Food Logistics 4.0: Opportunities and Challenges

Sandeep Jagtap, Farah Bader, Guillermo Garcia-Garcia, Hana Trollman, Tobi Fadiji and Konstantinos Salonitis
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Sandeep Jagtap: School of Aerospace, Transport & Manufacturing, Cranfield University, Cranfield MK43 0AL, UK
Farah Bader: School of Mechanical, Electrical & Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK
Guillermo Garcia-Garcia: Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, UK
Hana Trollman: School of Mechanical, Electrical & Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK
Tobi Fadiji: Africa Institute for Postharvest Technology, South African Research Chair in Postharvest Technology, Postharvest Technology Research Laboratory, Faculty of AgriSciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7602, South Africa
Konstantinos Salonitis: School of Aerospace, Transport & Manufacturing, Cranfield University, Cranfield MK43 0AL, UK

Logistics, 2020, vol. 5, issue 1, 1-19

Abstract: Food Logistics 4.0 is a term derived from Industry 4.0 focusing on all the aspects of food logistics management based on cyber-physical systems. It states that real-time information and the interconnectivity of things, supplemented with novel technologies will revolutionise and improve the way food logistics is carried out. It has tremendous potential in terms of bringing transparency, swift delivery of food at reduced cost, flexibility, and capability to deliver the right quality product at the right place and at the right time. This paper discusses the vital technologies within Food Logistics 4.0 and the opportunities and challenges in this regard. It focuses primarily on food logistics, including resource planning, warehouse management, transportation management, predictive maintenance, and data security. Internet of Things, Blockchain, Robotics and Automation and artificial intelligence are some of the technologies discussed.

Keywords: additive manufacturing (3D printing); artificial intelligence; augmented reality; big data; Blockchain; cybersecurity; food logistics; Industry 4.0; internet of things; robotics and automation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L8 L80 L81 L86 L87 L9 L90 L91 L92 L93 L98 L99 M1 M10 M11 M16 M19 R4 R40 R41 R49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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