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Araki, Hitoshi. "Global Commodity Chain Approach and Geography." Japanese Journal of Human Geography 59, no. 2 (2007): 151–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.4200/jjhg.59.2_151.
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Hartwick, Elaine. "Geographies of Consumption: A Commodity-Chain Approach." Environment and Planning D: Society and Space 16, no. 4 (August 1998): 423–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/d160423.
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Recent media and political events illustrate some links between consumption and production. The author explores these links through the concept of commodity chains. This concept has been partially developed in the literature, and an attempt is made to specify this further by means of the illustration of gold. The message is that the ‘geographies of consumption’ literature is insufficient by itself but becomes stronger when joined with a materialist commodity-chain analysis. The author moves from a deconstruction of the images of men and women in gold advertisements, at the consumption end, to the various places of production, beginning with Italian gold jewelry factories, then South African gold mines and apartheid, and third Lesotho, where Basotho men migrate to South African gold mines leaving behind ‘gold widows‘. The material reality of these gold widows stands in contrast to the ‘gold windows' of Tiffany's and the images of women and men in advertisements for gold. The author opines that this sort of analysis necessitates a politics of consumption in which the two ends are reconnected; and that this could lead to a new ‘commercial geography‘.
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Bair, Jennifer. "Global Capitalism and Commodity Chains: Looking Back, Going Forward." Competition & Change 9, no. 2 (June 2005): 153–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/102452905x45382.
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This paper assesses the achievements and limitations of commodity chain research as it has evolved over the last decade. The primary objectives are two-fold. First, I highlight an important but generally unacknowledged break between the original world-systems-inspired tradition of commodity chain research and two subsequent chain approaches, the global commodity chain (GCC) and global value chain (GVC) frameworks. Second, I argue that contra the macro and holistic perspective of the world-systems approach, much of the recent chains literature, and particularly the more economistic GVC variant, is increasingly oriented in its analytical approach towards the meso level of sectoral logics and the micro level objective of industrial upgrading. I conclude that closer attention to the larger institutional and structural environments in which commodity chains are embedded is needed in order to more fully inform our understanding of the uneven social and developmental dynamics of contemporary capitalism at the global-local nexus.
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Kam, Katie A., Nan Jiang, Pavle Bujanovic, Kevin M. Savage, Rydell Walthall, Dan Seedah, and C. Michael Walton. "Finding and Exploring Use of Commodity-Specific Data Sources for Commodity Flow Modeling." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2646, no. 1 (January 2017): 77–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2646-09.
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Commodity flow modeling studies rely on traditional data sources, such as the Commodity Flow Survey, the Freight Analysis Framework, Transearch, surveys, the U.S. census, county business patterns, and input–output models. The strengths and shortcomings of those data sources have been evaluated in the literature; the sources can be useful for modeling, but they do not necessarily support a supply chain approach or provide the level of detail or accuracy desired for modeling a particular commodity’s supply chain and flow on a city or state roadway network. This paper expands on the work of NCFRP Report 35: Implementing the Freight Transportation Data Architecture: Data Element Dictionary by finding existing data sources unique to specific commodities that identify key supply chain locations and industry relationships and that provide more detail about commodity quantity and movement to overcome the limitations of traditional freight data sources. The goal of the investigation was to find more data sets to use in commodity flow modeling. For each commodity, this paper describes data sources found, data attributes, and how those data were used to estimate flow from origins and destinations within supply chain links. The commodity-specific approach opens doors to sources of data not normally incorporated into transportation research.
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Gibbon, Peter. "Upgrading Primary Production: A Global Commodity Chain Approach." World Development 29, no. 2 (February 2001): 345–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0305-750x(00)00093-0.
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Nizam, Derya. "Place, food, and agriculture: the use of geographical indications in olive oil production in western Turkey." New Perspectives on Turkey 57 (November 2017): 3–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/npt.2017.31.
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AbstractThis study concerns how olive oil producers and local bureaucrats in western Turkey use geographical indications (GIs) as a localist strategy to strengthen their position in global markets by challenging conventional agricultural practices. The study employs the disarticulation approach of global commodity chain analysis in order to understand which factors delink people and places from conventional commodity chains/industrial chains and link them instead to GI chains. The results of the study indicate that regional disadvantages—e.g., high production costs due to land characteristics—are the main factor delinking local actors from the conventional olive oil commodity chain. Furthermore, certain dynamic rent opportunities that are related to characteristics of territorial quality and to local cultural characteristics also contribute to the linking of the region and producers to GI chains.
