A framework for traceability of hides for improved supply chain coordination

•A traceability system for the Norwegian hides supply chain is proposed.•Tests showed traceability is possible using RFID hide tags up to the tanning process.•This can provide feedback to producers and relevant product information to customers. Hides are an important co-product of the meat processin...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Computers and electronics in agriculture 2020-07, Vol.174, p.105478, Article 105478
Main Authors: Thakur, Maitri, Møen Tveit, Guro, Vevle, Geir, Yurt, Tufan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Coordination
Data capture
Data exchange
Engraving
Hides
Hides supply chain
Information exchange
Leather
Meat processing
Meat processing industry
Microprocessors
Processing industry
Product information
Radio frequency identification
RFID
Supply chain coordination
Supply chains
Tags
Tanning
Traceability
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:•A traceability system for the Norwegian hides supply chain is proposed.•Tests showed traceability is possible using RFID hide tags up to the tanning process.•This can provide feedback to producers and relevant product information to customers. Hides are an important co-product of the meat processing industry which are further used in leather production. However, there is a lack of automated traceability systems in this industry. A traceability system can improve data capture and information exchange between the stakeholders of a hide supply chain which can further improve supply chain coordination. Such a system can be used to provide important feedback to the producers about handling practices on the farm as well as provide relevant product information to the customers. A traceability system for the Norwegian hides supply chain is proposed in this paper. Various data capture technologies including RFID, dot peening and laser engraving were tested in a pilot setting. Pilot tests showed that traceability from the farm to the hide processor is possible using the RFID enabled hide tags up to the tanning process. If the machine-readable requirement is not necessary, laser engraving can be used for traceability covering the entire supply chain including the tanning process. Costs and benefits of proposed technologies are presented. Security concerns related to the use of RFID tags are also discussed.
ISSN:0168-1699
1872-7107
DOI:10.1016/j.compag.2020.105478