Shortening the Supply Chain for Local Organic Food in Chinese Cities

2020 ◽  
pp. 171-200
Author(s):  
Pingyang Liu ◽  
Neil Ravenscroft
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
Chinese Cities

scholarly journals Organic Food Labeling and Advertising: A Tripartite Game Model between One Supplier and Two Heterogeneous Manufacturers

Complexity ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Jun Wang ◽  
Song Yao ◽  
Xinman Lu ◽  
Yu Li
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
Investment Decisions ◽  
Game Model ◽  
Pareto Improvement ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Dominant Strategies ◽  
Organic Food Industry ◽  
Diffusion Of Responsibility

The development of the organic food industry is of great significance to the environment and society as consumers increasingly prefer green and healthy food. However, certain production and investment problems must be solved. A tripartite game model is established in this study to investigate the labeling and advertising investment decisions in an organic food supply chain composed of one supplier and two heterogeneous manufacturers by the biform game approach. In addition, a subsidy mechanism is introduced to alleviate underinvestment. The results show that, first, the supplier will label if labeling cost is relatively low without considering advertising investment. Second, the supplier will not label if advertising investment is considered because of the “diffusion of responsibility” mentality, and both manufacturers will invest in advertising as a result of equilibrium in dominant strategies. Third, the advertising subsidy mechanism can achieve Pareto improvement and coordinate the supply chain. Finally, manufacturer heterogeneity will lead to differentiated subsidy strategies that the supplier can claim to give additional subsidies to the weak manufacturer, thereby weakening the “diffusion of responsibility” mentality.

scholarly journals Value Chain and Customer Value Analysis of Organic Food Supply Chain

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ratih Ardia Sari ◽  
Sylvie Indah Kartika Sari ◽  
Angga Akbar Fanani ◽  
Qomariyatus Sholihah
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Customer Value ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Value Analysis ◽  
Customer Value Analysis

An analysis of value in an organic food supply chain

2013 ◽  
Vol 115 (10) ◽  
pp. 1454-1472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciana Marques Vieira ◽  
Marcia Dutra De Barcellos ◽  
Alexia Hoppe ◽  
Silvio Bitencourt da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
Food Supply Chain

scholarly journals A simulation model to investigate impacts of facilitating quality data within organic fresh food supply chains

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Leithner ◽  
Christian Fikar
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
Storage Conditions ◽  
Quality Data ◽  
Food Supply Chains ◽  
Fresh Food ◽  
Simulation Based ◽  
And Storage ◽  
Rural Production

Abstract Demand for and production of organic fresh food play an increasing role worldwide. As a result, a growing amount of fresh fruits and vegetables has to be transported from predominantly rural production regions to customers mostly located in urban ones. Specific handling and storage conditions need to be respected along the entire supply chain to maintain high quality and product value. To support organic food logistics operations, this work investigates benefits of facilitating real-time product data along delivery and storage processes. By the development of a simulation-based decision support system, sustainable deliveries of organic food from farms to retail stores are investigated. Generic keeping quality models are integrated to observe impacts of varying storage temperatures on food quality and losses over time. Computational experiments study a regional supply chain of organic strawberries in Lower Austria and Vienna. Results indicate that the consideration of shelf life data in supply chain decisions allow one to reduce food losses and further enables shifting surplus inventory to alternative distribution channels.

scholarly journals Preliminary Research about Producers’ Perceptions of Relationship Quality with Retailers in the Supply Chain of Organic Food Products in Croatia

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 13673
Author(s):  
Dušanka Gajdić ◽  
Željka Mesić ◽  
Kristina Petljak
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Resource Sharing ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Organic Products ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
Preliminary Research ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Depth Interviews

Due to insufficient research on the relationships in the supply chain (SC) of agri-food products, and especially organic food products, the main goal of this study was to examine the perceptions of organic food producers about the importance of collaboration and trust to their performance in the organic food SC. An analysis of previous research has concluded that the important categories of relationship quality (RQ) are the following: appropriate inter-organisational collaboration, effective communication, mutual exchange of information, resource sharing (physical, financial, human, and organisational), willingness to share risks, transparency between partners, relationship quality and commitment, and the presence of trust between partners in the SC. An empirical study based on in-depth interviews was conducted on a sample of six organic food producers in Croatia. The results indicated that the producers’ perceptions of the impact of collaboration and trust on overall performance differs depending on the length of the collaboration with retailers, the types of products, and the percentage of overall sales they sell through retailers. The results of this research can serve as an information base for all stakeholders in the SCs of organic products by encouraging them to participate in activities that will strengthen trust and collaboration as a prerequisite for increasing SC organic food performance.

