Managing Your Supply Chain Pantry: Food Waste Mitigation Through Inventory Control

Xun Wang, Vasco Sanchez Rodrigues, Emrah Demir

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Abstract

In this paper, we report through case study findings that the food supply chain can be improved by implementing a proper inventory control policy. The case study involves an online retailer who sells predominantly food products. The improvement of the case company is shown via simulation in economic, social, and environmental aspects. The findings indicate the role of supply chain risk as an obstacle in achieving supply chain sustainability, and the benefit of effective inventory control as a cost-advantageous and easy-to-implement waste reduction method.

Original languageBritish English
Article number8708916
Pages (from-to)97-102
Number of pages6
JournalIEEE Engineering Management Review
Volume47
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Apr 2019

Keywords

  • food supply chain
  • production/inventory management
  • Sustainability

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