Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how traditional agribusiness firms can differentiate their product through innovation and branding at the value chain level, through the application of entrepreneurial marketing (EM). Traditionally, fresh vegetable products have been marketed...

Purpose - The technique of cross-docking is attractive to organisations because of the lower warehousing and transportation (consolidated shipments) costs. This concept is based on the fast movement of products. Accordingly, cross-docking operations should be monitored carefully and accurately....

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- Preface -- 1. The workforce and the labour market -- Introduction -- A historical perspective -- The seafaring labour market -- Demand and supply --...

Purpose The implementation of reverse logistics (RL) as a strategic decision has gained significant attention amongst organisations due to its benefits to sustainable development. The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive review of the literature to evaluate the performance of the...

Purpose-Qualitydeteriorationinbananasalongthesupplychain(SC)duetocosmeticdamagehasbeena persistent challenge in Australia. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the incidence of cosmetic defectsin bananas across the post-harvest SC and determining the causesof thediminished fruitquality at...