Food Supply Chain Management and Logistics: From Farm to Fork
It is important for the food industry to innovate both with regards to demand management and sustainability of food sources for a growing population. Food Supply Chain Management and Logisticscovers the food supply chain from “farm” to “fork,” taking into consideration the various challenges and supporting mechanisms to make sure the food that reaches the consumers’ plates is safe.
This book explores key aspects of food supply chains from a management and social perspective, including:
Food supply chains: production, manufacturing
Food logistics
Food regulation, safety and quality
Food sourcing
Food retailing
Risk management
Food innovation
Technology trends
Food sector and economic regeneration
Challenges in International food supply chains
Triple bottom line trends in the food sector
Food security and future challenges
Product Details
- Paperback: 280 pages
- Publisher: Kogan Page (June 28, 2015)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0749473649
- ISBN-13: 978-0749473648
- Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Contents
01 Introduction to food supply chains
PART ONE Food production
02 Food production
03 Food manufacturing
PART TWO Operational challenges
04 Food retailing
05 Food logistics
06 Challenges in international food supply chains
07 Collaborations and relationships
08 Food sourcing and procurement
09 Risk management
10 Technology trends in food supply chains
PART THREE Sustainability and future challenges
11 Food regulation, safety and quality
12 Food innovation
13 Sustainability challenges in food supply chains
14 Food sector and economic regeneration
15 Food security and future challenges
