An Integrated Model for the Harvest, Storage, and Distribution of Perishable Crops
| Autor: | Vittorio Solina, Giovanni Mirabelli, Giovanni Giallombardo |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Technology
0209 industrial biotechnology QH301-705.5 Computer science Heuristic (computer science) QC1-999 inventory management 0211 other engineering and technologies Distribution (economics) 02 engineering and technology Phase (combat) food supply chain perishable products 020901 industrial engineering & automation Order (exchange) distribution Production (economics) General Materials Science Biology (General) QD1-999 Instrumentation Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 021103 operations research Mathematical model business.industry Physics Process Chemistry and Technology Quality of service General Engineering Environmental economics Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Computer Science Applications Chemistry Agriculture TA1-2040 business optimization |
| Zdroj: | Applied Sciences Volume 11 Issue 15 Applied Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 6855, p 6855 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2076-3417 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/app11156855 |
| Popis: | Coordination of the production and distribution activities represents a significant opportunity to cut costs and limit waste in the food supply chains. In this paper, we propose two mathematical models. The first one aims to integrate the harvesting, storage, and distribution activities of an agricultural company dealing with perishable products. The second one promotes horizontal collaboration between heterogeneous agri-companies for the distribution phase, in order to achieve cost savings. Computational experiments, conducted on a set of real-life instances, confirm the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed models, which provide multi-level support. At the tactical level, managerial insights suggest the most profitable parameter setting, in terms of harvesting frequency and quality of service. At the operational level, the use of a heuristic framework can support the decision-making of the companies, suggesting when collaboration is profitable. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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