TY - JOUR
T1 - Quality, safety and sustainability in food distribution
T2 - A review of quantitative operations management approaches and challenges
AU - Akkerman, Renzo
AU - Farahani, Poorya
AU - Grunow, Martin
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - The management of food distribution networks is receiving more and more attention, both in practice and in the scientific literature. In this paper, we review quantitative operations management approaches to food distribution management, and relate this to challenges faced by the industry. Here, our main focus is on three aspects: food quality, food safety, and sustainability. We discuss the literature on three decision levels: strategic network design, tactical network planning and operational transportation planning. For each of these, we survey the research contributions, discuss the state of the art and identify challenges for future research.
AB - The management of food distribution networks is receiving more and more attention, both in practice and in the scientific literature. In this paper, we review quantitative operations management approaches to food distribution management, and relate this to challenges faced by the industry. Here, our main focus is on three aspects: food quality, food safety, and sustainability. We discuss the literature on three decision levels: strategic network design, tactical network planning and operational transportation planning. For each of these, we survey the research contributions, discuss the state of the art and identify challenges for future research.
U2 - 10.1007/s00291-010-0223-2
DO - 10.1007/s00291-010-0223-2
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0171-6468
VL - 32
SP - 863
EP - 904
JO - OR Spectrum - Quantitative Approaches in Management
JF - OR Spectrum - Quantitative Approaches in Management
IS - 4
ER -