Description

This course are presented the fundamentals principles of retailing logistics in fresh food supply chains and the associated traceability systems highlighting the role of traceability systems ensuring food safety and optimising business performance. Following, are analysed techniques of building traceability systems, including modelling and the process information and tracing analytical measurements. Finally are presented modern traceability technologies such as DNA markers, electronic tagging of farm animals, storing and transmitting traceability data techniques and different data carrier technologies such as barcoding, EAN.UCC numbering system, RFID, EPC.

Learning objectives

This course will be focused on scientific achievement, acquisition of knowledge and enhancement of comprehension of information regarding food supply chain in fresh food industry and the essential traceability systems for fresh food tracking and tracing.

The master degree students completing this course will be able to:

• Comprehend the way that fresh food retailing supply chains and traceability systems are structured.
• Have a good knowledge of traceability legislation
• Detail the traceability requirements of Regulation 178/2002 for all foods and those for specific foods
• Able to build or/and adjust a traceability system
• Show how product identification and management of information facilitates traceability

WEEK	Lectures
1ST	Introduction in fresh food retailing and logistics (Xanthopoulos)
2ND	Fundamentals of food traceability systems (Xanthopoulos)
3RD	Retail leadership in fresh food channels (Xanthopoulos)
4TH	Fresh food retail logistics (Xanthopoulos)
5TH	History of food traceability – traceability laws in EU (Xanthopoulos)
6TH	Developing traceability systems across the food supply chain: an overview (Xanthopoulos)
7TH	Optimising supply chains using traceability systems (Xanthopoulos)
8TH	Building traceability systems – Modelling food supply chains for tracking and tracing
9TH	Building traceability systems – Traceability of analytical measurements
10TH	Traceability technologies – DNA markers for animal and plant traceability
11TH	Traceability technologies – Electronic identification, DNA profiling and traceability of farm animals (RFID) (Arvanitis, Loukatos)
12TH	Traceability technologies -Storing and transmitting traceability data across the food supply chain. (Arvanitis, Loukatos)
13TH	Traceability technologies – Data carriers for traceability (barcoding, EAN.UCC numbering system, RFID, EPC) (Arvanitis, Loukatos).

Assignments

1. Case study – Benefits of traceability in fruits* supply chain – case study (*chose one fruit)
2. Case study – Benefits of traceability in vegetables* supply chain – case study (*chose one vegetable)

Exams, marking and student assessment

Assignments (two): 60%, Written exams: 40%