A Mobile Application to Facilitate Meal Box Sharing in Corporate Environments Using Cloud Infrastructure

Mohod, Priya Tushar; Otuka, Richard I.; Ajienka, Nemitari; Ihianle, Isibor Kennedy; Nwajana, Augustine O.

doi:10.3390/electronics13234631

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A Mobile Application to Facilitate Meal Box Sharing in Corporate Environments Using Cloud Infrastructure

by

Priya Tushar Mohod

¹,

Richard I. Otuka

^1,*

,

Nemitari Ajienka

¹,

Isibor Kennedy Ihianle

¹

and

Augustine O. Nwajana

^2,*

¹

Department of Computer Science, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham NG1 4FQ, UK

²

School of Engineering, Medway Campus, University of Greenwich, Gillingham ME4 4TB, UK

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Electronics 2024, 13(23), 4631; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13234631

Submission received: 30 October 2024 / Revised: 20 November 2024 / Accepted: 21 November 2024 / Published: 24 November 2024

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in AI, IoT and Smart Sensors for Digital Healthcare Applications)

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Abstract

Food waste is a pressing global issue, particularly in urban settings, where substantial amounts of surplus food go unused. In corporate environments, this challenge is compounded by the lack of dedicated platforms to facilitate food sharing and reduce waste effectively. This paper examines the current landscape of food waste, existing solutions, and the need for a specialised platform aimed at corporate employees. The proposed solution is the creation of a user-friendly application that enables the sharing of untouched homemade meals. Suppliers can post their meal boxes with details such as location, type of food, and availability status, while consumers can search for and select meal boxes based on their preferences. This paper addresses the gap in solutions for reducing food waste within corporate environments. The meal-box-sharing app provides a practical and sustainable method for minimising food waste and promoting productivity, health, and safety in the workplace.

Keywords: mobile application; food waste reduction; software development; sustainable food systems; digital food redistribution

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Mohod, P.T.; Otuka, R.I.; Ajienka, N.; Ihianle, I.K.; Nwajana, A.O. A Mobile Application to Facilitate Meal Box Sharing in Corporate Environments Using Cloud Infrastructure. Electronics 2024, 13, 4631. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13234631

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Mohod PT, Otuka RI, Ajienka N, Ihianle IK, Nwajana AO. A Mobile Application to Facilitate Meal Box Sharing in Corporate Environments Using Cloud Infrastructure. Electronics. 2024; 13(23):4631. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13234631

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Mohod, Priya Tushar, Richard I. Otuka, Nemitari Ajienka, Isibor Kennedy Ihianle, and Augustine O. Nwajana. 2024. "A Mobile Application to Facilitate Meal Box Sharing in Corporate Environments Using Cloud Infrastructure" Electronics 13, no. 23: 4631. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13234631

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Mohod, P. T., Otuka, R. I., Ajienka, N., Ihianle, I. K., & Nwajana, A. O. (2024). A Mobile Application to Facilitate Meal Box Sharing in Corporate Environments Using Cloud Infrastructure. Electronics, 13(23), 4631. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13234631

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