Dynamic planning with a wireless product identification technology in food supply chains

An innovative planning model has been developed for perishable food supply chain planning. The model maximises product values for consumers instead of merely reducing costs. The information which can be derived from RFID enabled control systems for product units (at palette or crate level) has been used to identify dynamic product quality status. Then, the information is used to optimise product allocations from manufacturers to distributors and retailers. The objective is to minimise lost value of products and maximise profits for supply chain partners. The real-time control towards value maximisation becomes possible with the real-time product quality information from RFID systems. An illustrative case has been described for simulating the dynamic planning process.