Modern economies are characterized by a growing importance of cooperation and
the creation of networks of enterprises, organizations and institutions,
which are all part of a supply chain, in order to achieve competitive
advantage in a market. The aim of this study was to determine the structure
of the supply chains of non-wood forest products in selected forest areas of
Central Serbia (Golijsko, Podrinjsko-kolubarsko, Posavsko-podunavsko,
Rasinsko and Tarsko-zlatiborsko FAs). The comparative method was applied in
this paper, along with the method of specialization (classification), the
method of structural partial analysis (supply chain analysis) and the
statistical method (analysis of frequencies and two-step cluster). The data
collection was conducted in 2011, by using the technique of door-to-door
survey. The analysis of the basic types of the supply chains of non-wood
forest products and their main stages (purchasing, processing and placement)
was conducted in the selected areas. A cluster analysis showed that there
were six basic types of supply chains in the selected forest areas and one
dominant type.