A Technological Approach to Bridge the Existing Information Gap in the Food Supply Chain
Keywords:
Information, food supply chain, technology, riskAbstract
Information flow in supply chain management has always been a concern to improve efficiency. Proper information flow has turned out to be a prerequisite to ensure that there is continuity, visibility, and traceability in the food supply chain. This research paper aims at understanding the risks due to lack of information flow in the food supply chain, particularly concentrating the cluster of Dairy Products, Cold Storage Frozen Products, Perishables: Fruits & Vegetables, Packaged Food Products. Quantitative research has been carried out to identify the key factors that cause an information gap in the supply chain and technological approach has been proposed that can bridge this information gap. The future scope of this research can be on the effective ways of utilizing these technologies to further improve the food supply chain and ensure continuous flow.
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