Optimizing the supply chain activities has been the focus of supply chain managers in their quest for creating value. However, optimizing these activities can only lead to operational efficiency and not organizational effectiveness, which is seen by most as a more effective means of gaining...

Wine industry is one of the industries that has grown and developed the most in the past century. From one modest part of agricultural production, what it was in 19th century, it grew into a key driver of those economies who either have a long tradition and significant heritage, such as France,...

In wine grape production, growers decide between alternative management strategies of the vineyard that have direct consequences on competitiveness. The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact on economic performance of four management strategies: training system, reserve quality production,...

This paper investigates the causes of extreme fluctuations in commodity prices from 1990 to 2010. Analyzing two very distinct commodities-crude oil and fine wine, we find that macroeconomic factors are the main determinants of commodity prices. Although supply constraints have the expected...