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Food supply chain management and logistics
Machine generated contents note: Preface -- Acknowledgements 01 Introduction to food supply chains -- The actors in a food supply chain -- Types of food chain -- Factors infl uencing food supply chains -- Case example: The milk-processing value chain -- SummaryPart One Food production 02 Food production -- Entities in the agriculture supply chain -- Agriculture and poverty alleviation -- The barriers to the development of the agri-industry -- Future steps for the agriculture sector -- Case example: Cargill works with producers on finance and risk management -- Case example: Nestle; works with dairy farmers -- Case example: ITC Ltd India empowers farmers through technology -- Case example: Microfi nance models within the food sector -- Summary03 Food manufacturing -- The importance of food processing -- Changing market conditions -- Food processing -- Food packaging -- Inventory management -- Food safety -- Procurement -- Case example: 3D printing of food -- SummaryPart Two Operational challenges 04 Food retailing -- The retail environment -- How does the food reach the consumer? -- Online grocery retailing -- Challenges to the future of food retailing -- Case example: Retailers turning more to 'dark stores' -- Summary05 Food logistics -- Movement of food -- ICT future trends in agri-food logistics -- Packaging in logistics -- Temperature-controlled supply chains -- Case example: The dabbawala -- Case example: The journey of green beans from Kenya to UK supermarkets -- Case example: The fresh cut-pineapple supply chain from Ghana -- Summary06 Challenges in international food supply chains -- International food supply chains -- Factors affecting the future of international food systems -- Managing challenges in international food supply chains -- International politics and food -- Case example: The growth of the Brazilian agriculture industry -- Case example: The impact of Fukushima disaster on Japanese food exports -- Case example: The cucumber fallout between Germany and Spain -- Summary07 Collaboration and relationships -- Trends in supply chain relationships -- Current relationship models within the food sector -- Other trends within supply chain collaboration -- Case example: Starbucks and collaborative relationship with suppliers -- Summary08 Food sourcing and procurement -- Sourcing -- Sourcing models -- Purchasing models -- Supplier segmentation -- Supplier development -- Strategic sourcing -- Sustainable procurement -- Case example: Mondele;z International -- Case example: PepsiCo -- responsible and sustainable sourcing -- Summary09 Risk management -- Risk management and uncertainty -- Risks in the supply chain -- Risks in the food supply chain -- Managing supply chain risks -- Managing risks in food supply chains -- Case example: China milk scare -- Case example: Sudan 1 -- Case example: Salmonella Typhimurium in peanut butter -- Case example: UK horsemeat scandal -- Case example: Cadbury Salmonella contamination, 2006 -- Summary10 Technology trends in food supply chains -- Traceability and use of technology -- Food production -- Food processing in a technological context -- Food packaging in a technological context -- Food logistics -- SummaryPart Three Sustainability and future challenges -- 11 Food regulation, safety and quality -- Attributes to consider when designing food supply chains -- Food regulation and its effect on safety -- Food Laws and regulation -- Reference standards -- Compatibility standards -- Private food standards -- Other Initiatives within the food supply chains -- Case example: EU ban on imports of Indian mangoes -- Case example: The horsemeat scandal and food fraud -- Summary12 Food innovation -- Classification of innovation methods -- Innovation systems -- Case example: Indian curry in the UK -- Product development in food supply chains -- Innovations within food supply chains -- Case example: Types of functional products -- Case example: Detecting counterfeit whisky through the bottle -- Summary13 Sustainability challenges in food supply chains -- Sustainability -- the origins of the idea -- Sustainable supply chains -- Sustainable food supply chains -- Measuring sustainability -- Developing sustainability within food supply chains -- Case example: Various initiatives within food supply chains -- Case example: Just Eggs -- recycling egg shells to make filler for plastics -- Summary14 Food sector and economic regeneration -- Infrastructure development for the food sector -- Food hubs -- Moving up the value chain -- Case example: Food infrastructure in India and new mega food parks -- Case example: Rubies in the Rubble -- Case example: Development of smallholder agro-processing in Africa -- Summary15 Food security and future challenges -- Food security -- Drivers of change affecting food security -- Factors affecting the future of the food supply chain -- Balancing demand and supply sustainably -- Case example: Partners in Food Solutions -- Case example: Coca-Cola and water conservation -- Case example: International wheat initiative to improve wheat security -- SummaryAdditional reading -- Index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.