Title: Agri-fresh food supply chain quality and organisational sustainability: an empirical investigation

Authors: Man Mohan Siddh; Gunjan Soni; Rakesh Jain; Milind Kumar Sharma; Vinod Yadav; Om Ji Shukla; Pravendra Tyagi

Addresses: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jaipur Engineering College and Research Centre, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 302022, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 302017, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 302017, India ' Department of Production and Industrial Engineering, MBM University, Jodhpur, 342011, India ' Department of Automobile Engineering, Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 303007, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Patna, Patna, Bihar, 800005, India ' School of Physical Science, Banasthali Vidyapith, Tonk, 304001, India

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to cultivate a base for agri-fresh food supply chain quality (AFSCQ) and organisational sustainability (OS) and to present a paradigm that incorporates the effect of AFSCQ practices on AFSCQ and OS. AFSCQ practices were defined from literature survey. These practices were grouped as: upstream side management (USM), logistics management (LM), downstream side management (DSM) and supporting practices like top management leadership (TML) and supply chain coordination using IT (SCCIT). The study promotes an innovative framework for AFSCQ and OS regarding the learning phase. The conceptual model was empirically tested with the help of structural equation modelling (SEM) approach and results provide support to consider the AFSCQ practices as a trustworthy mode for AFSCQ and OS.

Keywords: sustainability; supply chain quality; food; review; framework; model; blockchain.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLSM.2024.135890

International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 2024 Vol.47 No.1, pp.125 - 141

Received: 24 Nov 2021
Accepted: 19 May 2022
Published online: 09 Jan 2024 *

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