Title: Application of internet of things in food packaging and transportation

Authors: Mirjana Maksimović; Vladimir Vujović; Enisa Omanović-Mikličanin

Addresses: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of East Sarajevo, Vuka Karadžića 30, 71123 East Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina ' Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of East Sarajevo, Vuka Karadžića 30, 71123 East Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina ' Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Sarajevo, Zmaja od Bosne 8, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; International Burch University, Francuske revolucije bb, Ilidža 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Abstract: Food safety is a scientific field which includes a number of routines and inspections at every stage of the food chain that should be adopted to avoid potentially dangerous health risks. Novel and efficient solutions across the supply chain are the consequence of constant upgrades of information and communication technologies. With the help of internet of things (IoT) connected testing equipment, food quality can be monitored at any point from farm to table, connecting at the same time food producers, transportation and hospitality/retail companies. Relying on the fact that food transporting and packaging units are the most critical points in food production, the survey of IoT applications in food packaging and transportation is given in this paper. To demonstrate the significance of IoT appliance and defined concepts, a proposal of low cost solution based on IoT for real-time food traceability and monitoring in food transportation process is presented.

Keywords: food packaging; food monitoring; food transport; food traceability; internet of things; IoT; Raspberry Pi; RPi; food safety; testing equipment; food quality; supply chain monitoring; food supply chains; supply chain management; SCM.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSAMI.2015.075053

International Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Management and Informatics, 2015 Vol.1 No.4, pp.333 - 350

Received: 11 Nov 2015
Accepted: 07 Dec 2015
Published online: 01 Mar 2016 *

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