An interdisciplinary framework for managing sustainable agrifood supply chainsSupply Chain Management for Sustainable Food Networks provides an up-to-date and interdisciplinary framework for designing and operating sustainable supply chains for agri-food products. Focus is given to decision-making procedures and methodologies enabling policy-makers, managers and practitioners to design and manage effectively sustainable agrifood supply chain networks.Authored by high profile researchers with global expertise in designing and operating sustainable supply chains in the agri-food industry, this book:* Features the entire hierarchical decision-making process for managing sustainable agrifood supply chains.* Covers knowledge-based farming, management of agricultural wastes, sustainability, green supply chain network design, safety, security and traceability, IT in agrifood supply chains, carbon footprint management, quality management, risk management and policy- making.* Explores green supply chain management, sustainable knowledge-based farming, corporate social responsibility, environmental management and emerging trends in agri-food retail supply chain operations.* Examines sustainable practices that are unique for agriculture as well as practices that already have been implemented in other industrial sectors such as green logistics and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).Supply Chain Management for Sustainable Food Networks provides a useful resource for researchers, practitioners, policy-makers, regulators and C-level executives that deal with strategic decision-making. Post-graduate students in the field of agriculture sciences, engineering, operations management, logistics and supply chain management will also benefit from this book.

Notes on Contributors ixPreface xviiAcknowledgments xxiii1 Sustainable Agrifood Supply Chain Management 11.1 Introduction - Agrifood Supply Chain Management 11.2 Why Sustainable Agrifood Supply Chain Management 51.3 Hierarchy of Decision-Making for AFSCs 101.3.1 Strategic Level 101.3.2 Tactical and Operational Levels 171.4 Emerging Trends and Technologies in Primary Production 211.4.1 Alternative Production Systems 211.4.2 Innovative Technologies 231.5 Conclusions 252 Precision Agriculture: Crop Management for Improved Productivity and Reduced Environmental Impact or Improved Sustainability 412.1 Introduction 412.2 How Precision Agriculture is Applied 432.2.1 Data Collection 432.2.2 Data Analysis and Management Zone Delineation 512.2.3 Variable Rate Application Technology 522.2.4 Auto Guidance Systems and Other Applications 562.3 Decision Support Systems for the Farmer 572.4 Profitability and Adoption of Precision Farming 572.5 Precision Agriculture and Sustainability 592.6 Conclusions 603 Agricultural Waste Biomass 673.1 Introduction 673.2 Amount of Biomass 683.2.1 Global Production of Agricultural Residues 693.2.2 China 763.2.3 Denmark 813.2.4 USA 833.3 Biorefinery Processing of Agricultural Waste Products 863.3.1 Physiochemical Properties and Organic Composition of Agricultural Waste and Residue 863.3.2 Bioenergy Production 873.3.3 Bio?-based Chemical Production 893.4 Environmental and Land Use Issues 903.4.1 Manure Management 913.4.2 Crop Residues Management 953.4.3 Land Use Aspects 963.4.4 Whole Chain Management 973.5 Conclusion 984 Maintaining Momentum: Drivers of Environmental and Economic Performance, and Impediments to Sustainability 1074.1 Introduction 1074.2 Literature Review 1094.3 Hypothesis Development 1104.3.1 The Link between Stakeholder Demands and Integration of Environmental Activities 1104.3.2 The Link between Integration and Economic and Environmental Performance 1114.3.3 The Role of Moderating Factors 1124.4 Data and Method 1144.4.1 Sample Description 1144.4.2 Variable Descriptions 1154.4.3 Statistical Estimation 1174.5 Results 1174.6 Discussion and Conclusions 1225 A Hierarchical Decision?