Traceability issues in food supply chain management: A review

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 120, Issue , 2014, Pages 65-80

  Dabbene, Fabrizio ^a   Gay, Paolo ^a,b   Tortia, Cristina ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SUPPLY;

CHAIN MANAGEMENT; FOOD QUALITY; FULLY INTEGRATED; FUTURE TRENDS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; OPTIMISATIONS; STATE OF THE ART; TRACEABILITY SYSTEMS;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84896547249     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2013.09.006     Document Type: Review

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