Essays about: "Food overproduction"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words Food overproduction.

  1. 1. Balancing Demand and Supply Planning in the Food Supply Chain : Insights from a Dairy Industry Case Study

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Jennifer Laktena; [2023]
    Keywords : Food Supply Chain; Demand Management Demand Planning; Supply Planning; Forecast; Promotion activities; Livsmedelsförsörjningskedjan; Efterfrågehantering; Efterfrågeplanering; Försörjningsplanering; Prognos; Kampanj;

    Abstract : Globalization and increasing demand for a variety of food products have contributed to challenges within the food industry (Zhu et al, 2018). The Food Supply Chain, FSC, involves several processes from production to distribution, involving actors from all the different steps in the network (Rohmer et al., 2018). READ MORE

  3. 2. Predictive Regression Model Evaluation : Evaluating Predictive Machine Learning Models to Reduce Food Waste in the Dairy Industry

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Alexander Carlsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Machine learning; Food loss; Food overproduction; Food waste forecast; Food waste prediction; Maskininlärning; Matsvinn; Svinn; Matsvinnsprognos;

    Abstract : Food waste in the food industry is often a result from the complex nature of food production. Uncertainty is always present as yields vary and as there is a chain of consumer demand from stores to producers. Food waste is a waste of both natural and economic resources affecting both the planet and the producer. READ MORE

  4. 3. Supply chain effects of utilizing non destructive quality inspection in food production

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

    Author : Fredrik Klein; [2022]
    Keywords : waste; inventory; production; food; quality;

    Abstract : Reducing waste and increasing efficiency in food supply chains is important for a sustainable food production. Modified Atmosphered Packaging (MAP) is a method of increasing food durability that requires gas quality and potential gas leakage inspection. READ MORE

  5. 4. Resisting Food Waste

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Linnéa Berg; [2022]
    Keywords : dumpster diving; legal consciousness; Patricia Ewick; Susan S. Silbey; sociology of law; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Today, about one-third of all produced food and drinks are neither eaten nor drunk and turn into food waste. To put this number into perspective, the amount of wasted food would feed three billion people each year. From 2012 to 2018, Swedish grocery stores have more than doubled their amount of food waste, now reaching 100 000 tons per year. READ MORE

  6. 5. Vad hände med den goda beredskapen? : den svenska livsmedelsberedskapen som en del av jordbrukspolitiken, åren 1947–1990

    University essay from SLU/Other

    Author : Oscar Envik; [2022]
    Keywords : livsmedelsberedskap; jordbrukspolitik; problemrepresentation; rationalisering;

    Abstract : Efter stora svårigheter med livsmedelsförsörjningen under första världskriget rustade Sverige upp sin livsmedelsberedskap för att klara av att försörja sin befolkning under en längre tids avspärrning och krig. Under 1900-talets andra del skulle dock den livsmedelsberedskapsförmåga som byggdes upp efter andra världskriget komma att stadigt minska. READ MORE