Supply Chain Collaboration to Mitigate Food Loss and Waste in Food Supply Chain: A Literature Review

This study employed a bibliometric review technique to investigate trends and patterns in food supply chain collaboration (SCC) and food loss and waste (FLW) research. This research aimed to identify potential avenues for future investigation by analyzing frequently occurring keywords within the field. A Boolean search strategy was implemented across four major academic databases: Scopus, Web of Science, Science Direct, and EBSCO. The search focused on articles published between 2011 and December 2023 after the report on FLW of the Food and Agriculture Organization was established, yielding 983 articles. Following removing duplicates and including relevant articles identified through reference list snowballing, a final selection of 124 journal articles was established. Bibliometric coupling analysis, examining the co-occurrence of keywords, was visualized using VOSviewer software. The analysis of these publications revealed four prominent research themes: 1) How to manage the relationship between supply chain collaboration and FLW; (2) Applying technology toward innovation collaboration and reduction FLW; (3) Sustainable supply chain collaboration and how to achieve sustainable food supply chain (FSC); (4) Risk and uncertainty impact on FLW and the need for resilient collaboration. We believe that the four themes underscore the critical importance of vertical and horizontal collaboration among FSC members, governments, the private sector, educational institutions, and researchers to reduce FLW, a key goal of sustainable supply chains.