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Advanced technology integration in food manufacturing supply chain environment: pathway to sustainability and companies’ prosperity
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Advanced technology integration in food manufacturing supply chain environment: pathway to sustainability and companies’ prosperity

Olumide Olajide Ojo, Stefan Zigan, John Orchard and Satya Shah
2019 IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Conference (TEMSCON)
IEEE
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29/08/2019

Abstract

Social Sciences Technology Manufacturing Engineering
The applicability of trends in industries' production, logistics and supply chain management has increased productivity, efficiency and less adverse environmental impact. Sustainability is one of the trends identified and precept by various researches as what every industry could consider ensuring a better future for the environment and prosperity in most sectors. Meanwhile, the application of different new technologies and the current digitalization is helping in achieving the said sustainability trends within the manufacturing industry. This study, therefore, aims to investigate through literature and a case study how well integration of advanced technology has impacted sustainability and growth within food manufacturing environment. Integration of advanced technology to aid sustainability within food manufacturing and supply chain environment will be investigated through a case study in an agricultural-livestock cooperative company in Andalusia, Spain. Meanwhile, with the combination of the literature review carried out and the explorative research through case study where specialists and experts in sustainability, food manufacturing and supply chain management were interviewed. The research was able to highlight the impacts of the innovations and integration of advanced technology within food manufacturing and supply chain environment with a brief sustainability evaluation using the analysis of the company’s KPI.
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