Food Supply Chain Issues, Advantages and Management Practices

Motivation behind writing this book is to discuss the benefits, impediments, logistics issues, role of information technology and quality issues of processed food sector(PFS), which is crucial for Indian economy. This book may help, on one side to reduce the food wastage's and on other side to ensure food security. PFS has the potential to increase the income of the farmers and make available food products, throughout the year and across geographies. The objectives of research were to identify the key issues, to study the quality and food safety dimensions, logistics issues,importance of Information Technology and to propose the matrices for performance management system. These objectives were achieved using hybrid research in form of primary, secondary and case analysis. The collected data was analysed using SPSS and statistical tools like descriptive statistics, correlation, regression, ANOVA and logistic regression applied. Three case studies of PFS were conducted to get insights. The research indicates a vast scope for the PFS and a great potential for researchers to study and develop the right policies and strategies.