Shrimp Supply Chain Research Articles

From Farm to Table: Transforming The Shrimp Industry through Food Traceability and Business Differentiation Strategies at PT. Udang Maju Sejahtera

This thesis investigates the development of a food traceability system for the shrimp export industry at PT. Udang Maju Sejahtera (UMS). The primary objective was to enhance the transparency and accountability of the shrimp supply chain, thereby improving product quality and consumer trust. The study employed a three-pronged approach: formulating a robust business strategy, innovating product development, and restructuring the organization into a cross-functional team. The business strategy focused on aligning the company’s operations with the emerging demands for food traceability in the export market. The product development innovation involved the creation of a traceability system that leverages advanced technology to track and record the journey of shrimp from farm to consumer. The restructuring into a cross-functional team aimed to streamline the decision-making process and accelerate the development cycle. The results indicated that while PT. UMS’s strategy aligns with the industry’s direction towards increased traceability, the development process was time-consuming and required organizational restructuring. The study concludes that the integration of a cross-functional team within PT. UMS could expedite the development and implementation of the traceability system, thereby enhancing the company’s competitiveness in the shrimp export industry. Recommendations for PT. UMS include enhancing innovation management, investing in advanced technology, collaborating with external partners, and adopting a culture of continuous improvement. Future research should explore the long-term impacts of these recommendations on the company’s performance and the traceability system’s effectiveness.

Supply Chain Management of the White Leg Shrimp Business in Aceh Tamiang Regency

This study aims to map and to analyze the white-leg shrimp supply chain and the institutions. This research was conducted in July-September 2020. Data were collected using structured interviews and in-depth interviews. The results showed that the white leg shrimp supply chain consisted of providers of production inputs, cultivators, small traders, collectors, and exporters. The need for partnerships through professional business management through contracts with off-takers will create a shrimp business system that can provide added value and competitiveness.
 Keywords: Supply chain, institutions, business, white-leg shrimp, Aceh Tamiang

Application for waste hotspots investigation in the frozen shrimp upstream supply chain using environmental value stream mapping (E-VSM)

The waste that frequently results from the frozen shrimp industry includes the use of large amounts of clean water for processings, the production of large amounts of wastewater, the production of waste materials, and the utilisation of electricity from processings, all of which have an negative effect on the environment. This has indeed created improvement strategy with environmental integration as a way out to reduce waste hotspots in the frozen shrimp supply chain. The case study addresses a frozen shrimp company in Indonesia that encounters difficulties in natural resources utilization. Environmental Value Strseam Mapping (E-VSM) is used for the framework of a model to analyse upstream supply chain flows and to identify value added and non value added activities. Coagulant as a by-product from shrimp shells and seasoned shrimp powder from shrimp heads are used to potentially boost the added value of shrimp waste. Identifying and eliminating waste points in the frozen shrimp upstream supply chain will result in a 78% reduction in electricity use, a 68% reduction in water use, a 30% reduction in distribution costs, a 69.6% reduction in non-value-added activities, and a complete elimination of carbon emissions from the distribution process when compared to current conditions.

Systematic assessment of food traceability information loss: A case study of the Bangladesh export shrimp supply chain

Traceability information systems in food supply chains (FSCs) can suffer from information loss, and this can cause food safety crises and economic downturns around the world. Information loss happens as a result of inefficiencies in material and information flows caused by the vulnerabilities associated with either the internal traceability systems of individual FSC operators and/or external traceability systems between them. A structured comprehensive approach to identify and analyse these vulnerabilities in an entire FSC encompassing both of its internal and external traceability systems is still absent in the literature. This paper develops a systematic information loss assessment technique, modifying and integrating Failure mode effect and criticality analysis (FMECA) and a traceability modelling tool, Material and information flow modelling technique (MIFMT). To demonstrate the proposed method, the study uses data derived from a primary case study on Bangladesh export shrimp supply chain comprising a farm, a depot and a processor. Providing standardised visualisation and quantitative information loss evaluation, the proposed method offers a systematic approach for analysing vulnerabilities in the food traceability system. The results of this approach are used to make specific reengineering suggestions to improve the existing shrimp traceability system in Bangladesh. The proposed method could be applied widely in various FSCs to support systematic reengineering e.g. blockchain and IoT implementation in existing traceability systems.

