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Refrigeration and logistics: prospects for development.

Les perspectives de développement de la logistique frigorifique.

Author(s) : GAC A.

Type of article: Article

Summary

After having covered the current status of the cold chain in France, the author highlights the economic impact of refrigerated storage and processing involving refrigeration. Loss reduction is such that return on investments is estimated as being roughly 3 years. In years to come, progress will be achieved in the field of plant design. Some information on design trends is provided. Operators in general, and carriers in particular, are faced with an increasingly complex regulatory framework leading to a competition imbalance. The author underlines the importance of refrigeration in developing countries in which undernutrition is widespread and very difficult to address. Finally, the author discusses prospects for development of the cold chain. The current cold-chain developmental trend is characterized by complex computer management of logistics: the flow of goods is modulated in order to meet production and distribution needs as cost-effectively as possible. This logistic strategy is retail-driven, enabling management of downstream to upstream interfaces involving various operators.

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  • Original title: Les perspectives de développement de la logistique frigorifique.
  • Record ID : 2001-2767
  • Languages: French
  • Source: C. R. Acad. Agric. Fr. - vol. 86 - n. 5
  • Publication date: 2001
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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