Use of Simulation Models to Study the Dynamics of Perishable Produce Recall

When a non-conformity occurs, the time to recall the produce depends on many factors: lot size, lead time for information spreading from link to link, product transit time among links, product storage procedures and times, and the point in the supply chain where the problem occurred. Using ExtendSim, the authors built a model to study different scenarios for a recall procedure.traceability process, often small size lots are merged together to form a large size lot at some point in the supply chain. This larger lot size could imply higher risk for the consumers in case of recall of the produce and much higher recall time and cost for the supply chain.Due to requirements of produce storage, the processing plant, and saving in the The supply chain for fresh produce consists of many links: producer/grower, warehouse, packing center, distribution center, retailers, and finally the consumer. Each of these is a system in itself, interacting with the other components of the supply chain.