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Project Goal: Analysis of the employment effects of low-loss food chains
Current Stage: Data Collection
The literature contains many analyses of measures against food loss. However, there exists no structured analysis of the objective of these measures. This study employs a systematic literature analysis and open expert interviews, combining the perspectives of science and practice. For each analyzed case, we identified the objectives behind the implemented measures. Using qualitative clustering, we categorized the located objectives into fields of action. The identified 13 fields of action provide an overview of the objectives of food loss prevention measures. The results indicate that different levels of importance can be assigned to these fields of action. In particular, the results show the relevance of increased network cooperation and transparency within a company and along the entire value chain. Furthermore, the study indicates that the creation of transparency provides the greatest overall added value in terms of reducing food losses.
Julia Kleineidam. Fields of Action for Designing Measures to Avoid Food Losses in Logistics Networks. Sustainability 2020, 12, 6093 .
AMA StyleJulia Kleineidam. Fields of Action for Designing Measures to Avoid Food Losses in Logistics Networks. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (15):6093.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJulia Kleineidam. 2020. "Fields of Action for Designing Measures to Avoid Food Losses in Logistics Networks." Sustainability 12, no. 15: 6093.
Reducing food loss and waste across global supply chains is of utmost importance. Over recent years, researchers have investigated different approaches to support this reduction. However, these efforts often focus on sub-problems, and a holistic picture of food waste reduction measures is not extant. As a contribution to rectifying this, the authors of this study seek to unify and extend research on food waste management. Therefore, they conduct a systematic literature review on food waste reduction measures that investigates 215 studies from two different electronic databases to propose a framework for reducing food loss and waste through supply chain management. They further demonstrate that current literature predominantly focuses on mitigating waste in the later stages of the food supply chain, rather than the early stages. Recommendations for future food waste management research are given.
Julia Kleineidam. SYSTEMATIZATION AND DISCUSSION OF THE CURRENT STATE OF WASTE MANAGEMENT IN FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS. 2021, 1 .
AMA StyleJulia Kleineidam. SYSTEMATIZATION AND DISCUSSION OF THE CURRENT STATE OF WASTE MANAGEMENT IN FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS. . 2021; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJulia Kleineidam. 2021. "SYSTEMATIZATION AND DISCUSSION OF THE CURRENT STATE OF WASTE MANAGEMENT IN FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS." , no. : 1.