This paper aims to define the negative impact of various indicators on the sustainability and functioning of the traditional food supply chain (FSC) in the segment of wholesale and retail activities and to propose a set of measures and incentives for the digitalization of its business processes. After a systematic review of the literature, the most common indicators significant for the functioning of the FSC were defined, primarily in the segment of wholesale and retail activities. Empirical research examined the influence of given indicators on the FSC. The obtained results showed that indicators such as poor coordination and transfer of information among FSC participants, food loss, economic performance, transaction costs, external elements, chemical and microbial contamination, and control of raw material, food, and waste flows significantly complicate the sustainability and functioning of the FSC. Based on the obtained results, a set of measures and incentives is proposed that the management of the supply chain should undertake to digitalize business processes, primarily in the segment of wholesale and retail activities. This paper also lists shortcomings of the research and gives guidelines for future research.
The COVID-19 pandemic declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020, caused unimaginable shocks on the demand side, especially with consumer goods (Fast-Moving-Consumer-Goods - FMCG). Anti-pandemic measures such as lockdown policy, reduced contacts, and keeping physical distance have caused the accumulation of basic food, a decline in demand for secondary products, and an increase in the share of electronic retail. In this regard, this paper aims to project the placement of consumer products during the COVID-19 pandemic on the market of the Republic of Serbia. The research will include a comparison of the situation on the domestic market in 2019, that is, the period preceding the pandemic, with the period March-August 2020. Based on two possible scenarios for the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, a projection of domicile GDP and sales volume of consumer products is going to be performed. The results of the research will indicate to trade policymakers and competent institutions what measures need to be taken for the revenue and profitability of the retail sector to reach the level they achieved in the period before the pandemic. The paper also presents suggestions for future research related to the subject matter.
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