Allow Me to Break the Ice – A Brief Introduction to Food Cold Chain Management
Cold chain management is gaining plenty of attention in recent months due to the specific storage and handling requirements ofContinue Reading
Author: Christian Fikar
Christian Fikar is Full Professor and Chair of Food Supply Chain Management at University of Bayreuth. His research fields include supply chain management and related model-driven decision support systems to investigate and optimize time-critical delivery processes, particularly for food logistics and humanitarian operations.
NutriSafe – How Simulations Can Facilitate Resilient Food Operations
2020 shows us once again how important resilient operations are for successful supply chains and society in general. Besides COVID-19,Continue Reading
Ordering Food Online in a Sustainable Way
In a recent radio interview, I was asked how customers can order food or grocery products online in a sustainableContinue Reading
Integrating Dynamic Food Quality within Organic Fresh Food Supply Chains
Delivering food items is challenging, particulary for fresh fruits and vegetables. Such products often have short shelf lives and furtherContinue Reading
Consumer-Driven Order Picking Strategies for E-Groceries
Demand in e-groceries is increasing. In practice, a wide range of business models exists. This post focuses on store-based homeContinue Reading
Facilitating Cargo Bikes for Sustainable Urban Last-Mile Distribution
At the opening of the thinkport VIENNA, I had the opportunity to drive and test electric cargo-bikes. Such bikes areContinue Reading
Home Health Care Routing & Scheduling: Benchmark instances
In a recent review on home health care routing (HHC) and scheduling procedures, an overview of publicy available benchmark instancesContinue Reading
The Complexity of Cold Chain Logistics
Cold chain logistics is one of the most interesting aspects of food logistics. For scientists, it offers numerous complex andContinue Reading
Using GraphHopper within Simulations
The simulation software AnyLogic uses GraphHopper to calculate and visualize shortest paths on real-world transport networks during a single simulationContinue Reading
Simulation Optimization and the Trade-Off between Optimizing and Evaluating
Combining simulation with optimization procedures enables one to investigate complex real-world problems under varying settings and scenarios. Implementation, however, isContinue Reading
Decision Support for Time-Critical Logistics Operations 
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