• DocumentCode
    375229
  • Title

    The information technology on food supply chain management

  • Author

    Ghisi, Flávia Angeli ; Da Silva, Andrea Lago

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. Fed. de Sao Carlos, Brazil
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    2001
  • Abstract
    Logistics in the food sector have become an increasingly important factor in increasing competitiveness. This paper concludes that despite the vast distribution of technology throughout the food supply industry, rural producers still face many difficulties and challenges in becoming integrated into such new systems. However, the producers who are able to acquire and utilize the new and innovative technologies have been able to build long-term relationships as suppliers to the regional retail chains
  • Keywords
    food processing industry; logistics data processing; management information systems; food supply chain management; information technology; innovative technologies; logistics; promotion; retail chain suppliers; rural producers; technology management; Agricultural products; Business; Commercialization; Electronics industry; Information technology; Internet; Logistics; Marketing and sales; Supply chain management; Supply chains;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Management of Engineering and Technology, 2001. PICMET '01. Portland International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Portland, OR
  • Print_ISBN
    1-890843-06-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PICMET.2001.951892
  • Filename
    951892