Green Food Supply Chain Management: Models, Strategies and Practices

Dear Colleagues,

Green supply chain management is an important area of focus in both research and practice due to the increasing awareness of environmental issues in the world. In food systems, the increasing demand for green food products, including those that have travelled shorter food miles, drives the changes in the upstream supply chain, from producers to retailers. Greening the whole food supply chain requires increasing the eco-efficiency in food production, processing, transport and logistics, and retailer inventory management.

Eco-efficient logistics network designs and operational decisions, collaborative supply chain practices in integrated supply chain management that reduce the total energy use at the supply chain level, and the use of digital advancements such as big data, cloud computing, the Internet of Things, and blockchain technology have been at the centre of green supply chain management research in recent years (Giallanza and Puma 2020). Despite such increased interests, studies that focus specifically on greening food supply chains are relatively limited. Hence, this Special Issue aims to extend our understanding of the innovative models, strategies, methods, and practices that can be used for reducing the carbon footprint and increasing the green performance of food supply chains. All relevant papers based on empirical research, operations research, and conceptual studies are welcome. They could include (but are not limited to) the following themes:

• Green food supply chain management;
• Strategies for increased eco-efficiency in food supply chain logistics;
• Green performance assessment;
• Green supply chain strategies and practices;
• Environmental risks in food logistics;
• Technology-based greening of food supply chains;
• Innovative practices for eco-efficiency;
• Reducing energy usage in food logistics;
• Collaborations for eco-efficiency in food supply chains;
• Eco-efficient cold storage technologies and enterprises;
• Drivers of green food logistics;
• Barriers to implement green logistics initiatives in food supply chains;
• Sustainable food product lifecycle management;
• Resilience in green food supply chains.

Dr. Dilupa Nakandala
Dr. Henry Lau
Guest Editors

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