Intelligent monitoring Internet of Things based system for agri-food value chain traceability and transparency: A framework proposed

Abstract

Nowadays, having an Internet of Things based systems is a challenge in the Agrifood Value Chain. The main goal of these systems is to ensure traceability and transparency to all supply chain actors starting from producer and until final consumer. To achieve this goal several aspects must be taken in consideration: information coming from sensors, information needed and produced by business process involved in the supply chain, overlap of these two type of information in order to better manage them. This paper proposes a framework able to manage these aspects both from methodological and from technological point of view.