Systematic assessment of food traceability information loss: A case study of the Bangladesh export shrimp supply chain

Traceability information systems in food supply chains (FSCs) can suffer from loss, and this cause safety crises economic downturns around the world. Information loss happens as a result of inefficiencies material flows caused by vulnerabilities associated with either internal traceability individual FSC operators and/or external between them. A structured comprehensive approach to identify analyse these an entire encompassing both its is still absent literature. This paper develops systematic assessment technique, modifying integrating Failure mode effect criticality analysis (FMECA) modelling tool, Material flow technique (MIFMT). To demonstrate proposed method, study uses data derived primary case on Bangladesh export shrimp chain comprising farm, depot processor. Providing standardised visualisation quantitative evaluation, method offers for analysing system. The results are used make specific reengineering suggestions improve existing system Bangladesh. could be applied widely various FSCs support e.g. blockchain IoT implementation systems.