Blue Water Footprint Management in a UK Poultry Supply Chain under Environmental Regulatory Constraints
Blue Water Footprint Management in a UK Poultry Supply Chain under Environmental Regulatory Constraints
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DOI：
10.3390/su10030625
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发表时间：
2018-02
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影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
N. Tsolakis;J. Srai;Eirini Aivazidou
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作者：
N. Tsolakis;J. Srai;Eirini Aivazidou
鸡肉是英国消费最多的肉类，占肉类消费量的40%，而全国生产充足率达到80%左右。作为一种养殖动物产品，鸡肉在其生产周期中占用大量淡水。在此背景下，本研究旨在探索英国加工家禽业的淡水动态。具体来说，我们开发了一个系统动力学模型来捕获蓝水足迹，作为家禽供应链的关键可持续性绩效指标（在适用相关环境和监管约束的情况下）。该模型有助于研究两种潜在的政策制定情景（即“水惩罚”和“水税”）对整个家禽供应链的盈利能力和用水之间关系的影响。为了应对监管限制，食品加工商要么通过重新考虑所需的库存水平来重新配置供应链，要么实施水管理干预。结果表明，与采用库存管理策略相比，投资于水友好型生产技术可以为可持续供应链在蓝水效率和盈利能力方面提供更大的优势。总体而言，我们的分析强调，有效的政策制定和技术驱动的干预措施可以为确保英国家禽业的经济增长和环境可持续性提供潜力。
Chicken is the most consumed meat in the UK, accounting for 40% of meat consumption, while national production sufficiency reaches about 80%. As a farmed animal product, chicken meat is responsible for significant freshwater appropriation volumes during its production cycle. In this context, this research aims at exploring freshwater dynamics in the UK processed poultry industry. Specifically, we develop a System Dynamics model to capture the blue water footprint, as a key sustainability performance indicator of a poultry supply chain, in the case that relevant environmental and regulatory constraints are applied. The model contributes towards investigating the impact of two potential policy-making scenarios, namely, the “water penalty” and the “water tax”, on the nexus between profitability and water usage across the poultry supply chain. Responding to the regulatory constraints, the food processor either reconfigures the supply chain through rethinking desired inventory levels or implements a water management intervention. The results indicate that investing in water-friendly production technologies could offer a greater advantage to sustainable supply chains in terms of blue water efficiency and profitability, compared to employing inventory management strategies. Overall, our analysis highlights that effective policy-making and technology-driven interventions could provide potential towards ensuring economic growth and environmental sustainability of the UK poultry sector.