Challenges of raw milk transportation and possibilities of their solutions: a case of Lithuanian dairy cooperatives

ENLogistics plays an important role in various fields. In this case agriculture is not an exception. The discussed branch of agriculture in this article is dairy farming. The importance of logistics in dairy sector is undeniable. The main participants in dairy sector are milk producers, dairy cooperatives and milk processing plants. The main challenges related to raw milk transportation in dairy cooperatives and the possibilities to solve them are presented in this article. It is important to identify the main challenges in raw milk transportation and find ways to solve problems that arise in order to avoid losses of raw milk and ensure a more efficient path of raw milk from milk producers to the finished production. The authors of the article present a theoretical model of raw milk transportation in dairy cooperatives improvement, in the presented model not only the problematic aspects in raw milk transportation are pointed out, but also possible technological and innovative solutions are provided. After applying a questionnaire survey and a semi-structured interview, the results of an empirical research, that confirmed the existence of challenges in raw milk transportation identified in the theoretical part, are presented. [From the publication]