scholarly journals Ekologizacja rolnictwa w aspekcie polityki finansowego wsparcia

2018 ◽  
Vol 18(33) (3) ◽  
pp. 49-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Brodzińska
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Organic Agriculture ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
Food Products ◽  
International Federation ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Ecological Awareness

The aim of the article is to recognize the process of greening of the agriculture in Poland in terms of worldwide development tendencies and the policy of financial support under the CAP. Analyses were conducted using statistical data from the International Federation of Organic Agriculture – IFOAM, the Institute of Organic Farming Research - FIBL and the Main Inspectorate of Trade Quality of Agricultural and Food Products – GIJHARS. Analyses showed that the process of greening of the agriculture is proceeding at different speeds on individual continents, but it is in Europe that both the area of cultivation and the market for organic food products is rapidly growing. In Poland, the implemented policy of financial support has a major impact on the process of greening of the agriculture, and the success of this process depends on the market strengthening of ecological farms (increase in commodity and shortening the food supply chain) and building ecological awareness of consumers.

scholarly journals Considering Fraud Vulnerability Associated with Credence-Based Products Such as Organic Food

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1879
Author(s):  
Louise Manning ◽  
Aleksandra Kowalska
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Food Environment ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
Relational Trust ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Institutional Trust ◽  
Literature Searches ◽  
Mode Of Operation ◽  
Premium Price ◽  
Chain Level

Organic foods carry a premium price. They are credence-based foods, i.e., it is difficult for consumers to evaluate the premium aspects of organic food under normal use. In global supply chains, organic food is purchased on institutional trust (certification, logos, standards) rather than on relational trust. Relying on institutional trust makes consumers vulnerable to criminals who intentionally label conventional product as organic or develop sophisticated organized crime networks to defraud businesses and consumers. The aim of this research is to explore cases of organic fraud that are emergent from academic and gray literature searches to identify ways to strengthen future capabilities to counter illicit activities in a globalized food environment. Each case is considered in terms of perpetrator motivations (differentiated as economic, cultural, and behaviorally orientated drivers), the mode of operation (simple or organized), the guardians involved/absent, and the business and supply chain level vulnerabilities the cases highlight. The study finds that institutional trust is particularly vulnerable to fraud. Supply chain guardians need to recognize this vulnerability and implement effective controls to reduce the likelihood of occurrence. However, in some cases considered in the study, the guardians themselves were complicit in the illicit behavior, further increasing consumer vulnerability. Future research needs to consider how additional controls can be implemented, without increasing supply chain friction that will impact on food trade and supply, that can ensure consumers are purchasing what they believe they are paying for.

scholarly journals Characteristics of value based organic food chains: two cases from Slovenia

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-63
Author(s):  
Jernej Prišenk ◽  
Andreja Borec
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Food Quality ◽  
Food Chain ◽  
Input Data ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Food Chains ◽  
Business Relationships ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Methodological Approaches

In the literature the value based food chains express two main characteristics: business relationships among strategic partners interacting in the supply chain are based on a written set of values and food products are differentiated from similar food products (Stevenson, 2009). To verify the first part of the definition the analysis of two organic food chains were carried out. For the analysis of business relationships and food quality communication in the food chain two different methodological approaches were used. For collecting the input data semi-structured interviews of various stakeholders were performed. The results of the analyzed case studies show the characteristics of value based food chains could be broader and more complex if some additional perspectives were considered.

scholarly journals GOOD FOOD PRINT – THE CONCEPT OF AN IT SYSTEM TRACKING THE LEVEL OF GOOD PRACTICES USED IN ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTION PROCESS AND IN ITS SUPPLY CHAIN

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomasz Woźniakowski
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
Weighted Average ◽  
The Other ◽  
Main Element ◽  
Composite Measure ◽  
Good Practices ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Good Food

The aim of the paper is to present and pre-test the method being a modification of the composite measure based on calculating the weighted average value of features corresponding to the degree of various good practices in organic farming. The value calculated by the proposed method is a postulated basis for the operation of an IT system which would enable consumers to follow the production, certification and supply chain processes related to organic food products. The system also allows the manufacturers to choose good sub-suppliers more easily and incline them to achieve perfection at every stage of production. In the paper, the function constituting the main element of the system’s algorithm was tested and modified, and the other postulated functions were described.

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