Developing an advanced Multi-Temperature Joint Distribution System for the food cold chain

Food Control

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 559-566

  Kuo, Ju Chia ^a   Chen, Mu Chen ^b  

^a INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cold chain; Food industry; Logistics; Multi Temperature Joint Distribution; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 71549157765     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2009.08.007     Document Type: Article

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