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Investigating temperature fluctuations in the wine and liquor maritime supply chain from South Africa to the United Kingdom: A case study (2024)
Journal Article
Goedhals-Gerber, L. L., van Dyk, E., Getor, R. Y., & Louw, B. (2024). Investigating temperature fluctuations in the wine and liquor maritime supply chain from South Africa to the United Kingdom: A case study. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 28, Article 101262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2024.101262

This study explored temperature fluctuations in dry shipping containers transporting wine and liquor along maritime supply chains. It also examined how these variations affect product quality, and evaluated the effectiveness of thermal foil container... Read More about Investigating temperature fluctuations in the wine and liquor maritime supply chain from South Africa to the United Kingdom: A case study.

Identifying container hotspots for table grape exports from South Africa to the UK: A case study (2024)
Journal Article
Goedhals-Gerber, L. L., van Dyk, E., Getor, R. Y., Louw, B., & Mishra, N. (2024). Identifying container hotspots for table grape exports from South Africa to the UK: A case study. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 24, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2024.101054

In view of table grapes being very sensitive to temperature variations, steps must be taken to maintain temperature at protocol levels to avoid deterioration of fruit quality and resultant food losses. This study assesses the implications of hotspots... Read More about Identifying container hotspots for table grape exports from South Africa to the UK: A case study.

Social acceptability of a wind turbine blade facility in Kingston upon hull (2022)
Journal Article
Getor, R. Y., Ramudhin, A., & Keivanpour, S. (2022). Social acceptability of a wind turbine blade facility in Kingston upon hull. Journal of cleaner production, 379(2), Article 134859. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.134859

In November 2016, Siemens Gamesa started construction of its £310-million, off-shore wind turbine blade assembly facility in the city of Kingston upon Hull in the UK. This paper adopted a mixed method approach, that is, maps, charts and tables and me... Read More about Social acceptability of a wind turbine blade facility in Kingston upon hull.

The role of technological innovation in plastic production within a circular economy framework (2020)
Journal Article
Getor, R. Y., Mishra, N., & Ramudhin, A. (2020). The role of technological innovation in plastic production within a circular economy framework. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 163, Article 105094. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105094

The growing plastic waste problem has been highlighted by nature programmes like the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) War on Plastic series with the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2016 report estimating that by 2050, there could be more plastic tha... Read More about The role of technological innovation in plastic production within a circular economy framework.