Made in the MRA: How the Metropolitan Region of Amsterdam could source a quarter of its food from the region by 2030

This master's thesis explores four future scenarios for short food supply chains in the Metropolitan Region of Amsterdam in 2030 and their potential spatial impact. Agricultural land in the Netherlands has been decreasing in recent decades, especially within the Metropolitan Region of Amsterdam. This trend is likely to continue in the coming...

Urban Foodscapes: Intersecting flows

Urban foodscapes project addresses issues concerning the food supply chain in London. It aims to combat problems created by current agri-business practice such as long, complex logistical chains, food waste, carbon emissions, wasted water, energy, labour and land scarcity. Foodscape, being both global and local, lies on the intersection of...

Imagineering use of augmented reality in food supply chains: A study of Cargill's food safety and quality processes

"Imagineering is letting your imagination soar, and then engineering it down to earth." (Alcoa Aluminum, 1942)<br/><br/>The fourth industrial revolution is focused on integrating technologies into the production environment that can increase revenue and optimize production. As the lines between the physical and digital worlds are blurring with...

Every purchase counts: Creating awareness by involving consumers in the impact of their food choices

The Dutch food system nowadays is more efficient than ever and is able to feed many. However, this globalized and industrialized food system cannot be sustained in the next eras, because of its high contribution to biodiversity loss, the emission of greenhouse gasses and the fast decrease of soil health. System change is needed to move our food...

Future Food Supply Chain: An exploration and implementation of a new urban food typology

The Hague. The Dutch city with the most traffic congestion of all cities. Cities are growing and urban mobility is getting worse. The amount of freight going in cities is ever increasing. The way food is grown, distributed and consumed has been changed over the years. Technologies in mobility changes - think of the impact of the railroad - the...

Investigating the suitability of simplified, partial LCA results to support decisions to minimise Nexus impacts from restaurant meal consumption in small Dutch cities

Environmental impacts related to the global food system are increasingly addressed by academia, institutions, policy-makers and businesses. Fundamentally, decisions about food consumption rest with the customer, and although they are the largest stakeholder group in the food system, they are not adequately equipped to consider the environmental...

Waste reduction in e-groceries fulfilment center: A case study at Picnic

Food waste is an increasing problem worldwide. Around one third of all produced food is estimated to end up as waste. This has big environmental and economic consequences. In literature, little is known about the causes of waste, its key performance indicators and how to reduce it. Some root causes were found, but none were quantitatively...

Organic Food Wholesale Strategies

In the Netherlands, the demand for organic food is on the rise. The organic food chain is characterized by small scale production and has developed independently from conventional food supply chains. The rising demand of organic food confronts the small scale organic sector with logistic challenges. By means of a case study at a wholesale firm...