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Towards an Ontology of Traceable Impact Management in the Food Supply Chain
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Fragmented impact assessment, narrow traceability scope limited to product quality, and insufficient support for policy compliance and public accountability hinder effective governance in food supply chains. Method: This study proposes the Traceable Impact Management Model (TIMM), the first ontology-integrated framework for traceable impact assessment. TIMM establishes a unified semantic architecture and a multi-level impact indicator system spanning social, environmental, and community dimensions, enabling dynamic impact attribution and cross-stage value-chain mapping from production to consumption. Leveraging ontology modeling and semantic web technologies, TIMM supports policy alignment verification, consumer-facing transparency reporting, and extended impact provenance. Contribution/Results: The work delivers an extensible Food Supply Chain Impact Management Ontology, providing a standardized methodological foundation and technical infrastructure for global sustainable food governance.
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The pursuit of quality improvements and accountability in the food supply chains, especially how they relate to food-related outcomes, such as hunger, has become increasingly vital, necessitating a comprehensive approach that encompasses product quality and its impact on various stakeholders and their communities. Such an approach offers numerous benefits in increasing product quality and eliminating superfluous measurements while appraising and alleviating the broader societal and environmental repercussions. A traceable impact management model (TIMM) provides an impact structure and a reporting mechanism that identifies each stakeholder's role in the total impact of food production and consumption stages. The model aims to increase traceability's utility in understanding the impact of changes on communities affected by food production and consumption, aligning with current and future government requirements, and addressing the needs of communities and consumers. This holistic approach is further supported by an ontological model that forms the logical foundation and a unified terminology. By proposing a holistic and integrated solution across multiple stakeholders, the model emphasizes quality and the extensive impact of championing accountability, sustainability, and responsible practices with global traceability. With these combined efforts, the food supply chain moves toward a global tracking and tracing process that not only ensures product quality but also addresses its impact on a broader scale, fostering accountability, sustainability, and responsible food production and consumption.
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Food Supply Chain
Sustainability
Traceability
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TIMM Model
Food Supply Chain
Sustainability
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