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Nowadays food products are increasingly produced in supply chain networks that involve numerous firms. Due to their pyramidal-hierarchical structure, such networks possess a focal company that coordinates the network. The managerial task of the focal company is to work out collective strategy...
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The research topic of power relationships has been receiving increasingly more attention lately. However, only a few scientific works have studied power in the context of supply chain management. In this regard, intriguing research questions arise of how to distinguish among and deal with...
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countries agribusiness. In this context, the authors have made the assessment of the role of foreign retailers for the … agribusiness of Ukraine as the 'third-wave' country in the retail internationalization process. The issues, that raise interest in … verticalization issues for agribusiness players in Ukraine. It has been determined that the entities in the field of agri-business …
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This paper provides further evidence on vertical coordination as a means of overcoming supply disruptions and improving product quality. In contrast to previous studies, our findings suggest that the leading model of vertical coordination between fruit and vegetables growers and supermarkets in...
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In recent years strictly coordinated supply chains have gained in importance in the agri-food business sector. In this context this article aims to provide a review of the state of the art of verticalisation and of supply chain management in agri-food business. Because today food retailers can...
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This article provides several contributions to the general understanding of governance in networks and the achievement of private and common goals. A simple, integrated framework for understanding why firms collaborate and under which conditions they establish durable networks that succeed in...
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In order to meet with the obstacles of market saturation and the resulting cut-throat competitionin the home countries of most of the top food retailers, they use the chance to participate in theincreasing standard of living in Asia, South America and Central- and Eastern Europe. Thus,retail...
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As in the agri-food business supply chain networks are evolving in our paper we want to elaborate on managerial questions regarding them. In this context our first aim is to advance the concept of chain management by introducing a more differentiated view. Since many articles highlight the...
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