Instant Insights: Optimising Agri-Food Supply Chains

Chapter 1 - Studying agri-food supply chains: an analytical framework: Sander de Leeuw, Renzo Akkerman and Rodrigo Romero Silva, Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands;

1 Introduction
2 Agri-food supply chains (AFSCs): a brief review
3 The development of the concept of 'supply chains'
4 Food systems versus food supply chains
5 Designing AFSCs: a framework
6 The structure of this book
7 References


Chapter 2 - Advances in traceability systems in agri-food supply chains: Samantha Islam, University of Cambridge, UK; Louise Manning, Royal Agricultural University, UK; and Jonathan M. Cullen, University of Cambridge, UK;

1 Introduction
2 Traceability drivers
3 Food traceability in theory
4 Food traceability system
5 Traceability technologies
6 Barriers in implementation of effective food traceability systems
7 Improvement pathways
8 Where to look for further information
9 References


Chapter 3 - The role of technology in crisis management and product recall in food supply chains: Louise Manning, Royal Agricultural University, UK; and Aleksandra Kowalska, Maria Curie- Sklodowska University, Poland;

1 Introduction
2 Food supply chain governance
3 Information asymmetry
4 Data sharing as a mechanism to underpin public-private partnerships (PPPs)
5 Concluding thoughts
6 Where to look for further information
7 References


Chapter 4 - Improving supply chains to prevent food losses and waste: an overview: Hamid El Bilali, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Austria;

1 Introduction
2 Food losses and waste along the supply chain: main causes and reduction strategies
3 Reducing food wastage along the food supply chain: the need for a systems approach
4 Future trends and conclusion
5 Where to look for further information
6 References


Chapter 5 - Developing decision support systems for improving data management in agricultural supply chains: Gerhard Schiefer, University of Bonn, Germany;

1 Introduction
2 Decisions in supporting data management
3 Decision tools
4 Principal case studies
5 Conclusion and future trends
6 References