Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Food quality traceability prototype for restaurants using blockchain and food quality data index Subject The topic of the resource Blockchain; Food quality index; Food traceability Description An account of the resource As competition between organizations are evolving into competition between supply chains, to survive and indeed grow, it is necessary to deliver added value to customers. Traceability has emerged as one of the key measures of operational efficiencies within supply chains and ultimately, customer service. Over the years, organizations have deployed number of methods in delivering food traceability. This paper examines major methods of food traceability currently in existence and proposes a restaurant prototype for implementing more reliable food traceability using Blockchain and product identifiers. The prototype captures data from various stakeholders across the food supply chain, segregates it and finally, applies the Food Quality Index (FQI) algorithm to generate an FQI value. The FQI value helps in identifying whether the food is good for consumption on specified parameters. FQI value is generated based on extant standard storage and handling regulations specified by food safety authorities, and checks whether value so derived, is within the permissible range. The prototype helps in grading food quality for human consumption besides strengthening food (product) traceability. This prototype can be customized to address future requirements of traceability triggered through new information emanating from any stakeholder or the node in the supply chain. 2019 Elsevier Ltd Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George R.V.; Harsh H.O.; Ray P.; Babu A.K. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol-240 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Elsevier Ltd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118021" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118021</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85071357214&amp;doi=10.1016%2Fj.jclepro.2019.118021&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=efb88a874063ddf72674893d17a457bb" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85071357214&amp;doi=10.1016%2fj.jclepro.2019.118021&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=efb88a874063ddf72674893d17a457bb</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 9596526; CODEN: JCROE Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant George R.V., Department of Lean Operations &amp; Systems, Institute of Management, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 560029, Karnataka, India; Harsh H.O., Department of Lean Operations &amp; Systems, Institute of Management, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 560029, Karnataka, India; Ray P., Garden City University &amp; Assistant Professor at Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 560029, Karnataka, India; Babu A.K., Department of Lean Operations &amp; Systems, Institute of Management, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 560029, Karnataka, India