Designing a sustainable and resilient agri-food closed-loop supply chain network for porcine products

The sustainability of agri-food supply chains is imperative for addressing global food security while mitigating environmental and socio-economic challenges. This study proposes a multi-product, multi-period closed-loop supply chain network for porcine products, integrating forward and reverse logis...

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Main Authors: Álvaro Ronaldo Elizalde Camacho, Fatemeh Gholian-Jouybari, Behzad Mosallanezhad, Neale R. Smith, Mostafa Hajiaghaei-Keshteli
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Published: Elsevier 2025-06-01
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author Álvaro Ronaldo Elizalde Camacho
Fatemeh Gholian-Jouybari
Behzad Mosallanezhad
Neale R. Smith
Mostafa Hajiaghaei-Keshteli
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Fatemeh Gholian-Jouybari
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Mostafa Hajiaghaei-Keshteli
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description The sustainability of agri-food supply chains is imperative for addressing global food security while mitigating environmental and socio-economic challenges. This study proposes a multi-product, multi-period closed-loop supply chain network for porcine products, integrating forward and reverse logistics to optimize economic and environmental outcomes. The network encompasses production, processing, distribution, and waste management activities, ensuring alignment with circular economy principles and sustainable development goals. The network is mathematically developed to minimize the net present value of the total cost over the planning horizon. A suite of hybrid metaheuristic algorithms, combining classical and modern approaches, is employed to address the computational complexity. The model is validated through a comprehensive case study conducted in Sonora, Mexico, and tested against fourteen trial scenarios of varying complexity. Results demonstrate the superior performance of the hybrid metaheuristic methods in achieving cost-efficiency. In 86 % of numerical tests, the H_KASA outperforms other proposed algorithms in terms of objective function value. Sensitivity analysis reveals that production capacity and customer demand have a significant impact on supply chain costs, leading to a shift of over 20 % when either parameter increases by 50 %. The findings underscore the potential of integrated closed-loop designs to reduce waste, enhance resource efficiency, and offer practical recommendations for policymakers and key players in the agri-food industry.
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spelling doaj-art-39d56751a62e4b9e98ae8ff0963e95bc2025-08-20T03:45:34ZengElsevierSustainable Futures2666-18882025-06-01910059110.1016/j.sftr.2025.100591Designing a sustainable and resilient agri-food closed-loop supply chain network for porcine productsÁlvaro Ronaldo Elizalde Camacho0Fatemeh Gholian-Jouybari1Behzad Mosallanezhad2Neale R. Smith3Mostafa Hajiaghaei-Keshteli4School of Engineering and Science, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, MexicoSchool of Engineering and Science, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, MexicoSchool of Engineering and Science, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, MexicoCorresponding author.; School of Engineering and Science, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, MexicoSchool of Engineering and Science, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, MexicoThe sustainability of agri-food supply chains is imperative for addressing global food security while mitigating environmental and socio-economic challenges. This study proposes a multi-product, multi-period closed-loop supply chain network for porcine products, integrating forward and reverse logistics to optimize economic and environmental outcomes. The network encompasses production, processing, distribution, and waste management activities, ensuring alignment with circular economy principles and sustainable development goals. The network is mathematically developed to minimize the net present value of the total cost over the planning horizon. A suite of hybrid metaheuristic algorithms, combining classical and modern approaches, is employed to address the computational complexity. The model is validated through a comprehensive case study conducted in Sonora, Mexico, and tested against fourteen trial scenarios of varying complexity. Results demonstrate the superior performance of the hybrid metaheuristic methods in achieving cost-efficiency. In 86 % of numerical tests, the H_KASA outperforms other proposed algorithms in terms of objective function value. Sensitivity analysis reveals that production capacity and customer demand have a significant impact on supply chain costs, leading to a shift of over 20 % when either parameter increases by 50 %. The findings underscore the potential of integrated closed-loop designs to reduce waste, enhance resource efficiency, and offer practical recommendations for policymakers and key players in the agri-food industry.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666188825001613Closed-loop supply chainSustainable DevelopmentSupply chainNetwork DesignMetaheuristics
spellingShingle Álvaro Ronaldo Elizalde Camacho
Fatemeh Gholian-Jouybari
Behzad Mosallanezhad
Neale R. Smith
Mostafa Hajiaghaei-Keshteli
Designing a sustainable and resilient agri-food closed-loop supply chain network for porcine products
Sustainable Futures
Closed-loop supply chain
Sustainable Development
Supply chain
Network Design
Metaheuristics
title Designing a sustainable and resilient agri-food closed-loop supply chain network for porcine products
title_full Designing a sustainable and resilient agri-food closed-loop supply chain network for porcine products
title_fullStr Designing a sustainable and resilient agri-food closed-loop supply chain network for porcine products
title_full_unstemmed Designing a sustainable and resilient agri-food closed-loop supply chain network for porcine products
title_short Designing a sustainable and resilient agri-food closed-loop supply chain network for porcine products
title_sort designing a sustainable and resilient agri food closed loop supply chain network for porcine products
topic Closed-loop supply chain
Sustainable Development
Supply chain
Network Design
Metaheuristics
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666188825001613
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