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Maximizing Cost Efficiencies in Agricultural Supply Chains in Pakistan Using Smart Technologies: A Case of Tomatoes Supply Chain

Maximizing Cost Efficiencies in Agricultural Supply Chains in Pakistan Using Smart Technologies: A Case of Tomatoes Supply Chain

Sayed Muhammed Irfan, Mehreen Kausar Azam
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 33
ISBN13: 9781799871149|ISBN10: 1799871142|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799871156|EISBN13: 9781799871163
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7114-9.ch003
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Irfan, Sayed Muhammed, and Mehreen Kausar Azam. "Maximizing Cost Efficiencies in Agricultural Supply Chains in Pakistan Using Smart Technologies: A Case of Tomatoes Supply Chain." ICT Solutions for Improving Smart Communities in Asia, edited by Noor Zaman, et al., IGI Global, 2021, pp. 54-86. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7114-9.ch003

APA

Irfan, S. M. & Azam, M. K. (2021). Maximizing Cost Efficiencies in Agricultural Supply Chains in Pakistan Using Smart Technologies: A Case of Tomatoes Supply Chain. In N. Zaman, K. Rafique, & V. Ponnusamy (Eds.), ICT Solutions for Improving Smart Communities in Asia (pp. 54-86). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7114-9.ch003

Chicago

Irfan, Sayed Muhammed, and Mehreen Kausar Azam. "Maximizing Cost Efficiencies in Agricultural Supply Chains in Pakistan Using Smart Technologies: A Case of Tomatoes Supply Chain." In ICT Solutions for Improving Smart Communities in Asia, edited by Noor Zaman, Khalid Rafique, and Vasaki Ponnusamy, 54-86. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7114-9.ch003

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Abstract

This chapter introduces the idea of integrating storage facilities in an agriculture supply chain within the established framework of supply chain network design to leverage the underlying powerful optimization technology for maximizing supply chain surplus. Further, storage facilities, particularly for perishable farm products, require to be maintained at certain ambient conditions to retain their quality. Currently, adequate storage facilities do not exist at strategic locations which incur very substantial post-harvest losses. The idea of solar-powered storage systems with a modular configuration has also been proposed. There are two principal reasons for this: (1) Pakistan has enormous solar power potential, and (2) there are rampant load-shedding problems in the country. While tomatoes have been selected as a typical product to develop the entire discourse, the resulting integrated model may be just as conveniently applied to any other agricultural product.

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