Enabling chain-wide transparency in meat supply chains based on the EPCIS global standard and cloud-based services

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 109, Issue , 2014, Pages 179-190

  Kassahun, A ^a   Hartog, R J M ^a   Sadowski, T ^b   Scholten, H ^a   Bartram, T ^b   Wolfert, S ^a   Beulens, A J M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b GS1 Germany GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cloud based services; Consumer awareness in meat; EPCIS; Food regulations; Meat supply chain transparency; Tracking tracing

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; INFORMATION SERVICES; MEATS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

CLOUD-BASED; CONSUMER AWARENESS; EPCIS; GLOBAL STANDARDS; REFERENCE ARCHITECTURE; SERVICE PROVIDER; SUPPLY CHAIN ACTORS; TRACKING AND TRACING;

TRANSPARENCY;

FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SUPPLY; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MEAT; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84908360619     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2014.10.002     Document Type: Article

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