Intelligent agrifood chains and networks

INDICE: Foreword. Contributors. 1 Introduction (Michael Bourlakis, Ilias Vlachos and Vasileios Zeimpekis). 1.1 Introduction. 1.2 Scope and structure of this book. 1.3 Conclusions. 2 Food and Drink Manufacturing and the Role of ICT (Fintan Clear). 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Industry structure. 2.3 Food consumer trends and food legislation. 2.4 Information systems and food manufacturing. 2.5Food manufacturing and supply chains. 2.6 Conclusion. 3 Retail Technologies in the Agrifood Chain (Michael Bourlakis). 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Food retail logistics. 3.3 Information technology in food retail logistics. 3.4 Conclusions.4 Basic Principles for Effective Warehousing and Distribution of Perishable Goods in the Urban Environment: Current Status, Advanced Technologies and Future Trends (Nikolaos Stragas and Vasileios Zeimpekis). 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Thenature of perishable foods. 4.3 Warehousing operations. 4.4 Distribution process. 4.5 New technologies in warehousing and distribution. 4.6 Conclusions andfuture trends. 5 Emerging Footprint Technologies in Agriculture, from Field to Farm Gate (Spyros Fountas, Thomas Bartzanas and Dionysis Bochtis). 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Precision agriculture. 5.3 Robotics in agriculture. 5.4 Fleet management. 5.5 ICT technologies in agriculture. 6 Telematics for Efficient Transportation and Distribution of Agrifood Products (Charalambos A. Marentakis). 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Technological prerequisites for telematics. 6.3 Application of telematics in freight transport and distribution. 6.4 Investing in valueof information. 6.5 Distribution of agrifood products: current status and needs. 6.6 The use of telematics in distribution of agrifood products. 6.7 Potential for advanced and value-adding applications. 7 RFID: An Emerging Paradigm for the Agrifood Supply Chain (Louis A. Lefebvre, Linda Castro and Élisabeth Lefebvre). 7.1 Introduction. 7.2 RFID technology. 7.3 RFID potential in the agrifood supply chain. 7.4 RFID and traceability processes in the agrifood supply chain. 7.5 RFID and quality control management processes. 7.6 RFID and manufacturing processes. 7.7 RFID and warehouse and distribution processes. 7.8 RFID and asset management processes. 7.9 RFID and point of sales processes. 7.10 Conclusions. 8 Food Quality and Safety (Ilias Vlachos). 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 Food supply-chain management. 8.3 Information systems. 8.4 Case studies. 8.5 Discussion. 9 Traceability in Agrifood Chains (Ulla Lehtinen). 9.1 Introduction. 9.2 Traceability and food safety legislation. 9.3 Traceability systems. 9.4 Traceability techniques. 10 E-business Applications in the European Food and Beverages Industry: Evidence from the Wine Sector (Michael Bourlakis and Ilias Vlachos). 10.1 Introduction. 10.2 E-business applications: a typology. 10.3 E-business applications for agriculture and the food industry. 10.4 The role

• ISBN: 978-1-4051-8299-7
• Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 312
• Fecha Publicación: 08/04/2011
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