Planning and control in fresh food supply chains: A literature review

Cecilie Maria Damgaard, Lukas Chabada, Iskra Dukovska-Popovska, Heidi Carin Dreyer, Hans-Henrik Hvolby

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    Abstract

    Purpose
    The purpose of this paper is to determine the current state of research in the planning and control (P&C) literature in regards to fresh food supply chains (FFSC). Based on the literature review, important research areas are identified and serve as guidelines for defining future research directions.

    Design/methodology/approach
    The paper is based on a structured literature review of articles with the main focus on P&C of fresh food products. The review is based on a range of published works from main journals on supply chain management over the last 10 years. The gaps and challenges in the literature are highlighted and used as a basis for discussion on future research.

    Findings
    The paper identifies seven major categories in the current research on P&C in FFSCs and proposes six areas for future research directions, namely balance between demand and supply, supply chain P&C, characteristics of FFSCs, decision support tools based on real-time data, hybrid planning and control strategies and lean in the FFSC.

    Research limitations/implications
    The study is based on a literature study. The proposed findings give an overview over the topics in P&C in FFSC and are useful in defining future research directions in this area.

    Practical implications
    The paper enhances the focus on P&C in FFSC in practice, and defines important implications for why and how P&C should be practiced from a supply chain perspective.

    Original/value
    The paper presents an overview of the literature on P&C issues of fresh food products, which has not been conducted before.
    Translated title of the contributionPlanlægning og Styring af forsyningskæder med friske fødevare; et litteratur studie
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationnofoma.net/proceedings2013/
    Number of pages16
    PublisherNOFOMA
    Publication date2013
    ISBN (Electronic)978-91-980973-3-7
    Publication statusPublished - 2013
    EventNofoma 2013: The Nordic Logistics Research Network - Chalmers, Gothenburg, Sweden
    Duration: 3 Jun 20135 Jun 2013

    Conference

    ConferenceNofoma 2013
    LocationChalmers
    Country/TerritorySweden
    CityGothenburg
    Period03/06/201305/06/2013

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