In today's global competitive market, the total cost of sourcing, manufacturing and delivery of products is a major driver of competitive advantage. However, the true cost of operations in many organisations is often unclear or misleading because supply chain processes transcend both functional...

This paper provides a review of some commonly held arguments for extending government assistance to the non-farm rural business sector as a means of maintaining the infrastructure of agriculture through periods of rural downturn. Recent literature on the nature of linkages between the farm...