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Vol. 11 No. 2 (2017)

Fruits section

Which is the best supply chain for perishable fruits, Lean or Agile?

https://doi.org/10.17584/rcch.2017v11i2.5950

Published 2018-01-06

  • Javier Arturo Orjuela-Castro
    • ,
  • Fredy Santiago Morales-Aguilar
    • ,
  • Laura Fernanda Mejía-Flórez

Javier Arturo Orjuela-Castro
Facultad de Ingeniería, Ingeniería Industrial, Grupo GICALyT, Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Bogotá

Fredy Santiago Morales-Aguilar
Facultad de Ingeniería, Ingeniería Industrial, Grupo GICALyT, Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Bogotá

Laura Fernanda Mejía-Flórez
Facultad de Ingeniería, Ingeniería Industrial, Grupo GICALyT, Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Bogotá

Frutas perecederas en un puesto de venta de la plaza Las Ferias en Bogotá. Foto: J.A. Orjuela-Castro

Abstract

It is estimated that one-third of global fruit production is lost or damaged. In developing countries, post-harvest losses that often exceed 50%, together with the growth of global consumption, generate various problems of supply and distribution throughout the supply chain. This article evaluates the structure of the mango supply chain in Cundinamarca-Bogota. Using a dynamic model system, the current structure was evaluated in comparison with Lean and Agile supply chains. The structures were measured through the performance indicators of quality, responsiveness, logistic operations and costs. This study showed that the Lean and Agile supply chains improved the performance of the current chain in all cases although not for all the involved actors. However, there was a trade-off that indicated a need for a future evaluation of Agile-Lean structures for perishable fruit chains.

Keywords

Fruit supply chain, structure, systems dynamics application, perishability, mango, Cundinamarca-Colombia.

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Author Biography

Javier Arturo Orjuela-Castro

Ingeniero de Alimentos, Ingeniero Industrial, Especialista en Ingeniería de Producción Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas Bogotá Colombia, Magister en Investigación de Operaciones y Estadística Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira Colombai, Estudiante Doctorado Ingeniería Industria y Organizaciones Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Profesor e Investigador Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, en las áreas de Logística, Investigación de Operaciones. Lider Grupo de Investigación en Cadenas de Abastecimiento, Logística y Trazabilidad GICALyT.

Fredy Santiago Morales-Aguilar

Ingeniero Industrial, integrante Grupo de Investigación GICALyT.

Laura Fernanda Mejía-Flórez

Ingeniero Industrial, integrante Grupo de Investigación GICALyT.

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