Germond, Arno Fardet, Anthony Álvarez García, Carlos Boland, Mike Ming Hoang, Hong Mullen, Anne-Maria Kaur, Lovedeep
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Processing is an inevitable step in the manufacturing of animal-based foods (ABF) and animal by-products (ABP). However, our society has reached a point where our food systems have reached unsustainable levels. The impact of ABF/ABP processing on sustainability has been arguably overlooked in comparison with production. This perspective paper aims ...
Feng, Yan Wang, Peng Li, Wen Zhang, Qian Chen, Wei-Qiang Feng, Danyi
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Environmental Research Letters
Lithium (Li) has been widely recognized as an essential metal for clean technologies. However, the environmental impacts and emission reduction pathways of the lithium supply chain have not been clearly investigated, especially between Australia and China, where most lithium ore are mined and produced. This study analyzed and compared the environme...
Holland, Shelby M. Sohal, Amrik Nand, Alka Ashwini Hutmacher, Dietmar W.
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Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
Advancements in cell therapy have the potential to improve healthcare accessibility for eligible patients. However, there are still challenges in scaling production and reducing costs. These challenges involve various stakeholders such as the manufacturing facility, third-party logistics (3PL) company, and medical center. Proposed solutions tend to...
Pan, Shenle
This paper examines the potential contribution of blockchain (BC) technology to the Physical Internet (PI) for enhancing logistics collaboration management, and proposes a forward-looking deployment framework. Inspired by the digital internet, PI is a worldwide emerging logistics paradigm that advocates the interconnection of independent and hetero...
Singla, Deepak Kumar, Sanjeev Gulzar, Yonis Mir, Mohammad Shuaib Gupta, Deepali Jaziri, Wassim Sassi, Najla Arora, Shweta
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Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
Counterfeit drugs pose significant health risks due to their variable efficacy and potential harmful ingredients. To combat this issue, a reliable and secure track-and-trace system is essential for pharmaceutical supply chains. This paper proposes an Immutable and Decentralized Pharma (IDP) model, leveraging blockchain technology to ensure the safe...
Gomez, Michael Grady, Caitlin Wainger, Lisa Cibin, Raj Abler, David Bosch, Darrell Kaye, Jason
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Environmental Research Letters
Excessive nitrogen (N) pollution in the Chesapeake Bay is threatening ecological health. This study presents a multilayer N flow network model where each network layer represents a stage in the production step from raw agricultural commodities such as corn to final products such as packaged meat. We use this model to assess the impacts of alternati...
Susanawati, Susanawati Noviyanti, Nadia
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Open Agriculture
This study aims to describe the red chili supply chain in the production center of Sleman Regency and examine its efficiency using the performance measurement system (PMS). The period of secondary data from 2016 to 2020 in this study was employed on the grounds of time before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was based on Presidential Decree No....
Boersma, Kees Larruina, Robert
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Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
As a cross-border, transboundary crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic affected societies worldwide, compromising socio-technical systems across geographical, judicial, and administrative borders. The outbreak can be considered a health crisis, but due to the measures taken to control the spread of the virus, it also exposed the global medical supply chain...
Liu, Xiaohui Chen, Yan
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Frontiers in Psychology
Introduction Promoting enterprises’ digital transformation is fundamental to implementing the digital China strategy and realizing high-quality development. Methods Taking China’s A-share listed companies from 2007 to 2021 as a research sample, this study examines the impact of sharing auditors with customers on the digital transformation of suppli...
Mohanty, Reema Patil, Balachandra Srinivasaiah, Dasappa
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Frontiers in Sustainability
Waste handling is one of the biggest problems across the globe. An additional challenge of mitigating climate change also arises during the burning of fossil fuel. The fossil fuel-based transportation system in India that gives rise to air pollution has a worse impact on people. To overcome these problems, a sustainability assessment framework is i...
