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Internet of Things Application in an Agricultural Food Supply Chain to Reduce Food Loss and Waste
(2022) Sayar, Asya Gizem; Ada, Erhan
In this study, in order to prevent or reduce food loss and waste throughout the food supply chain, it has been examined to what extent corporate companies that produce and export perishable agricultural products benefit from the Internet of Things technology in their operational activities and whether they will include such applications in their future investment plans. The effect of the Internet of Things technology in reducing food waste and loss along the supply chain was examined by scanning the literature and conducting a 20-question survey including Yes/No, Open-Ended, and 5-point Likert Scale question types. It is an undeniable fact that companies attach importance to the idea of 'less food loss and waste' with their sensitive attitudes towards the use of natural resources, their investments to reduce the damage they cause to the environment throughout the supply chain, and their sustainable future goals. Although companies benefit from some Internet of Things applications to ensure food safety in certain processes of the supply chain, reduce or prevent food loss and waste in economic and social terms, to invest in an integrated Internet of Things technology that covers all processes and to make loss prevention or reduction processes more efficient, awareness studies should be carried out to companies and investment incentives should be provided by the state.