Systems for sustainability and transparency of food supply chains - Current status and challenges

Advanced Engineering Informatics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-76

  Wognum, P M ^a   Bremmers, Harry ^a   Trienekens, Jacques H ^a   Van Der Vorst, Jack G A J ^a   Bloemhof, Jacqueline M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

e Communication; Food supply chain; Sustainability; Traceability; Transparency

Indexed keywords

CURRENT STATUS; DECISION MAKERS; E-COMMUNICATION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; EXPECTED RETURN; FOOD CHAIN; INFORMATION EXCHANGES; INFORMATION PROVISION; SOCIAL ISSUES; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAINS; TRACEABILITY;

AGRICULTURE; ECOLOGY; FOOD SUPPLY; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PROFITABILITY; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPARENCY;

SUPPLY CHAINS;

EID: 78650625657     PISSN: 14740346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aei.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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