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An optimization approach for managing fresh food quality throughout the supply chain |
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| Authors: | Aiying Rong Renzo AkkermanMartin Grunow |
| Institution: | a Department of Information Technology, University of Turku, Joukahaisenkatu 3-5, 20014 Turku, Finland b Center for Applied Mathematics and Economics, ISEG-Technical University of Lisbon, Rua do Quelhas 6, 1200-781 Lisboa, Portugal c Department of Management Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Produktionstorvet 424, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby (Copenhagen), Denmark |
| Abstract: | One of the most challenging tasks in today's food industry is controlling the product quality throughout the food supply chain. In this paper, we integrate food quality in decision-making on production and distribution in a food supply chain. We provide a methodology to model food quality degradation in such a way that it can be integrated in a mixed-integer linear programming model used for production and distribution planning. The resulting model is applied in an illustrative case study, and can be used to design and operate food distribution systems, using both food quality and cost criteria. |
| Keywords: | Supply chain management Mixed-integer linear programming Food industry Quality modelling |
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