Perishability is a huge challenge on the performance of any Agri-food Supply Chain (ASC). The difference between ASC and any other supply chain is the effect of factors like food quality, food safety, and weather related variability. The ASC of fresh products, which are highly perishable, face problems of short product lifetime making it even more complex. This paper focuses on a two echelon agri-food supply chain: production and distribution. The production echelon is located in Egypt while the distribution echelon is in Holland. Using ExtendSim helped to evaluate and analyze the performance of these supply chains improving overall system performance.
Simulation of Agri-Food Supply Chains
- Source: World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
- Specific Source: International Journal of Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial, Mechatronic and Manufacturing Engineering Vol:6, No:5, 2012
