Future Internet as a Driver for Virtualization, Connectivity and Intelligence of Agri-Food Supply Chain Networks

Cor N. Verdouw, Nicola Vucic, Harald Sundmaeker and Adriaan J.M. Beulens

International Journal on Food System Dynamics, 2014, vol. 04, issue 4, 12

Abstract: The food and agribusiness is an important sector in European logistics with a share in the EU road transport of about 20%. One of the main logistic challenges in this sector is to deal with the high dynamics and uncertainty in supply and demand. This paper discusses the opportunities of Future Internet (FI) technologies to addresses the specific demands on information systems for logistics in the food and agribusiness domain. More specifically, it presents a Future Internet (FI) based design for smart agri-food logistic information systems. This design aims to enable new types of efficient and responsive logistics networks with flexible chain-encompassing tracking and tracing systems and decision support based on that information. These systems effectively virtualise the logistics flows from farm to fork, support a timely and error-free exchange of logistics information and provide functionality for intelligent analysis and reporting of exchanged data to enable early warning and advanced forecasting.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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