Applying OR to problem situations within community organisations: A case in a Danish non-profit, member-driven food cooperative

Tavella, Elena; Παπαδόπουλος, Θάνος

doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2016.08.065

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“…Thematic analysis also identified some of the frameworks used to examine sustainability in AFNs. Frameworks include tactile spaces [26], development economics theory of urban bias [52], food utopia [53], multifunctionality [54], political ecology [30], viable system model [55] and convention theory [35,56]. It is also important to note that no frameworks for the assessment of the three dimensions of sustainability based on indicators or metrics were used in the papers of our sample.…”

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Sustainability in Alternative Food Networks: A Systematic Literature Review

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In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to individuals’ organizing themselves and managing food systems in an ‘alternative’ and more sustainable way. Such emerging food initiatives are most commonly known as ‘Alternative Food Networks’ (AFNs). However, there is an ongoing debate concerning the extent to which AFNs facilitate social, economic and environmental change. There are criticisms of the overall sustainability promise of AFNs related to sufficiency of impact, possible counter effects and the relevance of impacts. Because empirical studies often only focus on specific sustainability issues or AFNs, it has been difficult to develop more robust theories about the relations between diverse AFNs arrangements and sustainability. Thus, the aim of this paper is to contribute towards reducing this knowledge gap through a systematic literature review on AFNs in relation to sustainability. We summarize main methodological approaches, the types of AFNs studied and sustainability dimensions addressed in literature to date. Findings serve as reference to propose opportunities for future research regarding sustainability in AFNs.

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“…The consideration of shelf life data in supply chain decisions enables one to reduce food quality losses and improve product availability. Tavella and Papadopoulos (2017) use soft operation research methods to address various communication and coordination problems in a Danish consumer-driven food cooperative to alleviated ill-structured problem situations and facilitate coordination. Among others, the purchasing and logistics groups within the food cooperative are considered.…”

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“…Based on common challenges within the supply of food cooperatives described in Tavella and Papadopoulos (2017) and Jaklin, Kummer, and Milestad 2015, uncertainties are considered during the day of operations to evaluate the quality of the logistics solutions. Due to sudden demand, dynamic orders may occur at any time, which need to be fulfilled on the same day.…”

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A decision support system to facilitate collaborative supply of food cooperatives

Fikar

Leithner

2020

Production Planning & Control

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Food cooperatives are gaining popularity due to consumers' desire to eat healthy and source locally. Mainly run by private citizens, such groups present an interesting additional income source to regional organic farmers. However, small order quantities and substantial logistics efforts challenge operations. To facilitate efficient and sustainable food transports from farms to food cooperatives, this work investigates impacts of collaborative logistics activities through the development of a simulation and optimization-based decision support system. Results of computational experiments considering fresh food transports in Austria highlight potentials of such joint activities. Particularly, if orders are infrequent and quantities small, collaboration results in a substantial reduction of travel distances and reduces the number of required vehicles. Nevertheless, delivered food quality may deteriorate as consolidating shipments results in longer travel durations as well as additional loading and unloading activities.

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Sustainability in Alternative Food Networks: A Systematic Literature Review

Michel-Villarreal¹,

Hingley²,

Canavari³

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In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to individuals organizing themselves and managing food systems in an ‘alternative’ and more sustainable way. Such emerging food initiatives are most commonly known as ‘Alternative Food Networks’ (AFNs). However, there is an ongoing debate concerning the extent to which AFNs facilitate social, economic and environmental change. There are criticisms of the overall sustainability promise of AFNs related to sufficiency of impact, possible counter effects and relevance of impacts. Because often empirical studies only focus on specific sustainability issues or AFNs, it has been difficult to develop more robust theories about the relations between diverse AFNs arrangements and sustainability. Thus, the aim of this paper is to contribute towards reducing this knowledge gap through a systematic literature review on AFNs in relation to sustainability. We summarize main methodological approaches, types of AFNs studied and sustainability dimensions addressed in literature to date. Findings serve as reference to propose opportunities for future research regarding sustainability in AFNs.

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Applying OR to problem situations within community organisations: A case in a Danish non-profit, member-driven food cooperative

Cited by 22 publications

References 60 publications

Sustainability in Alternative Food Networks: A Systematic Literature Review

Sustainability in Alternative Food Networks: A Systematic Literature Review

A decision support system to facilitate collaborative supply of food cooperatives

Sustainability in Alternative Food Networks: A Systematic Literature Review

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