Titre : | Intelligent agrifood chains and networks | Type de document : | texte imprimé | Auteurs : | Michael BOURLAKIS, Editeur (scientifique); Ilias P. Vlachos, Editeur (scientifique); Vasileios Zeimpekis, Editeur (scientifique) | Editeur : | Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell | Année de publication : | 2011 | Importance : | xiv, 296 p. | Présentation : | ill | Format : | 25 cm | ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-1-405-18299-7 | Note générale : | Food-Storage; Food-Transportation;Business logistics;Agricultural industries | Langues : | Anglais (eng) | Catégories : | 600 Techniques (Sciences appliquées):664 Technologie des aliments
| Index. décimale : | 664 | Résumé : | "Food is difficult to handle in long supply chains because it has limited storage and handling time and spoils easily with incorrect handling, leading to logistical problems which severely affect product quality and freshness. Simultaneously, the end consumer expects to purchase high quality food at a reasonable price, and the modern food industry aims to meet these expectations. This book investigates the current state of affairs and the emerging technologies in managing agrifood chains and networks. Real-life case studies show new technologies are being implemented in production, warehousing, transportation and retailing"--Résumé de l'éditeur. "Food is difficult to handle in long supply chains because it has limited storage and handling time and spoils easily with incorrect handling, leading to logistical problems which severely affect product quality and freshness. Simultaneously, the end consumer expects to purchase high quality food at a reasonable price, and the modern food industry aims to meet these expectations. This book investigates the current state of affairs and the emerging technologies in managing agrifood chains and networks. Real-life case studies show new technologies are being implemented in production, warehousing, transportation and retailing"--Résumé de l'éditeur. |
Intelligent agrifood chains and networks [texte imprimé] / Michael BOURLAKIS, Editeur (scientifique); Ilias P. Vlachos, Editeur (scientifique); Vasileios Zeimpekis, Editeur (scientifique) . - Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 . - xiv, 296 p. : ill ; 25 cm. ISBN : 978-1-405-18299-7 Food-Storage; Food-Transportation;Business logistics;Agricultural industries Langues : Anglais ( eng) Catégories : | 600 Techniques (Sciences appliquées):664 Technologie des aliments
| Index. décimale : | 664 | Résumé : | "Food is difficult to handle in long supply chains because it has limited storage and handling time and spoils easily with incorrect handling, leading to logistical problems which severely affect product quality and freshness. Simultaneously, the end consumer expects to purchase high quality food at a reasonable price, and the modern food industry aims to meet these expectations. This book investigates the current state of affairs and the emerging technologies in managing agrifood chains and networks. Real-life case studies show new technologies are being implemented in production, warehousing, transportation and retailing"--Résumé de l'éditeur. "Food is difficult to handle in long supply chains because it has limited storage and handling time and spoils easily with incorrect handling, leading to logistical problems which severely affect product quality and freshness. Simultaneously, the end consumer expects to purchase high quality food at a reasonable price, and the modern food industry aims to meet these expectations. This book investigates the current state of affairs and the emerging technologies in managing agrifood chains and networks. Real-life case studies show new technologies are being implemented in production, warehousing, transportation and retailing"--Résumé de l'éditeur. |
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