To this end, it is well worth considering that some of the most relevant examples and applications of M&S for fresh food supply chain can be found in Massei ,Bruzzone and Tremori , Busato and Berruto ,Rossi, and many others.
Bruzzone and Tremori (2006) and Massei (2006) apply M&S in fresh fish and meat supply chains, providing tools integrated with optimization techniques for testing methodologies and supporting decision makers. Busato and Berruto focus on simulating the process of recalling contaminated products using the discrete event simulator (DES) paradigm. Similarly Rossi investigates the impact of dual sourcing strategies on fresh fruits quality. On the other hand external risks such as terrorist attacks have been considered in Bruzzone and Tremori where simulation is intended to analyze the impact of adverse events on retail networks.Besides the model avails of System Dynamics Techniques in order to take into account a variety of factors such as the influence of media broadcasting news and customers’ concerns. Other interesting applications and case studies can be found in Bruzzone et al.