Enhancing food supply chain sustainability: exploring the role of IoT enablers and sustainable development goals
The supply chain has emerged as a crucial component of success in the modern global economy, and companies are searching for methods to enhance their supply chain procedures to maintain an advantage over rivals. One of the significant issues that has garnered a lot of attention is the Sustainable Su...
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| author | Hojatallah Sharifpour Arabi Hamidreza Fallah Lajimi Maghsoud Amiri Mohammad Hashemi-Tabatabaei Seyed Khadije Hosseini |
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| description | The supply chain has emerged as a crucial component of success in the modern global economy, and companies are searching for methods to enhance their supply chain procedures to maintain an advantage over rivals. One of the significant issues that has garnered a lot of attention is the Sustainable Supply Chain (SSC), which drives industries toward sustainability while also boosting organizational productivity. In the same vein, the Internet of Things (IoT) is an emerging technology that enhances intricate supply chain operations. Although many studies conducted in this field have examined the impact of IoT on the supply chain management, very few studies have examined the enablers of IoT in SSC. Therefore, this study aims to fill this gap by evaluating the enablers of IoT in the sustainability of food supply chains. To achieve this goal, the enablers of IoT in SSC are first extracted through a Systematic Literature Review (SLR). Then, using Bayesian Best-Worst Method (BBWM), the importance of each enabler is obtained. According to this method, IoT-based infrastructure is the most important enabler in the economic dimension. Waste management and consumer protection are also the most important in the environmental and social dimensions, respectively. In the end, the alternatives are ranked using TODIM method. The results show that waste management plays an important role in the SSC based on the IoT. The goals of IoT enablers in SSC are also aligned with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (e.g., clean energy, responsible consumption, healthy living, and protecting the planet). |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5c5fab3d91e245cca98b915fbfd5682c2025-08-20T03:25:05ZengElsevierSustainable Futures2666-18882025-12-011010097910.1016/j.sftr.2025.100979Enhancing food supply chain sustainability: exploring the role of IoT enablers and sustainable development goalsHojatallah Sharifpour Arabi0Hamidreza Fallah Lajimi1Maghsoud Amiri2Mohammad Hashemi-Tabatabaei3Seyed Khadije Hosseini4Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar 47416-13534, IranDepartment of Industrial Management, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar 47416-13534, IranDepartment of Industrial Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran 14348-63111, IranDepartment of Industrial Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran 14348-63111, Iran; Corresponding author.Department of Industrial management, Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, IranThe supply chain has emerged as a crucial component of success in the modern global economy, and companies are searching for methods to enhance their supply chain procedures to maintain an advantage over rivals. One of the significant issues that has garnered a lot of attention is the Sustainable Supply Chain (SSC), which drives industries toward sustainability while also boosting organizational productivity. In the same vein, the Internet of Things (IoT) is an emerging technology that enhances intricate supply chain operations. Although many studies conducted in this field have examined the impact of IoT on the supply chain management, very few studies have examined the enablers of IoT in SSC. Therefore, this study aims to fill this gap by evaluating the enablers of IoT in the sustainability of food supply chains. To achieve this goal, the enablers of IoT in SSC are first extracted through a Systematic Literature Review (SLR). Then, using Bayesian Best-Worst Method (BBWM), the importance of each enabler is obtained. According to this method, IoT-based infrastructure is the most important enabler in the economic dimension. Waste management and consumer protection are also the most important in the environmental and social dimensions, respectively. In the end, the alternatives are ranked using TODIM method. The results show that waste management plays an important role in the SSC based on the IoT. The goals of IoT enablers in SSC are also aligned with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (e.g., clean energy, responsible consumption, healthy living, and protecting the planet).http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266618882500543XInternet of Things (IoT)Sustainable Supply Chain (SSC)Sustainable development goals (SDGs)Waste managementSystematic Literature Review (SLR)Bayesian Best-Worst Method (BBWM) |
| spellingShingle | Hojatallah Sharifpour Arabi Hamidreza Fallah Lajimi Maghsoud Amiri Mohammad Hashemi-Tabatabaei Seyed Khadije Hosseini Enhancing food supply chain sustainability: exploring the role of IoT enablers and sustainable development goals Sustainable Futures Internet of Things (IoT) Sustainable Supply Chain (SSC) Sustainable development goals (SDGs) Waste management Systematic Literature Review (SLR) Bayesian Best-Worst Method (BBWM) |
| title | Enhancing food supply chain sustainability: exploring the role of IoT enablers and sustainable development goals |
| title_full | Enhancing food supply chain sustainability: exploring the role of IoT enablers and sustainable development goals |
| title_fullStr | Enhancing food supply chain sustainability: exploring the role of IoT enablers and sustainable development goals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enhancing food supply chain sustainability: exploring the role of IoT enablers and sustainable development goals |
| title_short | Enhancing food supply chain sustainability: exploring the role of IoT enablers and sustainable development goals |
| title_sort | enhancing food supply chain sustainability exploring the role of iot enablers and sustainable development goals |
| topic | Internet of Things (IoT) Sustainable Supply Chain (SSC) Sustainable development goals (SDGs) Waste management Systematic Literature Review (SLR) Bayesian Best-Worst Method (BBWM) |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266618882500543X |
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