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Lysyuk, Vladimir, and Victor Diordiev. "Structural analysis of market logistics as an information prerequisite for its regulation." Socio-Economic Research Bulletin, no. 3-4(74-75) (October 27, 2020): 161–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.33987/vsed.3-4(74-75).2020.161-173.
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The article presents studies of the logistics structure of commodity market, based on the provisions of the general parametric theory of systems (GPTS). The logistics analysis of commodity movement on the market is presented and typical scheme of goods movement on a logistic chain is offered. Considering market logistics as an organizational system, the article presents its parametric model in the form of a matrix, the elements of which are logistic entities with their connections. It is proved, that the main basic element of the matrix structure of logistics system of commodity movement is a business entity that participates in the production and promotion of goods on the market. The types of business entities, which operating in the logistics system of the commodity market, are systematized. It is determined that business entities, which are distributed in logistics chains and their links, perform certain logistics functions due to their properties. It has been proved that business entities, which can be included as elements of the matrix market structure, should have the functions of performing logistics services. The content of these services is revealed and analyzed. The use of the corresponding target function in calculating the optimal logistics chains of commodity movement in the market is substantiated. The application of this approach, based on the multi-attribute utility theory (MAUT) is shown. It is determined that the goal of the proposed target function, by which the value added chain is calculated, is its maximization in the supply chain. Calculations for the target function allow you to determine the optimal route of commodity movement in the market and the relevant logistics entities through which this route passes. Thus, it is proposed to organize (highlight) the most profitable logistics chains of the market, which will significantly reduce the logistics costs of commodity movement, as well as reduce the risks of logistics barriers.
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Bennett, Aoife, Peter Cronkleton, Mary Menton, and Yadvinder Malhi. "Rethinking Fuelwood: People, Policy and the Anatomy of a Charcoal Supply Chain in a Decentralizing Peru." Forests 9, no. 9 (August 31, 2018): 533. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f9090533.
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In Peru, as in many developing countries, charcoal is an important source of fuel. We examine the commercial charcoal commodity chain from its production in Ucayali, in the Peruvian Amazon, to its sale in the national market. Using a mixed-methods approach, we look at the actors involved in the commodity chain and their relationships, including the distribution of benefits along the chain. We outline the obstacles and opportunities for a more equitable charcoal supply chain within a multi-level governance context. The results show that charcoal provides an important livelihood for most of the actors along the supply chain, including rural poor and women. We find that the decentralisation process in Peru has implications for the formalisation of charcoal supply chains, a traditionally informal, particularly related to multi-level institutional obstacles to equitable commerce. This results in inequity in the supply chain, which persecutes the poorest participants and supports the most powerful actors.
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Olivares Tenorio, Mary Luz, Stefano Pascucci, Ruud Verkerk, Matthijs Dekker, and Tiny A. J. S. van Boekel. "What does it take to go global? The role of quality alignment and complexity in designing international food supply chains." Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 26, no. 4 (February 1, 2021): 467–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/scm-05-2020-0222.
