scholarly journals Production cost and market analysis of mandarin in Dhading District of Nepal

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 112-119
Author(s):  
D Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Market Price ◽  
Variable Cost ◽  
Gross Margin ◽  
Great Opportunity ◽  
Training Support ◽  
Technical Structure ◽  
The Cost

A study was conducted in 2010 to explore the value chain of the mandarin business in two VDCs; Nalang and Jogimara of Dhading district, Nepal. Information were collected through survey from 60 mandarin growers, 4 collectors, 2 agroinput traders, 2 fruit nurseries, 4 technical service providers, 4 dealers, 4 wholesalers, 4 retailers and 20 consumers. Different direct actors and organizations were found to be involved in micro, meso and macro levels of the mandarin value chain. The technical structure of the mandarin value chain was found as the input provision, mandarin production, intermediary trading, retailing, and consumption. The value chain was linked to different regions of the country. On an average, mandarin producers incurred total variable cost of NRs 10.40 per kg of mandarin. Their gross margin was NRs 8.44 per kg of mandarin. The cost of marketing of the traders, wholesalers, and retailers were NRs 3.56, 5.38 and 1.98 per kg of mandarin respectively whereas the margins of each of them were NRs 2.54, 2.36 and 5.01 per kg of mandarin respectively. The role of traders was found dominant in both purchasing of mandarin from producers and supplying to other districts. The majority of producers were not getting adequate training, support and supervision from concerned organizations. The major weakness in mandarin value chain was unorganized marketing system. Intermediaries and retailers were always found to be in profit. Therefore, the concerned organizations should bring policies in fixing the market price of mandarin based on cost of production. An upgrading strategy with the technology based processed mandarin production has a great opportunity to enter in the new value chain for further improvements in the existing mandarin business.

scholarly journals The structural dilemma of value-chain upgrading: Hungarian suppliers' integration into the world economy

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
World Market ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Advanced Technologies ◽  
Domestic Capital ◽  
The World ◽  
World Economic ◽  
Considerable Impact

Abstract In the following paper, I examine the considerable impact of the recent world-economic shift that has determined the circumstances of Hungarian suppliers' value-chain integration. I argue that as a result of the specialized positions they occupied in the value-chain after the collapse of the Comecon market, Hungarian enterprises in export-oriented industries faced a dilemma—a trade-off between obtaining the most advanced technologies (and thus access to world-market niches) and retaining ownership in the hands of domestic capital. When company managers opted to protect ownership with the help of the state, they exposed themselves to greater risk of downgrading their position in the value chain. If they managed to get access to advanced technologies (and the requisite funding), they were more likely to lose control over their company's assets, either as a result of a hostile takeover or becoming part of the larger partner's merger-and-acquisition plans. This paper is a discussion of some of the particular characteristics of this dilemma, as well as a comparison with the experience of Hungarian service providers who implemented a different strategy. This paper is also a critical assessment of some of the chief characteristics of the world-economic evolution that has been underway since 2009, such as German automotive value chains' expansion in the CEE region and the growing role of Chinese capital in regional infrastructural projects.

scholarly journals Efficiency and profitability in pork production

1986 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-25
Author(s):  
Olli Rantala
Keyword(s):  
Conversion Rate ◽  
Feed Conversion ◽  
Gross Margin ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
Pork Production ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Feed Conversion Rate ◽  
Successful Production

Under prevailing production restrictions the profitability of agricultural production increasingly depends not only on prices of products and inputs, but on how effectively and economically the existing capacity and animal breeds are utilized on farms. The technical efficiency of pork production in Finland is generally high. The average feed conversion rate on farms is only about 16 % lower and daily liveweight gain 20 % less than results from experimental stations. Variation between farms is, however, considerable. The means of technical results between the best and poorest farms differ by 20—30 %. Results also tend to deteriorate and relative deviations increase, especially in large piggeries. The average gross margin percentage was 12 %. Variation in the gross margin per pig was wider between farms than between years. The feed conversion efficiency proved to be the most significant factor contributing to profitability in pork production. Variation in the feed conversion rate accounted for 30 % of total variation in the gross margin. Cost variation was one third larger than the variation of total receipts per pig. The cost of feed varied twice as much as piglet cost. Since the genetic quality of animals in a given region is rather even, variations in productivity depend upon internal factors of piggeries. The large variation in efficiency and profitability over farms emphasizes the human factor i.e. the role of the farmer as the most important factor contributing to successful production.

scholarly journals Analysis of Gross Margins in Queensland Tomatoes

Proceedings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 48
Author(s):  
Ergashev
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Market Price ◽  
International Comparisons ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Gross Margin ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Pests And Diseases ◽  
Healthy Diets ◽  
Labour Requirement ◽  
The Cost

