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Food Chain Actors’ Perceptions of and Adaptations to Volatile Markets: Results of a Media Analysis
von Davier, Zazie; Heyder, Matthias; Theuvsen, Ludwig - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2010
The volatility of agricultural markets has increased remarkably in recent years. In spite of this, the way in which supply chain actors perceive market volatility has only rarely been analyzed. This paper seeks to close this research gap by presenting empirical findings about how the volatility...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008853617
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The Agri-food Competitive Performance in the EU Countries: A Fifteen Years Retrospective
Carraresi, Laura; Banterle, Alessandro - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2013
countries, agriculture and food industry do not reveal strong differences in competitive performance during the last fifteen … for Belgium. On the contrary, the Netherlands revealed the best performance, both in agriculture and in food industry … showing a significant difference in competitive trends between agriculture and food industry is Germany. It became leader in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011078221
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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
concept of multi-functionality in agriculture, that is Network of the Territorial Multi-functionality (NTM). It was formalized …
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