-Making Framework for Quantitative Green Supply Chain Management: A Critical Synthesis of Academic Research Efforts 1295.1 Introduction 1305.2 Hierarchy of the Decision?]Making Process 1315.2.1 Strategic GSCM Decisions 1315.2.2 Tactical GSCM Decisions 1385.2.3 Operational GSCM Decisions 1425.3 Critical Synthesis of Academic Research Efforts 1465.4 Summary and Conclusions 1516 Safety and Traceability 1596.1 Introduction 1596.2 Drivers for Food Traceability 1606.3 Traceability: Legislations and Standards 1636.3.1 International Legislation 1636.3.2 Standards 1666.4 Design of Traceability Systems 1676.4.1 Definitions of Traceability Related Concepts 1676.4.2 Current Technologies for Traceability 1696.4.3 Performance Optimization 1716.5 Future Trends 1746.6 Conclusions 1767 Information Technology for Food Supply Chains 1837.1 Introduction 1837.2 Information Technology Architecture in a Supply Chain Context 1847.3 RFID?-Enabled Supply Chain Management 1867.4 Carbon Footprint Monitoring in the Supply Chain 1917.5 Urban Shared Food Logistics 1947.6 Discussion 1997.7 Conclusions 2008 Carbon Footprint Management for Food Supply Chains: an Integrated Decision Support System 2058.1 Introduction 2058.2 The Carbon Footprint of Food Supply Chains 2078.2.1 Background 2078.2.2 Carbon Footprint of Pre?]farm Processes 2098.2.3 Carbon Footprint of On?]farm Processes 2098.2.4 Carbon Footprint of Post?]farm Processes 2108.2.5 Critical Challenges of CFM 2148.3 The Supply Chain Environmental Analysis Tools 2158.3.1 The Need for New Tools 2158.3.2 Description of Methodological Approach 2168.4 An Illustrative Case Study 2188.4.1 Scenario Description 2188.4.2 Application and Analysis of SCEnAT Tools 2208.4.3 Implication of SCEnAT Tools in a Wheat Supply Chain 2238.5 Summary and Conclusions 2249 Quality Management Schemes and Connections to the Concept of Sustainability in the Food Chain 2339.1 Introduction 2339.2 Quality Management Schemes in the Food Supply Chain 2349.2.1 Food Quality Definitions 2349.2.2 Quality Management Scheme Concepts 2359.2.3 Application of Quality Management Schemes to the Supply Chain 2389.2.4 Beneficiaries of Quality Management Schemes along the Supply Chain 2399.3 Introducing Sustainability and Sustainable Production 2399.4 Linking Quality Management Schemes with Sustainability along the Food Chain 2429.4.1 Primary Production 2449.4.2 Food Manufacturing 2449.4.3 Transportation and Food Retailing 2489.5 Consumers and Quality Management Schemes Addressing Sustainability 2499.6 Conclusion 25110 Risk Management for Agri-food Supply Chains 25510.1 Introduction 25510.2 Supply Chain Risk Management 25910.2.1 Improving Security 26010.2.2 Facing Disruptions 26110.3 Risk Management in Agri?-food Supply Chains 26210.3.1 Risk Types and Sources 26210.3.2 Risk Mitigation Strategies 26310.3.3 Quantitative Tools for Agri-food Supply Chain Risk Management 26510.4 Case 1: Revenue Management of Perishable Agri-food Products - a Newsvendor-Type Modeling Approach 26510.4.1 System Description 26610.4.2 Model Development 26710.4.3 Numerical Example 27010.5 Case 2: Emergency Dual Sourcing Contracts - a Simulation-Based Approach 27110.5.1 System Description 27210.5.2 Discrete Event Simulation Model 27410.5.3 Numerical Example 27610.6 Case 3: Managing Agri?-food Supply Chain Disruption Risks - a Game?-Theoretic Approach 27910.6.1 Model and Problem Description 28010.6.2 Study of Game Interactions 28110.6.3 Numerical Example 28510.7 Conclusions 28711 Regulatory Policies and Trends 29311.1 Regulations as Tools 29311.2 Environmental Externalities and Savings as Drivers of Regulations 29511.3 Diversity as a Driver for Informal Regulations and Trends 29711.4 Nutrition and Environmental Issues Regulated at the Food Plate Level 29811.5 Citizens-Consumers Facing Regulations at the Market 29911.6 Food Production as a Component of a Future Bioeconomy 30111.7 Future Regionalism Related to Regulation 30311.8 What is Needed for Regulatory Policy Development 304Index 307