Traceability systems of the next generation: Towards transparency, agility and sustainability in seafood supply chain in Quebec

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This project brings together university researchers, a Collegial Center for Technology Transfer - CCTT (Merinov), two young companies working in the sector of IT management tools (EOS Nation and reelyActive) and an NGO (Cercle-i) in order to address important research and development challenges facing the Seafood Supply Chain of the Gaspésie and Magdalen Islands region. The research team will look at a possible adoption of emerging technologies (including Blockchain, Internet of Things and Analytics) to improve the traceability of seafood, thus increasing the transparency of information, supply chain security and agility. Ultimately, this project may also have a positive impact on the sound management of the natural resources of the seafood industry in Quebec. To face this multidimensional and multidisciplinary complexity, the objective of this project is to develop a simulation platform integrating business aspects (supply chain management and data management) and technical aspects (integration of different emerging technologies) in order to be able to assess the potential gains and risks of an innovative traceability system. This new platform will function as a decision support tool for project partners and stakeholders in the supply chain (e.g., fishermen, processing plants, carriers, distributors, brokers, retailers, ministries, etc.), since different scenarios can be tested and evaluated before proceeding with the implementation. Identifying the best organizational and technical architectures may increase the chances of success of any project to implement a new traceability system in the future.