Engineering Proceedings, Volume 40, Issue 1

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This paper presents an ongoing study that explores the influence of geopolitical and socio-economic factors on the Ukrainian food supply chain and its implications for food security. Focusing on specific sectors within Ukraine, our research aims to p...

This paper reviews the future trends, the present situation and the prospects facing the application of Industry 4.0 technologies (e.g., Drones, texting technologies, GPS, etc.) in Iraq’s agricultural sector in general and small agribusiness in...

Nowadays, the agri-food sector is facing fundamental challenges. According to the FAO study, the amount of arable land per capita in the world will decrease from 0.6 hectares per person in 2000 to 0.2 hectares by 2050, while the demand for food will...

The world is moving fast, and organizations are facing new risks, uncertainties, and threats within their supply chains [...]

The first edition of the International Conference on Industry 4 [...]

This keynote and future paper summarises the methods that are being utilised to define the requirements of national populations’ natural resource demands for the consumption of food and beverage products so that strategies may be more effective...

The activity of the “Industry 4 [...]

The aim of this research is to comparatively analyse the potential for implementing Industry 4 [...]

The agrarian sector of Ukraine is an integral part of the country’s economy [...]

The current war in Ukraine has severely disrupted global food supply chains due to the significant decline in the production of grain commodities, of which Ukraine and Russia are major global suppliers. This creates problems in today’s globalis...

The Ukrainian Industry 4.0 strategy envisages the positioning of Ukraine as a high-tech, post-industrial country, integrated into global technological chains of value creation and producing unique engineering services and high-quality products. In pa...

The food industry stands as one of the most vital manufacturing sectors globally, with an ever-increasing reliance on digitalization and technology-driven processes. However, this advancement comes with an inherent risk of cyberattacks, encompassing...

This research aims to develop a better understanding of how the adoption of Industry 4 [...]

The global challenges of 2019–2023 have impacted supply chains [...]

In recent years, the need for sustainable practices within the food industry has become increasingly important and incorporating Industry 4 [...]

The agri-food supply chain uses plastic food packaging alongside many other types of packaging materials [...]

The global agri-food market is one of the most important sectors of the economy, providing food for billions of people around the world [...]

This research critically examines how the traceable dairy supply chain can be implemented in Ukraine to foster socio-economic outcomes, such as reduced food safety risk, higher product quality, improved shipping and storage, and greater consumer conf...

The Agri-Food Supply Chain (AFSC) faces several barriers in developing economies, hindering the adoption of blockchain technology. However, the adoption of these technologies can transform traditional supply chains by incorporating transparency, trac...

Industry 4 [...]

The ongoing conflict and the impact of Russia–Ukraine war pose significant challenges to various sectors, including the agri-food industry [...]

The food industry is actively adopting carbon neutral strategies aligned with the principles of Industry 4 [...]

The war in Ukraine is one of the most catastrophic events of the 21st century, and it has been accompanied by significant civilian casualties and the destruction of buildings, structures, and infrastructure [...]

The advent of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies has revolutionized production environments with their application in supply chains, particularly within the agrifood sector. One notable I4.0 technology is blockchain, which holds significant potential f...

In recent times, Industry 4 [...]

Global food waste, around 1 [...]

Food safety managers across agri-food supply chains face complex challenges in meeting regulatory requirements, managing consumer expectations, and dealing with a shortage of qualified professionals [...]

Resilience has been described in many ways and in this paper is considered as the ability of an organization or wider food supply chain to not just ‘bounce back’ to a steady state, but to ‘bounce forward’ or ‘bounce with...