Tag: Food Supply Chain

Improving food systems in Iowa through industrial engineering

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

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

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

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