Course Details
Course Outline
5 days course
Food production
- Entities in the agriculture supply chain.
- Agriculture and poverty alleviation.
- The barriers to the development of the agri-industry.
- Future steps for the agriculture sector.
- Case example: Cargill works with producers on finance and risk management.
- Case example: Nestlé works with dairy farmers.
- Case example: ITC Ltd India empowers farmers through technology.
- Case example: Microfinance models within the food sector.
Food manufacturing
- The importance of food processing.
- Changing market conditions.
- Food processing.
- Food packaging.
- Inventory management.
- Food safety.
- Procurement.
Operational challenges - Food retailing
- The retail environment.
- How does the food reach the consumer?
- Online grocery retailing.
- Challenges to the future of food retailing.
- Case example: Retailers turning more to ‘dark stores’.
Food Logistics
- Movement of food.
- ICT future trends in agri-food logistics.
- Packaging in logistics.
- Temperature-controlled supply chains.
Challenges in international food supply chains
- International food supply chains.
- Factors affecting the future of international food systems.
- Managing challenges in international food supply chains.
- International politics and food 91.
- Collaboration and relationships.
- Trends in supply chain relationships.
- Current relationship models within the food sector.
- Other trends within supply chain collaboration.
Food sourcing and procurement
- Sourcing.
- Sourcing models.
- Purchasing models.
- Supplier segmentation.
- Supplier development.
- Strategic sourcing.
- Sustainable procurement.
Risk management
- Risk management and uncertainty.
- Risks in the supply chain.
- Risks in the food supply chain.
- Managing supply chain risks.
- Managing risks in food supply chains.
Technology trends in food supply chains
- Traceability and use of technology.
- Food production.
- Food processing in a technological context.
- Food packaging in a technological context.
- Food logistics.
Food regulation, safety and quality
- Attributes to consider when designing food supply chains.
- Food regulation and its effect on safety.
- Food laws and regulation.
- Reference standards.
- Compatibility standards.
- Private food standards.
- Other initiatives within the food supply chains.
Food Innovation
- Classification of innovation methods.
- Innovation systems.
- Case example: Indian curry in the UK.
- Product development in food supply chains.
- Innovations within food supply chains.
- Case example: Types of functional products.
- Case example: Detecting counterfeit whisky through the bottle.
Sustainability challenges in food supply chains
- Sustainability – the origins of the idea.
- Sustainable supply chains.
- Sustainable food supply chains.
- Measuring sustainability.
- Developing sustainability within food supply chains.
- Case example: Various initiatives within food supply chains.
- Case example: Just Eggs – recycling eggshells to make filler for plastics.
Food sector and economic regeneration
- Infrastructure development for the food sector.
- Food hubs.
- Moving up the value chain.
- Case example: Food infrastructure in India and new mega food parks.
- Case example: Rubies in the Rubble.
- Case example: Development of smallholder agro-processing in Africa.
Food security and future challenges
- Food security.
- Drivers of change affecting food security.
- Factors affecting the future of the food supply chain.
- Balancing demand and supply sustainably.
- Case example: Partners in Food Solutions.
- Case example: Coca-Cola and water conservation.
- Case example: International wheat initiative to improve wheat security.
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