Food Supply Chain Management

Madeleine Pullman is an Associate Professor of Operations Management at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon, USA. She earned her PhD in Business Administration at the University of Utah in 1997. She previously taught in Graduate and Executive programs at Cornell University, London Business School, Southern Methodist University, Colorado State University, the University of Colorado and the University of Utah. Her articles have appeared in various journals including the Journal of Operations Management, Decision Sciences, Production and Operations Management, the Journal of Service Research, the International Journal of Service Industry Management, the Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, Omega and the Journal of Product Innovation Management. Zhaohui Wu is an Associate Professor of Supply Chain and Operations Management at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, USA. He is currently teaching and conducting research on supply networks, buyer–supplier relationships and environmental management strategy in supply chain operations. Zhaohui worked as a buyer at Lord Corporation, a US aerospace company, and as a project manager at CMEC, a Chinese international trade company.

1. Introduction to the US Food Supply Chain  2. The Food Consumer  3. Animal ("Protein") Food Supply Chains  4. Crop based Food Supply Chains  5. Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Supply Chains  6. Food Manufacturing  7. Restaurant and Hospitality Industry  8. Food Retailing and Wholesaling  9. Controlling Food Safety and Insuring Quality  10. Food Purchasing and Logistics  11. Food Disaster and Hunger Relief  12. Sustainable and Organic Food Supply Chains and Certification Programs  13. Alcoholic Beverage Supply Chains  14. International Food Supply Chains  15. The Future of Food Supply Chain Management