THE DIVERSITY OF THE SORPTION PROPERTIES OF RICE DURING MARITIME TRANSPORT AS AN ELEMENT OF RISK ASSESSMENT IN THE LOGISTICS PROCESS

Abstract

In this study, a comparative assessment of selected parameters determining the quality of rice transported by sea has been carried out. The aims of this process were to point out the differences between two types of rice tested immediately after their maritime transport and to compare these with a reference rice available in retail. Undoubtedly, the scientific achievement of the article is the demonstration of the possibility that the identification and estimation of the risk of lowering or total loss of quality (usability) of cargo are connected to its transport and related to the initial conditions. The analysis of the obtained results showed the existence of a sensitive dependence of the final state of the charge quality on the initial conditions, which is in line with the theory of deterministic chaos expressed as the butterfly effect.