Design of a model of interaction between the colombian fruit&vegetal productive chain and logistics cold chain

Abstract

The objective of this research is to propose a model to articulate Colombian horticultural production chain as a mechanism for managing the interactions between actors for the flow of materials with the cold chain as a logistic-technological tool for the conservation of perishable foods. Based on a sequential construction methodology, a link and segment model is proposed for the Colombian horticultural sector. The model integrates the activities from the input suppliers to the final customer or consumer, identifying their descriptors. Consequently, the cold chain models proposed in the literature are conceptualized and characterized trough a critical control point’s analysis (exogenous and endogenous), based on the HACCP system, selecting the synchronized supply chain model. The joint and superimposed analysis of these two models becomes the articulated design, which allows directing the adaptation of technology in transportation and storage of products under appropriated cold chain conditions for fruits and vegetal products as a competitive advantage.

Keywords

• productive chain
• cold chain
• horticulture
• supply chain
• food quality.