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Adaptation in Food Networks: Theoretical Frame Work and Empirical Evidences
Martino, Gaetano; Frascarelli, Angelo - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012
on two related aspect: the integration among the agents and the adaptation in the face of emerging disturbances. The … integration or non-integration better facilitates ‘adaptive, sequential decision making’ in the sense of Williamson (Gibbon, 2005 … because of the degree of integration. The field research was carried out by documents analysis and interviews. The paper …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010914613
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Economic Impact of Integration in the Food Supply Chain
Jarzebowski, Sebastian; Bezat-Jarzeboski, Agnieszka; … - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2013
-food companies may be an increase of the integration's degree in the chain. Therefore, exploring the relationships among these … theoretical background showing relationship between integration and performance. A description of the theoretical and … methodological aspects of performance measurement and its extension (including the integration aspect) was also made in the paper …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011078225
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Importance of the Main Agribusiness Products to the Brazilian Economy
Galvão, Aziz; Júnior, da Silva; Bruna, do Valle … - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2013
information regarding the importance of the main products of the agribusiness sector to the Brazilian economy. Special attention …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011078217
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Collaboration and Sustainable Relationships: their Contribution to the Life Cycle Analysis in Agri-Food Supply Chains
Rota, Cosimo; Reynolds, Nikolai; Zanasi, Cesare - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012
The life cycle approach is widely used in the analysis of sustainability. Its application to supply chains is necessary since the product flows, from processing of raw materials to the final customer, are considered. The role of the organizational aspects, expressed in terms of relationships...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880526
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The Metadistrict as the Territorial Strategy for Revitalizing the Rural Economy
Conto, Francesco; Fiore, Mariantonietta; La Sala, … - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012
The purpose of this proposal is to explore a new concept of 'Metadistrict' to be applied in a region of Southern Italy – Apulia - in order to analyze the impact that the activation of a special network between different sector chains and several integrated projects may have for revitalizing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880527
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Material Footprint of a Sustainable Nutrition System in 2050 – Need for Dynamic Innovations in Production, Consumption and Politics
Lettenmeier, Michael; Gobel, Christine; Liedtke, Christa; … - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012
The field of nutrition is facing numerous social, ecological and economic challenges in the coming decades. The food industry belongs to the most significant economic sectors worldwide and the increasing population of 9 billion in 2050 will cause a growing demand on food. So far, changing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880528
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Lifting the Veil of Social Unrest about Food The Dynamics behind Transitions in Food Chains
Buurma, Jan; Hennen, Wil; van Mil, Eveline; Verwaart, Tim; … - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012
This paper presents a novel approach to gain a deeper understanding of the forces driving sustainability transitions in food production and consumption. It follows a complex adaptive systems approach to study processes leading to sociotechnical innovations on a timescale of typically a decade....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880529
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Organizational Innovation in the Face of Institutional Change: The Case of the Finnish Dairy Sector
Lamprinakis, Lampros - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012
Firms in the agri-food industry are embedded in a system of institutions, regulations and policies that shape their economic environment and affect their conduct and performance. Changes in this system can propose new challenges for the firms that need to adequately and efficiently change and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880530
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Conceptual Framework for Extended Life Cycle Assessment of
Pashaei Kamali, Farahnaz; Meuwissen, Miranda P.M.; Oude … - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012
debate on appropriate framework, tools and methods to evaluate food and feed along the chains. This paper presents literature review for evaluation of triple bottom line impacts of soy and beef chains in particular, and food chains in general. We reviewed literature on the sustainability of soy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880531
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Bringing Blue Ocean Strategy to FMCG Markets
Dusseldorf, Simon; Wubben, Emiel F.M. - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012
An emerging concept in strategic management directed at finding new business and value propositions is the framework coined ‘Blue Ocean Strategy’ (BOS) by Kim and Mauborgne, from INSEAD, Fontainebleau. The authors developed the BOS-framework, which comprises of a set of tools, on the basis...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880532