small marketing firm exporters to identify the relative weight which they assign to the variables assessed, while also considering the existing relationships between said weighted variables and business profits. Our results show that retailers tend to establish more simplified supply chains (that is, shorter and more vertical), essentially demonstrating their interpretation of a sustainable supply chain. In contrast, horticultural marketing firms have concentrated more on tactical and operational issues, thereby neglecting environmental, social and logistics management. Thus, their success rate in meeting the sustainability demands of their customers can be considered medium-low, requiring a more proactive attitude. Improved and collaborative relations, and the integration of sustainability concepts between suppliers (marketing firms) and their clients could contribute to successfully meeting sustainability demands. From the point of view of the consumer, close supplier–retail relationships have solved food safety issues, but the implementation of sustainability in other supply chain activities and processes is a pending issue. We propose strategic approximation and collaboration to bridge the gap between the varying sustainability demands in the supplier–retail relationship within perishable supply chains. Although this article specifically addresses fresh vegetable supply chains, the results may be extrapolated to other agri-food chains with a similar structure.

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Section: Literature Review: Perishable Supply Chainsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Conceptual Framework and Hypothesismentioning

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Response of Fresh Food Suppliers to Sustainable Supply Chain Management of Large European Retailers

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“…At the same time, these Transport Benefits also depend on efficient flows of materials in the Production Process, since delays at this stage can entail delays in deliveries or in the packaging systems for transporting the bottles of wine [45]. Some LM tools support the efficiency flow in production process, such as total productive maintenance (TPM) to keep machinery working and add value to products [46], single-minute exchange of die (SMED) [47], and total quality management (TQM) [9].…”

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Impact of Infrastructure and Production Processes on Rioja Wine Supply Chain Performance

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This paper presents a structural equation model for analyzing the relationship between four latent variables: infrastructure, production processes, transport benefits, and economic benefits within the supply chain for wine from La Rioja, Spain, by incorporating 12 observed variables. The model proposes six hypothesis that were tested using information gathered from 64 surveys completed by managers of several wineries in the region. The WarpPLS v.5 ® software (Version 5.0, Script Warp Systems, Laredo, TX, USA) was used to execute the model and analyze the direct, indirect, and total effects among latent variables. The results show that the control of production processes is a direct source of economic and transport benefits because of its higher explanatory power of those variables. Similarly, infrastructure is a direct source of transport and production benefits, and some of them are given indirectly. In addition, infrastructure does not have a direct effect on economic benefits; however, there were indirect effects given through production process and transport benefits. Infrastructure is a very important variable because of its influence in the final performance, but also because of its high environmental impact. Finally, economic benefits were explained in 43.8%, 19.1% belonging to production process, 21.1% coming from transport benefits, and 3.7% from infrastructure.

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“…The problem of responding to the growing number of orders constantly arriving from different locations is one of them. These can range from a few meters to a few kilometers away, and they are normally characterized by having very tight time-windows [33]. The chief obstacles to the successful implementation of these systems in the industry are: delivery size (small) and frequency (high), the organization of the network (a large number of recipients spread throughout the city), and the complexity of the logistics activities themselves (performed by wholesalers, suppliers, and retailers) [34].…”

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The Impact of E-Commerce-Related Last-Mile Logistics on Cities: A Systematic Literature Review

2020

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E-commerce-related last-mile logistics have a great impact on cities. Recent years have seen sustained growth in e-commerce in most developed countries, a trend that has only been reinforced by the COVID-19 pandemic. The perceived impact of this phenomenon varies depending upon the perspective of the players involved: individual members of the public, companies, or the public administrations. Tackling the issue from these perspectives, the goal of this article is to explore the kinds of impact this phenomenon has and will have. We use as the basis for their classification the so-called triple bottom line (TBL) of sustainability, encompassing people, planet, and profit; we complement this with the impact classification used by the European Science Foundation’s impact assessment working group. After performing a systematic review of the literature following PRISMA guidelines, our results show that, albeit to different degrees, the four impact dimensions analyzed (economic, social, environmental, and technological) have only received incipient coverage in the existing literature. Given its ever-growing importance, we believe that greater attention needs to be paid to this phenomenon, especially with regard to those aspects having the greatest impact upon urban systems and the different stakeholders involved. Only in this way can the public policies needed to mitigate these externalities be properly implemented.

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Trends in global E-food supply chain and implications for transport: literature review and research directions

Cited by 40 publications

References 132 publications

Response of Fresh Food Suppliers to Sustainable Supply Chain Management of Large European Retailers

Response of Fresh Food Suppliers to Sustainable Supply Chain Management of Large European Retailers

Impact of Infrastructure and Production Processes on Rioja Wine Supply Chain Performance

The Impact of E-Commerce-Related Last-Mile Logistics on Cities: A Systematic Literature Review

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