Industry 4.0 Technologies in Agri-Food Supply Chains: Key Performance Indicators
Abstract
The world is experiencing technological disruptions due to the dynamic business environment, technological advancements, customer preferences, increasing competitive pressure, globalization of supply chains, and environmental disruptions. Industry 4.0 technologies are paving the way for increased production efficiency and worker safety while optimizing resource utilization and improving sustainability. Industry 4.0 technologies find their applications in almost all sectors, but few studies explore industry 4.0 technologies in agriculture. The agri-food sector has experienced an upward trend in digitalization projects. The digital agri-food supply chains will help in the autonomous decision-making process, leading to enhanced visibility in the agri-food supply chains through real-time traceability solutions, thereby leading to improved food quality. It is anticipated that industry 4.0 technologies in the agri-food supply chains will impact climate change disruptions and improve the unequal distribution of resources in the agricultural sector. The present study highlights various industry 4.0 technologies and their applications in the agri-food supply chains. Based on the findings from a literature review, the study establishes 10 key performance indicators that will benefit decision-making in a digital, data-centered environment.
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Acknowledgments
The author is thankful to the National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai, India, for providing the infrastructural and other essential facilities to conduct this research smoothly.
Citation
Sharma, R. (2022), "Industry 4.0 Technologies in Agri-Food Supply Chains: Key Performance Indicators", Mor, R.S., Kumar, D. and Singh, A. (Ed.) Agri-Food 4.0 (Advanced Series in Management, Vol. 27), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 179-187. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1877-636120220000027012
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