Quality and Operations Management in Food Supply Chains

Conceptual Framework

In order to identify the progress and gaps in the existing literature on food quality and operations management models, a conceptual framework is constructed to understand the key decisions, as shown in Figure 3. The framework helps us understand the achievements, challenges, and opportunities in the research on food quality and operations management models.

Figure 3 Conceptual framework.

Section 3.2 summarizes the studies of inventory problems with preservation investment, followed by Section 3.3 on transportation planning problems in food supply chains. Next, Section 3.4 covers research on marketing strategies considering food quality and customers' preferences. Lastly, Section 3.5 presents the models pertaining to food traceability and food recall strategies.