From Knives to Knobs: Advancing Sustainability in the Meat Value Chain with Smart Manufacturing Skills
Smart manufacturing presents meat processors with an opportunity to bolster their sustainability performance, while enhancing quality and productivity. This research examines the extent to which smart manufacturing can mitigate high-priority sustainability issues in the meat value chain, while highlighting the worker skills needed to realize its full potential.
What are the dominant social, environmental, and sustainability issues facing meat processors, grocery retailers, and food service retailers? How can smart manufacturing—robotics, automation, and digitization—help meat processors address sustainability issues? What new skills will workers need to develop? What actions do companies need to take to address these issues?
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Key findings
Sustainability matters
The meat value chain: A processor’s perspective
The prime issues
Getting to the cutting edge
Appendix A: Methodology
Appendix B: Bibliography
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