In the supply chain of perishable food products, large losses are incurred between farm and fork. Given the limited land resources and an ever-growing population, the food supply chain is faced with the challenge of increasing its handling efficiency and minimizing post-harvest food losses. Huge value can be added by optimizing warehouse management systems, taking into account the estimated rem...

The costs of many economic activities such as production, purchasing, distribution, and inventory exhibit economies of scale under which the average unit cost decreases as the total volume of the activity increases. In this paper, we consider an economic lot-sizing problem with general economies of scale cost functions. Our model is applicable to both nonperishable and perishable products. For ...

Abstract/Résumé : The supply planning of agricultural products and in particular perishable products is a critical issue in the supply chain management field due to high safety and quality risks associated with the delays in the products delivery. This work is concerned with the planning of a real agri-food supply chain for poultry products. More precisely the problem is to redesign the existin...

The quality and condition of perishable products delivered to the market and their subsequent selling prices are directly affected by the care taken during harvesting and handling. Mechanical injury, in fact, occurs at all stages, from pre-harvest operations through post-harvest handling, packing and transport to the market. The main implications of this damage are the reduction of the product’...

The bullwhip effect results from inefficiencies in the supply chain; perishable products, are quality chain and product waste. We carried out a literature review to determine causes of chain’s factors this phenomenon’s products. Update demand, level deterioration product, number intermediaries is most investigated. On other hand, product’s safety information supplies products more researched. F...