Abstract
The application potentiality of the POEMS model proposed in the previous chapter has been tested in pilot companies, operating in two different agri-food supply chains (olive oil production and roasted coffee production); the main aim of the pilot experiences was to test the model and to plan possible corrective and/or improvement actions. The implementation potentiality of the defined POEMS model was evaluated following five main procedural analysis phases: (1) supply chain analysis; (2) analysis of the level of integration of the pilot firm’s management systems; (3) preliminary analysis of the environmental impacts of the product/products identified by the companies themselves using the Life Cycle Assessment methodology; (4) identification of the most suitable product environmental communication; and (5) identification of main future improvement options.
In this chapter the main results of these two pilot experiences are reported, thanks to which some strong and weak points of the model emerged.
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Notes
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The Eco-Management for Food research project (PRIN No.2008TXFBYT), co-funded by the Italian Ministry of Education Universities and Research-MIUR (EMAF 2012), was designed in order to propose, test and circulate a POEMS model, specifically tailored to companies operating in the Italian agribusiness sector, aimed at supporting these firms (mainly SMEs) in the introduction of organisational innovations that allow them to manage and continually improve the sustainability of their products/processes.
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A hierarchical method that uses average weighting set, developed by RIVM, CML, Pré Consultants, Radboud University Nijmegen, and CE Delft.
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See Sect. 13.3.3.5.
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See Sect. 7.3.
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Another option could be to create a new component “laminate”, but in this case the software would include it in the pre-manufacturing phase and not in the packaging one as it is necessary for this study.
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The authors would like to thank the management of both “Oleifici Mataluni” and “Barbera 1870 SpA” for their collaboration in the collection of data used for the case studies treated in this chapter, and Dr. Patrizia Buttol of ENEA for patiently answering all our questions concerning modelling options with the eVerdEE software.
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Salomone, R., Ioppolo, G., Saija, G. (2013). The Implementation of Product-Oriented Environmental Management Systems in Agri-Food SMEs. In: Salomone, R., Clasadonte, M., Proto, M., Raggi, A. (eds) Product-Oriented Environmental Management Systems (POEMS). Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6116-2_13
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