Dr. Swati V. Narwane
Dr. Vivek Sunnapwar
Abstract
Perishable Food Cold Supply Chain Management (PFCSCM) requires a vast amount of data to be collected and analyzed continuously. Recent developments in the Internet of Things offer significant benefits to the PFCSCM and help improve overall business performance and objectives of sustainability. This paper discusses advances in the perishable food sector concerning control engineering. The PFCSCM is broken down into four steps: Production, Processing, Storage, and Delivery. Further, the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) for traceability of PFCSSM is discussed. In addition, a conceptual framework is proposed for low-cost, sustainable, and eco-friendly PFCSCM, specifically for the business-to-customer (B2C) service model. Finally, cost analysis is performed to validate the proposed framework
Keywords- Cold supply chain, RFID, Sustainability, Cost analysis