Recent Advances of Digital Twin Application in Agri-food Supply Chain

Abstract

The world is facing challenges in the loss of agri-food products due to poor management at all levels of the supply chain. Even though there are trials in the implementation of technologies to minimize the waste of fresh produce from farm to fork, a nearly huge volume of product loss still occurs. The application of the digital twin is becoming one of the promising solutions to improve the management of perishable food items by enhancing visibility. This article aims to present a detailed analysis of work by researchers in the field focusing on the current advances of digital twin applications in enhancing supply chain interoperability of the agri-food sector. The finding showed that the research on the application of digital twins technology in the agri-food supply chain is in its incipient stage; therefore, more efforts are needed to utilize this technology.