Title :
ICT management in the agro-industry
Author :
Canuto, Simone A. ; Branco, Frederico Augusto dos Santos ; Gonçalves, Ramiro Manuel Ramos Moreira ; Cunha, J. Boaventura ; Neto, Mário Mollo
Author_Institution :
Dept. Eng., Univ. de Tas-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal
Abstract :
Human pressure is pushing many of our natural resources to their limits in various regions of the world. Optimize their use is an urgent need. The management of agro-industry has been aware of that need, seeking to improve the productivity and reduce waste throughout the production process, as well by increasing the distribution efficiency of their products. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) can support the control/management of the process inputs and outputs in various activities. This article attempts to describe a complete mushroom production chain. The information system developed by the agro-industry company studied allows to acquire, in real-time, the information about what is being produced (quantity and type of mushroom), which products are to be delivered to the different clients and which should be the planning for the next few days.
Keywords :
agricultural products; agriculture; waste reduction; ICT management; agro-industry company; distribution efficiency; information and communication technologies; information system; mushroom harvest; mushroom production chain; natural resources; production process; waste reduction; Argon; Companies; Information systems; Manuals; Process control; Production; Agro-industry; ITC; Information systems; Management; agribusiness;
Conference_Titel :
Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI), 2011 6th Iberian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chaves
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1487-0