{"title":"Trace Me - Application Using Blockchain for Traceability & Transparency in Food Supply Chain","authors":"Fatema Motiwala, A. Kulkarni, S. Chachra","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3862323","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3862323","url":null,"abstract":"India is a largely agricultural country ranking second in terms of farm output. However, usage of chemicals, food wastage, and corruption largely reduce the profits earned by the farming sector, and hence it is crucial to maintain accountability and transparency in the system. The farming sector does not enjoy the output and profit it should because of middlemen and an extremely opaque and non-auditable system. Moreover, in case of any problems with the products, it takes months to find the point-of-failure. Hence, we propose a mobile application that utilizes a secure, blockchain based system to ensure transparency and traceability of the food supply chain without the need for a central authority. Through this solution, customers would also be entitled to view unmodified details like the owner, manufacturer and trace the entire product history they consume by scanning the QR code for the product.<br>","PeriodicalId":400340,"journal":{"name":"FoodSciRN: Food Manufacturing & Supply Chain Issues (Topic)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114287678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Customer Categorization, Relational Justice and SME Performance in Supermarket Supply Chains","authors":"Ricardo Malagueño, Ismail Golgeci, A. Fearne","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3332159","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3332159","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of perceived relational justice on the relationship between key customer categorization and performance of small food and drink producers in supermarket supply chains.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000Survey data are derived from a sample of (small-scale) suppliers of local and regional food to a large British supermarket. Partial least squares regression analysis was used to test a conceptual framework, which positions relational justice as a mediator in the relationship between key customer categorization and supplier performance, moderated by the length of the relationship.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000The findings reveal that small suppliers who perceive their treatment by their key customers as fair tend to achieve higher business performance, which supports the hypothesized mediating role of relational justice on supplier performance. However, this research found no evidence to support the hypothesis that this role is moderated by the length of the relationship between the supplier and buyer.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000This paper makes a novel empirical contribution, focusing on performance outcomes for small-scale suppliers in a highly competitive environment (fast-moving consumer goods) with customers (supermarkets) who have significant market power. Accordingly, the paper shows that the way supermarket buyers treat their suppliers matters more for the performance of their suppliers than the very fact that they are key customers.\u0000","PeriodicalId":400340,"journal":{"name":"FoodSciRN: Food Manufacturing & Supply Chain Issues (Topic)","volume":"107 3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123508428","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
B. Minten, T. Reardon, Krishna M. Singh, Rajib Sutradhar
{"title":"The Potato Value Chain and Benefits of Cold Storages: Evidence from Bihar (India)","authors":"B. Minten, T. Reardon, Krishna M. Singh, Rajib Sutradhar","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.2406539","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2406539","url":null,"abstract":"The Indian government has provided large subsidies to stimulate the take-off of the cold storage sector. However, the impact of this policy is not well understood. In a case study of the potato sector in Bihar, we find that there have been dramatic increases and rapid up-scaling of cold storages, seemingly driven by these government subsidies among others. While availability has improved, we further find that the subsidies do not show up in lower storage costs for the farmer. Wealthier farmers participate more directly and relatively more in cold storages, especially towards the commercialization of potatoes. Small farmers benefit relatively more indirectly, i.e. through the higher prices in the harvest period, as well through the cheaper storage of seed potatoes. However, a more competitive environment for the cold sector in Bihar seems called for as to drive down the relatively high cost of storage as well as to improve services delivery in input, output, and financial markets from these cold storages that especially the smaller farmers might benefit from.","PeriodicalId":400340,"journal":{"name":"FoodSciRN: Food Manufacturing & Supply Chain Issues (Topic)","volume":"58 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115504730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}