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Food Engineering, May, 2003 by Higgins, Kevin T.

SUPPLY CHAIN INTEGRATION USUALLY is associated with activities downstream of food production, but it also involves raw materials coming into the plant. Raw material variability poses the greatest challenge in producing finished goods of consistent quality, and processors are working closely with suppliers to improve the consistency. Vertical integration often is a result, with pork and poultry notable examples.

Controlling the work of Mother Nature has focused primarily on genetics and diet, and the application of significant amounts of technology is being used in livestock production. But managing the health of individual animals is extremely difficult, particularly when tens of thousands of animals are involved. RF-based identification tags injected...

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