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Vertical Farming for a Better Food Supply Chain | SCM Globe

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One of the biggest questions in the food supply chain is this: Will our global food system manage to satisfy the demand of more than 9 billion people by 2050?

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The Role of Blockchain in SCM, with Examples

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What is a supply chain management system (SCM)? When talking about SCM, we can elaborate it as integrating all dependent business activities, including resources and actors, to smoothen the workflow. It has made visible changes in the SCM systems. For strict security purposes, authorized blockchains are preferred in SCM systems.

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Showing Creativity in SCM Research

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Particularly, she employs actor–network theory, which proposes that reality does not exist by nature but is rather constructed through socio-material networks.

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Food Supply Chain Emissions

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The importance of food supply chain emissions has increased. According to a study, entitled Food Systems Are Responsible for a Third of Global Anthropogenic GHG Emissions , recently published in Nature Food by Monica Crippa et al. 2021), our food systems emit 34% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions every year.

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The Food & Beverage Supply Chain is Ripe for a Digital Transformation

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The global food and beverage supply chain has been stressed to the breaking point by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Shelter-at-home and the mandatory closing of non-essential businesses has led to restaurant bankruptcies in record numbers, pouring milk down the drain and fields of rotting produce that were destined for food service businesses.

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Adelante SCM and PINC Launch the First Annual State of Yard Management Report

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According to an industry-leading consulting firm, transportation costs range from 60% of total distribution costs for High Tech companies to 88% for Food & Beverage companies. He is the founder and president of Adelante SCM, a peer-to-peer learning, networking, and research community for supply chain and logistics professionals.

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Supply Chain Diversity Buffers Cities Against Food Shocks

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This existential crisis also requires making our food supply chains more resilient. A new study of food shocks and how to buffer against them (Gomez et al., Supply Chain Diversity Buffers Cities Against Food Shocks ) has just appeared in Nature. Supply Chain Diversity Buffers Cities Against Food Shocks. Ruddell, B.L.

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