Efficiency analysis of vannamei shrimp supply chain performance in PT Sari Indonesia Group, Suak Pandan Village, West Aceh Regency, Aceh Province

Vannamei shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) is one of the perishable foodstuffs. Therefore, we need a good supply chain system so that vannamei shrimp can reach consumers while maintaining quality. This study aims to analyze the efficiency of supply chain performance at PT Sari Indonesia Group. The method used to measure the efficiency of supply chain performance is the Supply Chain Operation Reference (SCOR) method, starting with creating an initial hierarchy in the SCOR process (Plan, Source, Make, Delivery, and Return). The dimensions used are Reliability, Responsiveness, Flexibility, Cost, and Asset. The Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Objective Matrix (OMAX) methods were used to measure the supply chain performance efficiency. The results of this study indicated that the efficiency of supply chain performance at UD. Sari Inti Tani was in the GOOD category with a total index of 7,03. There are three categories included in the Red Zone, which the company must review immediately: the time to identify (check) employee performance, production quantities, and production costs.

Analisis Rantai Pasok Udang Vaname (Litopenaeus vannamei) di Kabupaten Konawe Selatan

This research aims to (1) analyze track supply chain, (2) examine business processes and distribution patterns, and (3) analyze the marketing efficiency of vaname shrimp in South Konawe Regency. The population in this research is the owner cultivators in the shrimp farming unit. The sampling technique in this research was carried out in two stages, namely a sample of cultivators and a sample of traders, carried out using the cluster random sampling method. The data collected in this research include primary data and secondary data. The dat analysis done in a descriptive and quantitative. The results of this research indicate that there are 3 supply chain consists of vaname shrimp, track I (breeders - cultivators - retailers - consumers), track II (breeders - cultivators - village collectors - fishery companies - consumers) and track III (seeders - cultivators - traders). village collectors - retailers - consumers). The vaname shrimp supply chain business process has not been well integrated. The market information received is not yet known publicly both regarding price and quantity. The vaname shrimp supply chain in which there are 3 types of flows, product flow, financial flow and information flow flowing from upstream to downstream and downstream to upstream. The performance of the vaname shrimp supply chain has been efficient with the average share indicator or share of the price received by farmers in all lines of 85.63%. The average trader profitability value from all lines is 1.06.Keywords: Vaname Shrimp, Supply Chain, Business Pattern, Distribution Pattern, Marketing Efficiency

ShrimpChain: A blockchain-based transparent and traceable framework to enhance the export potentiality of Bangladeshi shrimp

Despite substantial progress achieved with shrimp production during the last three and a half decades, growth of shrimp export remains minimal in Bangladesh. In the absence of effective traceability and transparency practices, a wide range of malpractice occurs both at the production and post-harvest stages. Traditional paper-based record-keeping methods for the shrimp supply chain are disparate and, therefore, cannot provide efficient traceability capacity and holistic view of the supply chain. These limit the identification of any issues in earlier juncture to proactively ensure food safety, best practice, and good governance. Addressing this multiplexed challenge, we present here ShrimpChain, a public-private hybrid blockchain-based conceptual framework. Focusing on the export market and utilizing existing technologies, the conceptual framework addresses the traceability, transparency, and certification challenges associated with shrimp export. In this framework, from the post-larva purchasing to the final packaging stage, relevant data for every stage will be entered by the associated actors via mobile/web app or Internet of Things devices to the blockchain network. Data authentication will be achieved by a novel approach of incorporating community consensus in conjunction with the machine-derived data entry timestamping method. Instead of the traditional central and endpoint certification approach, we propose a distributed and accumulative score-based certification approach that will grade packaged shrimps according to the completeness and accuracy of the authenticated data entered during different stages. Such distributed approach of certification will enhance not only food safety but also the quality and compliance to best practices. Most importantly, engaging shrimp farmers in the safety and quality assurance as well as to the certification process will empower them to have better control over the market and incentive to produce high-quality shrimp for high-value market.

