ANALYSIS OF LAST-MILE LOGISTICS IN SHORT AGRI-FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS

Irene Navarro del Aguila () and Jeronimo de Burgos Jiménez ()
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Irene Navarro del Aguila: University of Almería, Spain
Jeronimo de Burgos Jiménez: University of Almería, Spain
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Business Logistics in Modern Management, 2023, vol. 23, 153-170

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to analyse and describe empirically the practices of Last Mile Logistics (LML) in Short Agri-food Supply Chains (SASC) of fruit and vegetable sector in south-east Spain, and their contributions to sustainability. For this objective, a case study methodology was used, to study a Agri-food Supply Chains (ASC) in the South Spain that has developed SASC with LML. The case study was focused in a successful SASC that commercialize a box of fruits and vegetables in collaboration with the LML operator. Their ecommerce and integration with their LML supplier were analyses through stakeholder meetings to develop a co-creation process. Semi-structured interviews were also conducted with LML operator to identify the requirements and particularities needed for successful deliveries, which add sustainability and proximity to the end market, helping towards healthier consumption, and avoiding food waste The paper offers a novel perspective by identifying and analysing the positive and negative contributions of LML to each of the dimensions of sustainability of SASC. The limitations that can be found in the study derive from the fact that it was focused on a fruit and vegetable cluster with very particular characteristics. The specificity of the context may restrict the generalization of LML recommendation in other Food Supply Chains such as meat, fish, oils and fats, and dairy products. On the other hand, this study analyses LML in an unexplored sector due to the novelty of the business model recently implemented in SASC.

Keywords: last mille logistics; e-commerce; sustainability; agri-food short supply chain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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