A Proposed Collaborative Network Enterprise Model in the Fruit-and-Vegetable Sector Using Maturity Models

Abstract

ECR Community Shrink & On Shelf Availability Group - work group created by the most important European retailers that has been working on issues concerning the best product shelf availability and loss of products due to theft, damage and stock differences - has created the Food Waste Collaboration Maturity Model, a solution dedicated to the entire supply chain; to improve the product's shelf availability, especially for fresh foods, helping distributors and producers assess their capacity to collaborate to reduce food waste, improving customer satisfaction.