Tomato is an important vegetable crop that contributes significantly to income security and healthy diets of people worldwide. Queensland produces the majority of tomatoes for fresh consumption accounting for 40 per cent of national supply in Australia. The purpose of this study is to provide an analytical summary of the Queensland tomato supply chain, by focusing on margins along the supply chain. For that, a representative tomato gross margin model in Southern Queensland was used to analyse the estimated income, grouped variable costs and the gross margin for four tomato varieties: gourmet, round, grape, and cherry. The mean yields of the sampled varieties varied considerably, depending on climatic conditions, pests and diseases, the season and whether tomatoes are grown on the ground or trellises. Driven by high revenues and relatively low freight costs, grape tomatoes have the highest gross margin ($73 thousand per hectare) as well as the highest market price at $4.64 per kilo compared to other varieties. The cost of growing the crop up to harvest can exceed $10,000 per hectare with high labour requirement for harvesting and packing. While costs for machinery, fertiliser, herbicide, weed control, insecticide, and fungicide largely remain constant across four tomato varieties, it is planting and irrigation that makes a difference. With average value of $9,303 per hectare, planting costs range from $5,134 for round tomatoes to $12,241 for cherry tomatoes. The results of this gross margin analysis can be helpful to explore profitability at the farm level, allowing regional and international comparisons

scholarly journals Consumer Response and Their Level of Satisfaction towards Nepalese Coffee

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-216
Author(s):  
Yogendra Kumar Karki ◽  
Punya Prasad Regmi
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Market Price ◽  
Consumer Response ◽  
High Price ◽  
Satisfaction Level ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Increasing Trend

Coffee is important beverages of Nepalese farming society having export potentiality for its unique characteristics as majority of coffee are grown in different microclimates with organic in nature. Production of coffee and its plantation area is in increasing trend every year. In the same situation individuals taste is changing towards coffee than other beverages and are forced to buy from different countries to meet the demand of coffee neglecting quality of Nepalese coffee. There is important role of different actors in coffee value chain and consumers play important role as they decide on the value of coffee serving after various step of processing. This study was done in Kathmandu and Lalitpur districts of Nepal to know the preferences and satisfaction level of coffee consumers. Majority of the consumers were satisfied with foreign coffee and they prefer foreign coffee mostly due to high price of Nepalese coffee and also due to lack of awareness on Nepalese coffee. Foreign peoples were found to prefer foreign coffee in comparison to Nepalese coffee (χ²= 23.02***) and generally drink three cup per day (χ²= 13.67***) while Nepalese consumer drink two cup of coffee per day on an average. The survey showed that high market price for Nepalese coffee is major reason for less consumption of Nepalese coffee.Int J Appl Sci Biotechnol, Vol 4(2): 213-216

scholarly journals Vertical Integration and Outsourcing Decision Impact On Firm Performance: A Review Based Research on the Influence of Organizational Governance On firm Performance.

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 353-360
Author(s):  
Sikandar Shah ◽  
Dr. Wisal Ahmad ◽  
Dr. Muhammad Faizan Malik ◽  
Shah Raza Khan
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Vertical Integration ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Complex Problem ◽  
Organizational Governance ◽  
A Value ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Outsourcing Decision ◽  
The Relationship

This studyexamines that how companies take decision of outsourcing and vertical integration a value-chain activity currently the most complex problem faced by most the organization around the globe and also find the relationship and highlight the role of every activity related to outsourcing and vertical integration. In result of survey and interviews of different small, medium and corporate level companies in KPK, procurement managers and operations managers mostly in view of that outsourcing is thebest way to work in the market, because of the cost reduction, minimumturnaround time and especially in the uncertain market of KPK.

scholarly journals The Role of Educational Action Research of Recycling Process to the Green Technologies, Environment Engineering, and Circular Economies

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 1639-1645
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Recycling Process ◽  
Green Technologies ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Waste Handling

Recycling process in waste management reduces the cost of waste handling, minimizes cost of raw materials and processing, and simplifies supply chain management. It introduces 3D printing design and circular economies and significantly impacts green technologies and environment engineering in terms of waste management and materials processing. Educational action research play crucial role in communicating designer, stakeholder, consumer, and distributed in end-to-end recycling process. It fosters the entitiesacross value chain and accelerates the modernization of waste management processes.

scholarly journals Distributed manufacturing as an opportunity for service growth in logistics firms

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Purvis ◽  
Andrew Lahy ◽  
Robert Mason ◽  
Mike Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Developmental Process ◽  
Distributed Manufacturing ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Logistics Service Providers ◽  
Product Service ◽  
Changing Role

