Original title: IoT Adoption for Sustainable Agri-Food Logistics: Perceived Usefulness, Investment Intentions, and Implementation Barriers in Greece
The Internet of Things, or IoT, means connected devices that collect and share information. This study surveyed professionals in Greece about using IoT in agri-food logistics, which covers moving food through the supply chain. Respondents generally saw IoT as useful, but people who found its data hard to turn into useful information were less likely to intend to invest. Some barriers also differed among farmers, agronomists, and logistics professionals.
Imagine a group planning to use a new kitchen gadget. Everyone may agree it could help, but each person runs into different problems while using it. If the gadget gives readings that are hard to interpret, people may be less willing to spend money on it. In this paper, the gadget stands for connected devices in food logistics, and the hard-to-use readings stand for data that is difficult to turn into useful information.
Farmers, agronomists, and logistics professionals all play a part in moving food through supply chains. The findings suggest that supporting IoT adoption may mean helping people use its data and addressing barriers that differ by role—not just reducing costs.
The abstract reports survey findings from 217 professionals in Greece and associations with investment intention. It does not establish that perceived usefulness or difficulty handling data causes investment decisions, or that the findings apply to other countries or groups. It does not specify which support measures would work or report whether IoT adoption improves sustainability or logistics outcomes.
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IoT Adoption for Sustainable Agri-Food Logistics: Perceived Usefulness, Investment Intentions, and Implementation Barriers in Greece — Aikaterini Roumpaki, Christos Staboulis, Efthimia Tsakiridou et al. — Sustainability — doi:10.3390/su181910139
Abstract licence: CC BY
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