Traceability Is Free – Competitive Advantage of Food Traceability to Value Chain Management

The Value Chain Management Centre and SCS Consulting have released a research paper on food traceability, entitled “Traceability Is Free.” (Click on link for PDF copy of report.)

August 13, 2013 media release: Traceability is Free – A Different Look at Food Traceability

Growing concerns about foodborne illness and the rising costs of managing an increasingly complex food chain have created demand for more effective and efficient information management in the chain of businesses from farms all the way to restaurants and food retailers. The authors of this new paper maintain that as the quality is free” notion drove improvements in the automotive and aerospace industries, the prosperity of farmers and other agri-food businesses will rest on better management of information and communication technology (ICT).