Purpose The aim of the paper is to explore the changing role of a logistics service providers (LSPs) to better support their supply chain (SC) partners on their journey of advancing their product-service systems through distributing manufacturing around the world. The purpose of this paper is to investigate a novel route towards service growth followed by the LSP by integrating upstream into the value chain and the resultant consequences in the configuration of the servitisation strategy, SC structure and allocation of roles. Design/methodology/approach A longitudinal exploratory case study design is followed. The case company is one of the world’s largest LSPs. Findings The study highlights how companies can transition towards the development of service solutions when not following a uni-directional, downstream pattern of integration in the value chain. The findings challenge the established model of servitisation as a forward uni-directional process across the continuum from goods to a service-focussed logic. They illustrate how companies can also move in a reversed direction, move possible back-and-forth or extend and restrict their position along the servitisation continuum. Originality/value The study reveals that service transition involves a deliberate developmental process to build capabilities as firms shift the focus of their product-service offering. It provides novel empirical evidence of how the service growth journey can manifest itself in practice. With insights into the benefits and challenges of distributed manufacturing, it also highlights some of the opportunities available to LSPs to expand their product-service offerings and some of the potential threats.

scholarly journals TATA KELOLA PRODUKSI KEDELE PADA PETANI NAGARI KOTO HILALANG DI KABUPATEN SOLOK

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Hasdi Aimon
Keyword(s):  
Market Price ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Variable Cost ◽  
Fixed Cost ◽  
Selling Price ◽  
Soybean Production ◽  
National Market ◽  
Average Production ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Cost

This study is investigating and analyzing the soybean agriculture at Nagari Koto Hilalang in Solok. First of all, it will address the problems to the production of the soybean. Then the quality of the soy seed and the fertilizer which are used in the production of soy bean will be analyzed in order to optimize the harvest results. Finally, it will securitize the efficiency and the effectiveness of the soybean production. These issues will be discussed descriptively and associatively by using the primary data. There are 36 farmers which are involved in this study as the respondent. All the data were analyzed by using multiple regressions in order to optimize the production subject to the cost of production. The constant parameters are the farm land, and the labor. It finds out that the soy seed and fertilizer are giving significant influence to the soybean output. Also, the soybean production function is decreasing return to scale. The average production cost is Rp. 5.000.000 while the fixed cost is Rp.4.453.000 and variable cost is Rp. 547.000. The production soybean is 368,33 kg per hectare farm and the selling price is Rp. 12.000. As the consequence, the soybean agriculture is not benefit enough. Based on these results, it recommend to the local  government to conduct policy in the following sectors ; a) direct subsidize the price of seed and the fertilizer to the famers, b) ensuring the soybean market with national market price set by the government, c) education and training of downstream products from soybeans, so that the farmers become economically well establish

scholarly journals Value Chain Analysis of Exportable Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) from Bangladesh

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-139
Author(s):  
Md Saikul Islam ◽  
A N Faruq ◽  
M M H Chowdhury ◽  
Mohammad Shahjahan ◽  
K Kabir
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Export Market ◽  
Abelmoschus Esculentus ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Local Markets ◽  
Net Profit ◽  
The Cost

A survey was conducted to assess the export supply and value chain analyses of okra (<i>Abelmoschus esculentus</i> L.) in Bangladesh. The survey was consisted of primary and secondary data from semi-structured interview of key persons involved in the supply chains of export market of okra and from the review of relevant reports and literature. Primary data were collected from 40 middlemen (from Ulokhola-10, Kawranbazar-7, Shambazar-8, Jatrabaribazar-5, Chandina-10), 5 service providers and 20 okra exporters of Dhaka city. It was found that the supply chain was fragmented and complex. The middlemen predominantly controlled the supply chains. Post-harvest management was poor, resulting low quality of the produce and low prices in the export market. The supply chain indicated that, the growers consumed 7.8% of their own product while 92.2% was sold out. About 28% farmers sold their okra at the field/farm-gates and 72% was sold in the local markets.   The value chain analyses (VCA) revealed that, the net profit margin was 15.77 Tk/kg for both the UK and the Middle East markets whereas the net profit was 5.86 Tk/kg in local markets. The cost of airfreight was highest (63.97%) of all costs followed by the production cost of okra (16.85%) and the cost of packing (13.40%).The Agriculturists 2015; 13(1) 133-139

scholarly journals Value chain system in agriculture: role of SPA

2020 ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Eugenia Karamouzi ◽  
Eleni Tsironi ◽  
Panopoulos Panagiotis
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Precision Agriculture ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
A Value ◽  
Private And Public

A value chain consists of the actors (private and public, including service providers) and the sequence of value-adding activities involved in bringing a product from production to the end-consumer. In agriculture they can be thought of as a “farm-to-fork” set of inputs, processes and flows. Agricultural businesses in developing countries offer an opportunity for market based economic development that creates benefits throughout value chains. Sustainable development in agricultural value chains of emerging economies could be of high relevance of Sustainable Precision Agriculture.

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