How Much Do Farmers Expect to Implement for Traceability? Evidence From a Double-Bound Choices Experiment of Vietnamese Shrimp Aquaculture

Traceability is considered the most important requirement for shrimp products exported to global markets. However, implementing traceability in shrimp-exporting countries is challenging because of limited production at the local supply chain and lack of financial welfare awareness. This study aims to investigate the expected farm-gate price for traceability implementation using a double-bound dichotomous choice experiment. The censored regression model is used to estimate the factors influencing the anticipated farm-gate price of shrimp farmers. The survey was conducted in Ca Mau Province, Vietnam, by interviewing 71 Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798, and 43 Penaeus vannamei Boone, 1931, farmers. To implement traceability, P. monodon farmers estimated the farm-gate price at 10.17 USD.kg-1 , while P. vannamei farmers expected 6.18 USD.kg-1 . Application of international quality assurance certifications, willingness to implement traceability, land used, culture methods, shrimp species, current farm-gate price, and variable costs affected the expected farm-gate price. The attractive anticipated farm-gate price compensated for the negative influence of applying international quality assurance certifications, indicating that the farmers were willing to implement traceability. This suggests that the application of certifications increased the ability to implement traceability in the shrimp supply chain. The attractive farm-gate price for certified shrimp products would enhance their willingness to implement the traceability of shrimp products.

Shrimp closed-loop supply chain network design

Recent developments in food industries have attracted both academic and industrial practitioners. Shrimp as a well-known, rich, and sought-after seafood, is generally obtained from either marine environments or aquaculture. Central prominence of Shrimp Supply Chain (SSC) is brought about by numerous factors such as high demand, market price, and diverse fisheries or aquaculture locations. In this respect, this paper considers SSC as a set of distribution centers, wholesalers, shrimp processing factories, markets, shrimp waste powder factory, and shrimp waste powder market. Subsequently, a mathematical model is proposed for the SSC, whose aim is to minimize the total cost through the supply chain. The SSC model is NP-hard and is not able to solve large-size problems. Therefore, three well-known metaheuristics accompanied by two hybrid ones are exerted. Moreover, a real-world application with 15 test problems are established to validate the model. Finally, the results confirm that the SSC model and the solution methods are effective and useful to achieve cost savings.

Does application of quality assurance certification by shrimp farmers enhance feasibility of implementing traceability along the supply chain? Evidence from Vietnam

ABSTRACT This study investigated the effects of applications of international quality assurance certification at farm level on the implementation of traceability along the shrimp supply chain with evidence from Vietnam. Descriptive statistics was explored to compare products, information flows, financial efficiency, and willingness to implement traceability between certified and noncertified quality assurance shrimp farms. A binary logistics model was applied to examine the effects of applications of international quality assurance certification and other factors on the willingness to implement traceability of shrimp farmers. Found results showed that the applications of international quality assurance certification of shrimp farmers supported traceability of shrimp products among stakeholders in the supply chain. The certified farmers indicated a higher willingness to implement traceability. However, the profitability of those applications for shrimp farmers was not statistically found. The economics incentives, including farm-gate price differentiation and minimization of production costs, should be carefully considered.

Prospective impact of Corona virus disease (COVID-19) related lockdown on shrimp aquaculture sector in India – a sectoral assessment

The lockdown on account of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) adversely impacted the food production sector including aquaculture, globally. Unfortunately, it coincided with the major shrimp farming season in India which contributes 60% of the national annual shrimp production hence the impact was substantial. An on-line survey was carried out among the stakeholders of the shrimp farming sector to evaluate the prospective impact of COVID-19 related lockdown across the shrimp supply chain. The study estimated an economic loss of 1.50 billion USD to the shrimp aquaculture sector during the current year. It is expected that shrimp production and its export performance may be declining by 40% in the current season. The Garret ranking and Rank Based Quotient analyses projected severe constraints in shrimp seed production and supply, disruptions in the supply chain, logistics, farming, processing, marketing and loss of employment and income for the workers due to the pandemic. To mitigate the impact, the Government of India declared fisheries and aquaculture as an essential activity, facilitated the movement of inputs and services. Further, a major Fisheries Development Scheme(PMMSY) with a financial outlay of 267 million USD has been announced to usher in a blue revolution by strengthening the value chain, doubling the fisher/farmer income, employment generation, economic and social security for fishers/fish farmers adhering to the sustainability principles. Short and medium-term technical and policy measures are suggested to tide over the impact of COVID-19 related lockdown and related restrictions.

