Minimization of Waste Due to BBD in FMCG Industry

Aditya Goyal; Amit Shokeen; Saurabh Agrawal

doi:https://doi.org/10.51976/ijari.431609

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Minimization of Waste Due to BBD in FMCG Industry

Aditya Goyal, Amit Shokeen, Saurabh Agrawal

Vol 4 , Issue 3 , July - September 2016 | Pages: 42-50 | Research Paper

https://doi.org/10.51976/ijari.431609

Received: April 02, 2016 | Revised: May 20, 2016 | Accepted: May 28, 2016 | Published Online: June 15, 2016

Author Details ( * ) denotes Corresponding author

1. * Aditya Goyal, Department of Production and Industrial Engineering, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India (adityagoyal412@gmal.com)

2. Amit Shokeen, Department of Production and Industrial Engineering, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India

3. Saurabh Agrawal, Department of Production and Industrial Engineering, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India

Best before date (BBD) is the period of time that a commodity may be stored without becoming unfit for use, consumption, or sale. In other words, it means that a commodity should no longer be on a pantry shelf (unfit for use), or no longer on a megastore shelf (unfit for sale, but not yet unfit for use). Consumers misunderstand what the best before date actually means which lead to wastage of products by them. We model and study the reasons of BBD through Fishbone approach and Pareto analysis. With specific focus on best before date and remaining shelf-life, we develop methods of reduction of waste in FMCGs. RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) has been proposed as an emerging technology that could help reduce wastage in perishable food supply chains.

Keywords

BBD; RFID; Remaining Shell Life; Waste reduction in FMCG.

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