{"product_id":"intelligent-agrifood-chains-and-networks-isbn-9781405182997","title":"Intelligent Agrifood Chains and Networks","description":"Food has a fundamental position in society, ensuring health, happiness and political stability. Consequently, the management of food chains and networks is one of the most important aspects of the modern food industry. Yet food is difficult to handle along long supply chains, with a limited window for storage and handling time, and the risk of spoiling if incorrectly handled or processed. These issues can lead to logistical problems that can severely affect product quality and freshness. \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntelligent Agrifood Chains and Networks\u003c\/i\u003e offers a timely discussion of the current state of food logistics, and indicates the major ICT problems that can occur during production, warehousing, transportation and retailing. Emphasis is given to new technologies and intelligent systems that are able to process time-dependent information, handle emergencies, and support logistics operations in food management. In particular, the authors show how telematics and RFID can be implemented in the supply chain. The book also includes real-life case studies, in which actual food logistics problems and their solutions are presented, demonstrating how systemic and logistics approaches may be combined.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book is directed at academics, researchers, and students seeking the necessary background in terms of the interplay between the food supply chain and ICT. Its comprehensive review of current issues in the food supply chain will be of interest to managers and technicians working in the food industry, while its technological focus will be invaluable to food scientists and technologists working in research and industry environments.\u003c\/p\u003e  Foreword.  \u003cp\u003eContributors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eMichael Bourlakis, Ilias Vlachos and Vasileios Zeimpekis\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Scope and structure of this book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Food and Drink Manufacturing and the Role of ICT\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eFintan Clear\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Industry structure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Food consumer trends and food legislation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Information systems and food manufacturing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Food manufacturing and supply chains.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Retail Technologies in the Agrifood Chain\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eMichael Bourlakis\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Food retail logistics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Information technology in food retail logistics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Basic Principles for Effective Warehousing and Distribution of Perishable Goods in the Urban Environment: Current Status, Advanced Technologies and Future Trends\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eNikolaos Stragas and Vasileios Zeimpekis\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 The nature of perishable foods.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Warehousing operations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Distribution process.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 New technologies in warehousing and distribution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Conclusions and future trends.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Emerging Footprint Technologies in Agriculture, from Field to Farm Gate\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eSpyros Fountas, Thomas Bartzanas and Dionysis Bochtis\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Precision agriculture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Robotics in agriculture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Fleet management.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 ICT technologies in agriculture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Telematics for Efficient Transportation and Distribution of Agrifood Products\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eCharalambos A. Marentakis\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Technological prerequisites for telematics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Application of telematics in freight transport and distribution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Investing in value of information.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Distribution of agrifood products: current status and needs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 The use of telematics in distribution of agrifood products.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Potential for advanced and value-adding applications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 RFID: An Emerging Paradigm for the Agrifood Supply Chain\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eLouis A. Lefebvre, Linda Castro and Élisabeth Lefebvre\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 RFID technology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 RFID potential in the agrifood supply chain.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 RFID and traceability processes in the agrifood supply chain.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 RFID and quality control management processes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 RFID and manufacturing processes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 RFID and warehouse and distribution processes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.8 RFID and asset management processes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.9 RFID and point of sales processes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.10 Conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Food Quality and Safety\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eIlias Vlachos\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Food supply-chain management.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Information systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Case studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Traceability in Agrifood Chains\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eUlla Lehtinen\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Traceability and food safety legislation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Traceability systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Traceability techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 E-business Applications in the European Food and Beverages Industry: Evidence from the Wine Sector\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eMichael Bourlakis and Ilias Vlachos\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 E-business applications: a typology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 E-business applications for agriculture and the food industry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 The role and use of ICT in the European food and beverages sector.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Precision vine growing with satellite imagery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 The Impact of Information and Communication Technologies on the Organisational Performance of Microenterprises: Evidence from Greece\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eIlias Vlachos and Panayiotis Chondros\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Methodology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Results.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Managerial implications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7 Limitations\/future research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.8 Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Warehouse Technologies in Retail Operations: the Case of Voice Picking\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eAristides Matopoulos\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Retail warehouse operations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 The AB Vassilopoulos case study.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Leveraging RFID-enabled Traceability for the Food Industry: a Case Study\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eAngeliki Karagiannaki and Katerina Pramatari\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Background.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 The context.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Alternative RFID implementations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 The selected RFID project.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.6 The pilot implementation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.7 Conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Intelligent Agrifood Chains and Networks: Current Status, Future Trends and Real-life Cases from Japan\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eMihály Vörös and Masahiko Gemma\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 General concepts and roles of the local food systems for improvement of quality of life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Development of local food systems in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 Examples of local food systems in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 Consumer support for local markets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6 Conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 The Use of Telematics in the Daily Distribution of Perishable Goods: The Case of NIKAS SA\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eVasileios Zeimpekis\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2 Background.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3 A real-time fleet-management system for dynamic incident handling.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.4 Simulation testing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.5 Real-life testing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.6 Conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 RFID-enabled Visibility in a Dairy Distribution Network\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eDaniel Hellström and Henrik Pålsson\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.2 Achieving visibility.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.3 Jönköping dairy implementation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.4 Cost-benefit analysis with ROI calculations and sensitivity analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.5 Lessons learned.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.6 Concluding discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17 Conclusions\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eMichael Bourlakis, Ilias Vlachos and Vasileios Zeimpekis\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.1 Evolution of the food chain.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.2 Technologies in the food chain, key benefits and implications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.3 Concluding remarks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eMichael Bourlakis\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in Marketing and Head of the Marketing and Supply Chain Management Group at Kent Business School, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, UK.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIlias Vlachos\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics \u0026amp; Rural Development at the Agricultural University of Athens, Greece.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVasileios Zeimpekis\u003c\/b\u003e is Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Financial \u0026amp; Management Engineering at the University of the Aegean, Chios, Greece.\u003c\/p\u003e  Food has a fundamental position in society, ensuring health, happiness and political stability. Consequently, the management of food chains and networks is one of the most important aspects of the modern food industry. Yet food is difficult to handle along long supply chains, with a limited window for storage and handling time, and the risk of spoiling if incorrectly handled or processed. These issues can lead to logistical problems that can severely affect product quality and freshness.  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntelligent Agrifood Chains and Networks\u003c\/i\u003e offers a timely discussion of the current state of food logistics, and indicates the major ICT problems that can occur during production, warehousing, transportation and retailing. Emphasis is given to new technologies and intelligent systems that are able to process time-dependent information, handle emergencies, and support logistics operations in food management. In particular, the authors show how telematics and RFID can be implemented in the supply chain. The book also includes real-life case studies, in which actual food logistics problems and their solutions are presented, demonstrating how systemic and logistics approaches may be combined.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book is directed at academics, researchers, and students seeking the necessary background in terms of the interplay between the food supply chain and ICT. Its comprehensive review of current issues in the food supply chain will be of interest to managers and technicians working in the food industry, while its technological focus will be invaluable to food scientists and technologists working in research and industry environments.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989440381157,"sku":"NP9781405182997","price":224.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405182997.jpg?v=1761784106","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/intelligent-agrifood-chains-and-networks-isbn-9781405182997","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}