Analysis of Supply Chain Model of Dogol Shrimp (Metapenaeus ensis) Capture in Pangandaran, West Java, Indonesia

This research aims to analyze the management of the dogol shrimp supply chain in terms of product flow, financial flow, information flow and risk as well as marketing margins of each chain involved in KUD Minasari fish market, Pangandaran Regency, West Java Province. The method used is descriptive qualitative and quantitative using primary and secondary data with snowball sampling methods. The analytical tool used is the analysis of supply chain conditions, risks and consequences of dogol shrimp supply chains. The results of this study showed that the process of product flow of the dogol shrimp supply chain in KUD Minasari, Pangandaran Regency involving fishermen, wholesalers, small traders, restaurants and end consumers is quite well related to channeling from fishermen who have not been supported by fishermen's knowledge related to shrimp quality. The dogol shrimp supply chain distribution channel is divided into 8 types of marketing with a significant difference in whether the fish market is involved or not. The marketing channel of dogol shrimp catches in Pangandaran Regency shows that the structure of the second chain with business actors is fishermen → fish auction → large traders → small traders → consumers are more efficient with a marketing margin of Rp. 35,000 / kg or 31.81%, farmer share by 75.87%. The largest market share value of 59.25% is on the 8th channel with restaurants as a marketing agent.

Socio-economic impacts of Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on world shrimp aquaculture sector

The COVID-19 pandemic is now spreading throughout the world affecting the agricultural activities including fish and shrimp culture sectors. Most of the shrimp producing countries particularly in South-east Asia have been affected due to the lockdown, quarantine roles and regulations ordered by the countries, which was assigned to reduce and control the COVID-19 pandemic spreading in the globe. The current establishment of the restriction and quarantine roles has significantly reduced the domestic and international transportations that can seriously affect the shrimp supply chain in the world. Further, the labor shortage, delay in shrimp harvesting and insufficient supply for the processing of shrimp in the plants are other impacts due to coronavirus outbreaks. The impacts of COVID-19 disease on world shrimp aquaculture can be numerous and is varied depending on the several factors. For instance shrimp culture in some countries such as India and Thailand could be seriously affected by insufficient SPF-shrimp broodstocks, labor shortage, transport restrictions, delayed harvesting (results in soft-shell shrimp) and uncertainty in shrimp trade whereas in other regions including Indonesia and Vietnam the Coronavirus-side effects on shrimp industry are relatively low. This review addressed the socio-economic impacts due to COVID-19 on the shrimp aquaculture sector in 2020.

A push strategy optimization model for a marine shrimp farming supply chain network

Marine shrimp farming operations in Southeast Asia are still traditional and need to be improved in efficiency. In this paper, we first model a marine shrimp supply chain network, which consists of suppliers, farms, distribution centres, traders, and consumers. We also develop a mixed-integer linear programming under the push strategy framework in order to maximise the farmer's profit. Through a sensitivity analysis, we examine how the increase in costs affects the profits. The computational results are presented to demonstrate the feasibility of a real case of smart marine shrimp farming.

The Marketing Functions of Shrimp Supply Chain in Gujarat

The Marketing Functions of Shrimp Supply Chain in Gujarat

Key performance indicators (KPIs) on Vannamei shrimp supply chain performance (a preliminary research)

Higher competition makes the company should be able to fulfill consumer needs quickly, precisely and low cost. It can achieve by designing good supply chain. To know supply chain’s success, we must measure its performance with proper KPIs (Key Performance Indicators). But, to get proper KPIs is not easy because of each supply chain has unique characteristics, one of them is vannamei shrimp supply chain. Vannamei shrimp is perishable products, seasonal in production, and highly dependence on nature. This preliminary work will propose a set of proper KPIs by considering its uniqueness to measuring its performance. This work done by mapping vannamei shrimp supply chain network first, then determines the KPIs from six literatures. The stakeholders mostly consist of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). We get 34 KPIs from this study, which are 31 KPIs can be use in general supply chain and three special KPIs which only use for vannamei shrimp supply chain. Furthermore, this research will be done to complete the KPIs by considering stakeholders suggestions, weighting the KPIs by AHP and develop vannamei shrimp supply chain performance measurement system (PMS). The PMS will be used to measure vannamei shrimp supply chain and compared with another PMS.

