Shared Logistic Service for Resilient Agri-Food System: Study of E-Commerce for Local and B2B Markets in Japan
| Autor: | Kaiyuan Lin, Hiroe Ishihara, Chialin Tsai, Shihhan Hung, Masaru Mizoguchi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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local food system
Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment logistics Geography Planning and Development TJ807-830 E-commerce Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 Renewable energy sources Environmental sciences Japan resilience sustainable food value chain GE1-350 |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability, Vol 14, Iss 1858, p 1858 (2022) Sustainability; Volume 14; Issue 3; Pages: 1858 |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| Popis: | Escalating intensification and homogenization occurring throughout the supply chain poses serious challenges to the global food supply. Several approaches have been developed to shift the food systems to a more resilient path; however, the high unit costs of shipping impede its development. This paper proposes a shared logistic service supported by E-commerce as a solution to this problem. It analyzes the shared logistic system developed by Vegibus Ins. in Japan which has unique features, such as fixed routes. It argues that the logistic service has the ability to connect different scales while supporting flexible transactions leading to the construction of a resilient agri-food system. At the same time, the paper points out the need for subsidies from the governments to facilitate this kind of shared logistic service at the initial stage as one limitation to this approach. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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