Agriculture – IISE Sustainable Development Division

Industry 4.0 Technologies and the Critical Success Factors for Transitioning to Circular Agri-Food Supply Chains

January 30, 2025 sustainableiise Agriculture, Engineering Economic Analysis, Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture, Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management

Abstract: This research aims to analyze the circular economy practices adopted by agri-food supply chains and how Industry 4.0 technologies assist this process, identifying the critical success factors for the transition to circular supply chains

Assessing Technology Readiness in Domestic Agricultural Production through System Engineering Analysis

January 30, 2025 sustainableiise Agriculture, Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture, Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation, Operations Research & Analysis, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, System Design & Engineering

Abstract: The agricultural sector, a cornerstone of many economies, is undergoing a digital transformation in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), influencing domestic production. This study emphasizes the significance of technology readiness in agricultural production

Designing a collaborative online transportation platform for sustainable regional food distribution

April 4, 2024 sustainableiise Agriculture, Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns, Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts, Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture, Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation, Information Engineering, Operations Research & Analysis, Product Design and Development, Transportation and Warehousing

Abstract: Regional food systems offer the potential to improve agricultural sustainability and community resilience. However, regional farmers must find ways of expanding their market reach to a larger number of buyers to ensure the survival

The High Price of Low Cost Processed Food

April 4, 2024 sustainableiise Agriculture, Energy Systems/Utilities/Fuel, Engineering Economic Analysis, Food Services, Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns, Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts, Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture, Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Abstract: The cost of processed food in the US is affordable and much lower than other developed countries. Processed foods are efficiently mass-produced in non-perishable forms to increase shelf-life and availability. This is a great

The Effect of Different Optimization Strategies to Physics-Constrained Deep Learning for Soil Moisture Estimation

April 4, 2024 sustainableiise Agriculture, Data Analytics and Information Sciences, Environmental Engineering and Services, Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

Abstract: Soil moisture is a key hydrological parameter that has significant importance to human society and environment. Accurate modeling and monitoring of soil moisture in crop fields, especially in the root zone (top 100 cm

Improving food systems in Iowa through industrial engineering

December 12, 2019 sustainableiise Agriculture, Data Analytics and Information Sciences, Environmental Engineering, Food Services, Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns, Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere, Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture, Operations Research & Analysis

Anuj Mittal, Ph.D. candidate in industrial engineering (IE) at Iowa State University, has been part of a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) study which will allow food hubs in Iowa to share supply chain best

Multi-agent simulation modeling of supplier selection for local food systems

July 1, 2015 sustainableiise Agriculture, Engineering Management, Environmental Engineering and Services, Food Services, Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns, Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture, Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference (ISERC) 2015, Operations Engineering & Management, Supply Chain Management

Consumer demand for regionally-produced food has increased dramatically in the past decade, in response to concerns over food safety and quality, as well as the serious environmental, economic, and social equity issues that pervade

Assessing Regional Farm-to-Institution Food Distribution Systems: An Agent-Based Approach

July 28, 2014 sustainableiise Agriculture, Food Services, Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns, Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture, Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference (ISERC) 2014, Operations Engineering & Management, Supply Chain Management

The industrial food system faces many serious challenges with regard to long-term environmental and social sustainability. Seeking a safer, healthier, and more sustainable alternative, farmers and consumers are increasingly participating in localized food systems. Scaling

Simple Lean in Rural Kenya

November 12, 2012 sustainableiise Agriculture, Environmental Engineering, Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere, Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture, Goal 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all, Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all, Lean / Six Sigma, Non-Profit/Non-Governmental Organizations

Article by Linn Asbury I’m not an educator; I’ve never even had kids. So what am I doing volunteering with a non-profit in rural (remote) Kenya as Global Education Partner for Jubilee Village Project (JVP)