Carbon footprint analysis in the aquaculture industry: Assessment of an ecological shrimp farm

The study uses life cycle assessment to analyze the carbon footprint of an ecological shrimp farm located at Yijhu, Taiwan. The procedural study contains primary and secondary data. The quantization procedure follows the ISO/TS 14067. This study aims to estimate the white shrimp full life cycle carbon footprint using a function unit per kilogram. SimoPro 8.0 is used to calculate the carbon footprint in this study. The results show that the life cycle total carbon footprint of white shrimp is 6.9389 kgCO2e/kg. The top five factors in terms of carbon emissions were as follows: electricity (2.0093 kgCO2e/kg, 29.39%), feed (1.6395 kgCO2e/kg, 23.98%), indirect raw materials (1.4782 kgCO2e/kg, 21.62%), waste treatment (0.7783 kgCO2e/kg, 11.40%) and transport and refrigerant (0.7524 kgCO2e/kg, 11.01%). The results showed that wastewater treatment is one of the emission hotspots over the whole life cycle. To conclude, the carbon footprint of the shrimp supply chain can be reduced by employing energy-conserving technology, by utilizing simple wastewater treatment procedures, and by using territorial plants as feed, and such moves could help this industry achieve its goals with regard to a sustainable environment.

Pricing and inventory problem in shrimp supply chain: A case study of Taiwan's white shrimp industry

In this paper, we study the price scheme and the inventory control within a shrimp supply chain and compare the performance between a centralized supply chain and a decentralized supply chain. The proposed models determine the optimal price and inventory level in a shrimp supply chain for farmer, wholesaler and market under various scenarios. The models are empirically applied to the cultivated white shrimp in Taiwan and sensitivity analyses are conducted on farm-gate price, market price and scrap value respectively. Contrary to common acknowledgement, numerical results demonstrate that a centralized shrimp supply chain does not necessarily yield better performance. We found that the cost structure can significantly affect the centralized or decentralized levels of the shrimp supply chain and lead to counterintuitive outcomes. The proposed model can serve not only as a policymaking tool for public authorities, but also as a strategy evaluation framework for private firms. Statement of relevanceCultured shrimp supply chain has been criticized for its economic and environmental influence on society. We investigate various types of shrimp supply chain and evaluate the performance based on different cost structures. Based on these scenarios, policy makers can choose an appropriate type so that the impact of shrimp supply chain can be mitigated.

Prediction of spoilage of tropical shrimp (Penaeus notialis) under dynamic temperature regimes

The spoilage activity of Pseudomonas psychrophila and Carnobacterium maltaromaticum, two tropical shrimp (Penaeus notialis) spoilage organisms, was assessed in cooked shrimps stored at 0 to 28°C. Microbiological, chemical and sensory analyses were performed during storage. P. psychrophila had a higher growth rate and showed a higher spoilage activity at temperatures from 0 to 15°C, while at 28°C, C. maltaromaticum had a higher growth rate. The spoilage activity of P. psychrophila was found to be higher in cooked shrimp than in fresh shrimp. Observed shelf-life data of shrimps stored at constant temperatures were used to validate a previously developed model that predicts tropical shrimp shelf-life at constant storage temperatures. Models predicting the growth of the spoilage organisms as a function of temperature were constructed. The validation of these models under dynamic storage temperatures simulating temperature fluctuation in the shrimp supply chain showed that they can be used to predict the shelf-life of cooked and fresh tropical shrimps.

Managing Quality Risk in a Frozen Shrimp Supply Chain: A Case Study

Frozen shrimp is a product that is very sensitive to temperature changing, therefore its quality has to be carried out from the supplier to customer stage. Quality itself consists of product hygiene and freshness as a healthy food. Company X as a frozen shrimp manufacturer faces quality losses of the product, which often caused by both production process and external factors. The accuracy of supplied shrimp specification and unpredictable supply demand pattern influence losses. This research analyse the quality problems of frozen shrimp product along its supply chain, involving supplier, Company X, logistic provider and customer. Firstly, all the activities are mapped by using Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model. Supply chain activities are divided into five categories namely plan, source, make, deliver and return. Secondly, potential quality risks are analyzed in a House of Risk 1 (HOR-1). Furthermore, some mitigation actions are deployed, then being analyzed by using HOR-2. Lastly, 41 risk occurance and 52 risk agents are identified. Regarding to the result of risk analysis, there are 11 most critical risk agents which is derived from the highest Aggregate Risk Potential (ARP). According to the selection analysis, there are 12 proposed mitigation actions to be implemented in Company X.