Food Supply Chain Management and Best Practice
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Food Supply Chain Management and Best Practice Course
Introduction:
When managing food supply chains, it is essential to document various criteria at each stage of the chain, such as the quality of incoming materials, processing methods, storage conditions, outgoing quality, and more.
The synchronization and sharing of this information among all stakeholders in the chain play a crucial role in enabling lot traceability, facilitating collaborative coordination, optimizing operations, ensuring product consistency and quality management, complying with regulations, and ultimately ensuring customer safety and satisfaction.
Course Objectives:
At the end of the Food Supply Chain Management and Logistics, you will be able to :
- Critically analyze the factors required to structure and manage a supply chain successfully.
- Evaluate the importance of establishing and maintaining strategic supply chain relationships and customer relationships within regional, national and international business markets.
- Understand the vital aspects of food supply chains from a management and social perspective.
- Get a comprehending of the food supply chain from “farm” to “fork,” taking into consideration the multiple challenges and supporting mechanisms to make sure the food that reaches the consumers’ plates is safe.
- Recognize Food supply chains: production, manufacturing, and Food regulation, safety and quality.
- Appraise the impact of food processing.
- Discuss the barriers to the development of the agri-industry.
- Recognize obstacles in the future of food retailing as well as challenges in International food supply chains.
Who Should Attend?
Food Supply Chain Management and Logistics, is ideal for:
- Anyone wanting to learn more about Food supply chain and logistics
- Quality Control personnel in food premises and food processing facilities
- Hygiene inspectors acting on behalf of official Public Health Authorities, involved in the inspection of food premises and in the implementation and monitoring of food safety legislation
- Food Safety Consultants
- Food technologists and scientists who want to enrich their scientific knowledge
- Potential food professionals and scientists who want to gain knowledge that will bring new job opportunities
Course Outlines:
Food production
- Entities in the agriculture supply chain.
- Agriculture and poverty alleviation.
- The barriers to the development of the agri-industry.
- Future steps for the agriculture sector.
- Case example: Cargill works with producers on finance and risk management.
- Case example: Nestlé works with dairy farmers.
- Case example: ITC Ltd India empowers farmers through technology.
- Case example: Microfinance models within the food sector.
Food manufacturing
- The importance of food processing.
- Changing market conditions.
- Food processing.
- Food packaging.
- Inventory management.
- Food safety.
- Procurement.
Operational challenges - Food retailing
- The retail environment.
- How does the food reach the consumer?
- Online grocery retailing.
- Challenges to the future of food retailing.
- Case example: Retailers turning more to ‘dark stores’.
Food Logistics
- Movement of food.
- ICT future trends in agri-food logistics.
- Packaging in logistics.
- Temperature-controlled supply chains.
Challenges in international food supply chains
- International food supply chains.
- Factors affecting the future of international food systems.
- Managing challenges in international food supply chains.
- International politics and food 91.
- Collaboration and relationships.
- Trends in supply chain relationships.
- Current relationship models within the food sector.
- Other trends within supply chain collaboration.
Food sourcing and procurement
- Sourcing.
- Sourcing models.
- Purchasing models.
- Supplier segmentation.
- Supplier development.
- Strategic sourcing.
- Sustainable procurement.
Risk management
- Risk management and uncertainty.
- Risks in the supply chain.
- Risks in the food supply chain.
- Managing supply chain risks.
- Managing risks in food supply chains.
Technology trends in food supply chains
- Traceability and use of technology.
- Food production.
- Food processing in a technological context.
- Food packaging in a technological context.
- Food logistics.
Food regulation, safety and quality
- Attributes to consider when designing food supply chains.