RFID in highly perishable food supply chains – Remaining shelf life to supplant expiry date?

Martin Grunow and Selwyn Piramuthu

International Journal of Production Economics, 2013, vol. 146, issue 2, 717-727

Abstract: RFID (Radio-Frequency IDentification) has been proposed as a leading technology that could help reduce wastage in perishable food supply chains. This is due to their cost-effective ability to reliably identify tagged items as well as gather information on their ambient conditions through appropriate sensors. We model and study the utility of sensor-enabled RFID-generated item-level information in a highly perishable food supply chain from several perspectives including the distributor, retailer and consumer. With specific focus on expiry date and remaining shelf-life, we develop conditions under which the incorporation of RFID could benefit distributors, retailers and consumers. We also consider RFID investment decision in a highly perishable food supply chain.

Keywords: RFID; Perishable supply networks; Remaining shelf life (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2013.08.028

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