Previously in Turkey, there
have been no information systems used by buyers and suppliers in the wheat
supply process. In general, the supply process has previously been accomplished
through personal meetings or through the stock market. After loading their
wheat on vehicles, farmers take the wheat to potential buyers (e.g. flour
mills, merchants, stock market, Agricultural Products Office [APO]). The buyers
evaluate the wheat using laboratory facilities, or by observation, and offer a
price to the farmers. If there is a deal, the sale is realized. If there is no
deal, the farmers take the wheat to other potential buyers and follow the same
process again. This leads to unnecessary transportation, and an unnecessary
increase in costs.
This study proposes a wheat
supply e-governance system to eliminate unnecessary transportation, and create
a new communication channel between buyers (flour mills as the end buyers) and
suppliers (farmers). This system will enable a reduction in the length of the
supply chain, building faster communication between the members of the supply
network, and will reduce the costs of buying and carrying wheat. In addition, the agricultural consultancy
system will be operated more effectively, and farmers will be able to learn
about their own analysis results from the system.
Agricultural Supply Chain Management Grain Supply Chain Management Wheat Supply E-Governance Information and Communications Technologies
Konular | Mühendislik |
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Bölüm | Research Article |
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 1 Aralık 2016 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2016 Special Issue (2016) |