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Introduction
Working Group: Food LogisticsSpring 2016 – Christian Fikar
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, ViennaInstitute of Production and Logistics
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Introduction
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Institute of Production and
Logistics at BOKU, Vienna
Focus on problem and
application oriented
research
Six main research fields
Timber Industry
Bioenergy
Food Logistics
Intermodal Transportation
Humanitarian Logistics
Sparkling Science
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Food Logistics - Motivation
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Numerous areas of importance with great research potential
Roughly one third of all food is lost or wasted world-wide (FAO, 2016)
Lack of coordination between supply chain actors
Poor forecasting and inefficient inventory management
Mishandling and delays in transportation and logistics Source: UN (2015)
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Transportation and logistics relate to 9.4% of energy consumption in
the food industry within the EU (Monforti-Ferrario et al., 2015)
Inefficiencies: truck idling, low loading factors, empty backhauls
Stake of food price related to logistics expenses range from 6.74%
(GMA, 2010) to up to 48% (Schwartz, 2011)
High potential of optimisation techniques to lower costs and reduce lead times
Source: UN (2015)
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Food Logistics - Motivation
Current Trends
Concentration and globalisation
Increased product variety
Mass customisation, customised food
Niche markets
Lactose-free, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, etc.
Stricter environmental regulations
CO2 emissions
Food waste
Traceability
Bioeconomy strategy of the European Commission
Strong support for related research activities
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Source: Mars, Incorporated (2016)
Source: European Commission (2016)
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Food Logistics - Motivation
Specifics in Food Logistics
Cold chain management
Product durability, lead times, shelf-life
Food safety
Traceability (RFID)
Quality management and assurance
Waste and hazards
Reverse logistics, milk-run
Hazardous goods transportation
Consolidation and horizontal cooperation
Collection center, distribution networks
Shared equipment and resources
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Source: Collins, E. (2015)
Source: Food Safety Magazine (2014)
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Research Fields of Focus
Supply Chain Optimisation
Supply Chain Coordination
Inventory Optimisation
Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Green Procurement
Green Logistics
Operations Research
Facility Location
Vehicle Routing
Supply Chain Simulation
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Source: Groupe Casino (2009)
Source: Own Illustration
Source: Own Illustration
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Research Topics of Interest
The impact of transport disruptions on food supply
Food industry highly vulnerable to disruptions in transportation
Break in cold chain leads to spoilage
Food safety and traceability issues reduce flexibility
Delays reduce shelf life and value of goods
Increased costs for storage
Impact of disruptions:
L.A/Long Beach Port lockout: Estimated loss to farmers of approximately
$500 million per week (Pullman and Wu, 2012)
Transport distances of mineral water are predicted to increases up to 90%
as a result of a heat wave in Germany (SEAK, 2015)
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Source: Fikar et al. (2016a)
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Research Topics of Interest
Consolidation and distribution strategies for food deliveries
Stricter environmental regulations and urbanisation
complicate last mile-distribution of food products
High potential for horizontal cooperation
in the food industry to share resources
Various solution methods in operations
research available to optimise routing
and scheduling of resources
Vehicle routing
Facility location planning
Multi-echelon optimisation
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Source: Fikar et al. (2016b)
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Summary
Conclusions
High need for research in food logistics to meet future challenges in
the industry
Currently little focused research on logistics-related topics available
Wide range of interesting research questions in both a domestic and
global context
Large synergies with various BOKU core topics
New Working Group ‚Food Logistics‘ established
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Summary
Next steps
Introduction and promotion of the working group to various
stakeholders
Establishment of industry collaborations and research partnerships
Acquisition of research funding (FFG, FWF, Horizon2020)
Questions?
Contact us at
[email protected] or [email protected]
Further information: http://www.wiso.boku.ac.at/en/pwl/
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References
Statistics
FAO (2016) Food Loss and Food Waste. http://www.fao.org/food-loss-and-food-waste/en/ (15.03.2016).
GMA (2010) The GMA 2010 Logistics Benchmark Report - Performance reaches all-time high during
economic depression. The Grocery Manufacturers Association and IBM. Washington, D.C.
Pullmann, M., Wu, Z. (2012) Food Supply Chain Management. Taylor & Francis Group, New York, NY.
Monforti-Ferrario et al. (2015) Energy use in the EU food sector: State of play and opportunities for
improvement. Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Luxembourg.
Schwartz, JZ. (2011) Food Prices: Eating the Cost of Logistics. The World Bank, 20.06.2011.
http://blogs.worldbank.org/latinamerica/food-prices-eating-the-cost-of-logistics (16.03.2016)
SEAK (2015) Vermeidung von Engpässen in der Lebensmittelversorgung. Projekt Sicherung der
Lebensmittel und Lebensmittelwarenketten. Dialogveranstaltung, 10. Dezember 2015, Hamburg.
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References
Images
Collins, E. (2015) France food waste law comes with fines and prison time. Politico.
http://www.politico.eu/article/france-food-waste-law-comes-with-fines-and-prison-time/ (15.03.2016).
European Commission (2016) Bioeconomy - Policy.
https://ec.europa.eu/research/bioeconomy/index.cfm?pg=policy (16.03.2016)
Fikar, C., Hirsch, P., Posset, M., Gronalt, M. (2016a) Impact of transalpine rail network disruptions: A
study of the Brenner Pass. Technical Report.
Fikar, C., Gronalt, M., Hirsch, P. (2016b) A decision support system for coordinated last-mile distrubtion.
Technical Report.
Food Safety Magazine (2014) IFT’s Global Food Traceability Center: Untangling the Food Supply Chain.
June/July 2014. http://www.foodsafetymagazine.com/magazine-archive1/junejuly-2014/ifte28099s-global-
food-traceability-center-untangling-the-food-supply-chain/ (16.03.2016)
Groupe Casino, 2009. 2009 Annual and Sustainable Development Report. Saint-Etienne, France,
http://www.groupe-casino.fr/IMG/pdf/CASINO_RA_EN_09.pdf, (15.03.2016).
Mars, Incorporated (2016) My MMs. https://www.mymms.com/configurator.do (16.03.2016)
UN (2015) Sustainable Development – Knowledge Platform. United Nations,
https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/ (16.03.2016)
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Thank you for your Attention!
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
Department of Economics and Social Sciences
Institute of Production and Logistics
Manfred Gronalt ([email protected])
Christian Fikar ([email protected])
Feistmantelstraße 4, A-1180 Vienna
Tel: +43 1 47654-4426, Fax: +43 1 47654-4413
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