Food Supply Chain Transformation through Technology and Future Research Directions—A Systematic Review
<i>Background</i>: Digital and smart supply chains are reforming the food chain to help eliminate waste, improve food safety, and reduce the possibility of a global food catastrophe. The globe currently faces numerous food-related issues, ranging from a lack of biodiversity to excessive...
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| author | Ahmed Zainul Abideen Veera Pandiyan Kaliani Sundram Jaafar Pyeman Abdul Kadir Othman Shahryar Sorooshian |
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| description | <i>Background</i>: Digital and smart supply chains are reforming the food chain to help eliminate waste, improve food safety, and reduce the possibility of a global food catastrophe. The globe currently faces numerous food-related issues, ranging from a lack of biodiversity to excessive waste, and from ill health caused by excessive consumption to widespread food insecurity. It is time to look back at how technology has tackled food supply-chain challenges related to quality, safety, and sustainability over the last decade. Moreover, continuous transformations of the food supply chain into a more sustainable business model with utmost resilience is the need of the hour due to COVID-19 disruptions. <i>Method</i>: This study aimed to systematize literature (2010–2021) in the described context and propose a future research direction, with the assistance of a systematic review and bibliometric analysis on the research agenda proposed above. <i>Results</i>: The findings reveal that technological Industry 4.0 (IR 4.0) tools face specific barriers due to the scope and objective of the application. <i>Conclusion</i>: The Internet of Things has received more attention than any other IR 4.0 tool. More integration between the specialized tools is needed to address this issue. Furthermore, the authors have proposed a food supply chain-based operational framework on technological inclusion to facilitate the roadmap for food supply chain 4.0 for more resilience and food supply chain viability. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e95dd55938744875ad31ac5aa5f0a0162025-08-20T03:39:18ZengMDPI AGLogistics2305-62902021-11-01548310.3390/logistics5040083Food Supply Chain Transformation through Technology and Future Research Directions—A Systematic ReviewAhmed Zainul Abideen0Veera Pandiyan Kaliani Sundram1Jaafar Pyeman2Abdul Kadir Othman3Shahryar Sorooshian4Institute of Business Excellence, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 40450, MalaysiaInstitute of Business Excellence, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 40450, MalaysiaInstitute of Business Excellence, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 40450, MalaysiaInstitute of Business Excellence, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 40450, MalaysiaDepartment of Business Administration, University of Gothenburg, 41124 Gothenburg, Sweden<i>Background</i>: Digital and smart supply chains are reforming the food chain to help eliminate waste, improve food safety, and reduce the possibility of a global food catastrophe. The globe currently faces numerous food-related issues, ranging from a lack of biodiversity to excessive waste, and from ill health caused by excessive consumption to widespread food insecurity. It is time to look back at how technology has tackled food supply-chain challenges related to quality, safety, and sustainability over the last decade. Moreover, continuous transformations of the food supply chain into a more sustainable business model with utmost resilience is the need of the hour due to COVID-19 disruptions. <i>Method</i>: This study aimed to systematize literature (2010–2021) in the described context and propose a future research direction, with the assistance of a systematic review and bibliometric analysis on the research agenda proposed above. <i>Results</i>: The findings reveal that technological Industry 4.0 (IR 4.0) tools face specific barriers due to the scope and objective of the application. <i>Conclusion</i>: The Internet of Things has received more attention than any other IR 4.0 tool. More integration between the specialized tools is needed to address this issue. Furthermore, the authors have proposed a food supply chain-based operational framework on technological inclusion to facilitate the roadmap for food supply chain 4.0 for more resilience and food supply chain viability.https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6290/5/4/83food supply transformationsupply chain 4.0food safetyfood qualityfood sustainabilityCOVID-19 disruptions |
| spellingShingle | Ahmed Zainul Abideen Veera Pandiyan Kaliani Sundram Jaafar Pyeman Abdul Kadir Othman Shahryar Sorooshian Food Supply Chain Transformation through Technology and Future Research Directions—A Systematic Review Logistics food supply transformation supply chain 4.0 food safety food quality food sustainability COVID-19 disruptions |
| title | Food Supply Chain Transformation through Technology and Future Research Directions—A Systematic Review |
| title_full | Food Supply Chain Transformation through Technology and Future Research Directions—A Systematic Review |
| title_fullStr | Food Supply Chain Transformation through Technology and Future Research Directions—A Systematic Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Food Supply Chain Transformation through Technology and Future Research Directions—A Systematic Review |
| title_short | Food Supply Chain Transformation through Technology and Future Research Directions—A Systematic Review |
| title_sort | food supply chain transformation through technology and future research directions a systematic review |
| topic | food supply transformation supply chain 4.0 food safety food quality food sustainability COVID-19 disruptions |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6290/5/4/83 |
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