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Purpose In this paper, a conceptual and methodological framework based on empirical evidence derived from the case of the Colombian Cape gooseberry (CG) supply chain is presented. Using this case study, this paper aims to contribute to the extant literature on the internationalization of food supply chains by explicitly considering the alignment of quality attributes and supply chain complexity as key elements to understand the process. Design/methodology/approach This research has been designed to be qualitative, inductive and exploratory, thus involving multiple data gathering methods and tools. More specifically, during the first stage of the empirical analysis, this study has mapped and analysed preferences and perceptions of product quality at both the consumer and supply chain levels. Then, this paper has analysed the degree of alignment and complexity in the supply chain and finally, this study has derived scenarios for the internationalization of the supply chain. Findings The results indicate tensions between supply chain actors related to quality attribute alignment and complexity, which have the potentials to impact the internationalization scenarios of the CG supply chain. Particularly the findings highlight how alignment and complexity of sourcing and product quality attributes can affect supply chain design strategies in different internationalization pathways of a niche food commodity. Research limitations/implications The findings have implications in terms of supply chain design perspectives. In fact, while an approach, which would consider only a transactional or governance perspective would have tackled the problems of misalignment – for example, between farmers and wholesalers or wholesalers and international traders/retailers – it would have ignored the problem of alignment caused at the retailing and consumption stage. In the attempt to internationalize the CG supply chain, farmers, processors and traders are misaligned in relation to the preferences of the targeted final consumers, Dutch/Western European consumers in the case. Practical implications Given the misalignment issues, this paper identifies a step by step approach as the most suitable pathway to design an internationalized supply chain because it allows the CG commodity supply chain to develop the potential market of credence quality-attribute by supporting the health-promoting compounds of the fruit. In this way, the CG supply chain could also progressively scale up and work on solving its misalignment issues by building a coordination structure of the chain, with quality control and logistics likely led by large retailers. Social implications The study indicates that a process of internalization related to a scenario of a “globalized commodity” can only emerge through processes of coordination and integration at the production level, likely led by forms of producers (farmers) associations or a network of producers and traders, leading to strong marketing activities and scale up in terms of volumes. This has profound social implications and calls for rethinking how this study designs the internationalization of niche commodity supply chains. Originality/value Through the application of a mixed methodology approach, in which conceptual, qualitative and quantitative methods have been combined, this paper has been able to identify alternative scenarios to the internationalization and the scale-up of a niche food commodity supply chain, with implications for its design and governance. More specifically in the conceptual model, the different scenarios have been related to the risk of misalignment. The model also identifies alternative pathways of internationalization which may or may not arise according to the way complexity unfolds. In the approach, this study has unpacked complexity by looking into two key dimensions: transactional complexity and quality-attribute complexity.
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Pelupessy, Wim, and Luuk Van Kempen. "The Impact of Increased Consumer-Orientation in Global Agri-Food Chains on Smallholders in Developing Countries." Competition & Change 9, no. 4 (November 2005): 357–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/102452905x70870.
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The economic position of small-scale developing country farmers has been observed to weaken in many global agri-food chains. Several studies in the global commodity chain tradition suggest that recent consumer trends in developed country markets are the ultimate cause. However, these studies have not come up with a conceptual framework in which the effects of changing consumer preferences on farmer earnings can be explicitly analysed. This paper makes a first attempt towards building such a framework by drawing mainly on Lancaster's product characteristics approach. Within this framework it is shown how enhanced consumer-orientation in the global food system leads to adverse power shifts for small farmers in low-income countries. As signalled by previous global commodity chain studies, smallholders in developing countries will face growing inequality in intra-chain surplus distribution as well as a higher risk of exclusion from global agri-food chains. We discuss how thinking in terms of product characteristics may also help smallholders to reap a larger share of the surplus in the chain.
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Kapfhammer, Wolfgang, and Gordon M. Winder. "Slow Food, Shared Values, and Indigenous Empowerment in an Alternative Commodity Chain Linking Brazil and Europe." Sociologus: Volume 70, Issue 2 70, no. 2 (July 1, 2020): 101–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.3790/soc.70.2.101.
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This article explores governance and power relations within the guaraná (Paullinia cupana) global commodity chain (GCC) of the Sateré-Mawé, an Indigenous group of the Lower Amazon, Brazil. The paper draws on ethnographic work and joint field research in Pará, Brazil and pursues an interdisciplinary approach combining economic geography and anthropological interest in ontological diversity. It describes the guaraná value chain in commodity chain terms, and discusses issues of narrative, transformation, and power in the community of values associated with the chain. Guaraná is a ritual beverage of central importance to Indigenous cosmology and is now a commodity traded within the global Fair Trade network. We found that the commodity chain is the result of not only economically, but also politically motivated Indigenous and European actors. It has a simple organization and is based on inter-personal business relations, with neither retailers nor producers controlling the chain. In this context, diverse actors, including Indigenous and non-Indigenous agents, cooperate in a joint project despite their, at times, differing values. These values are discernable in the narratives and discourses braided around the chain. This paper identifies the values at work and the tensions and dissonances produced as they rub against each other. It argues that, far from making the chain unmanageable, the tensions are creative and help the chain’s participants to bridge between Brazil and Europe.
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Raikes, Philip, Michael Friis Jensen, and Stefano Ponte. "Global commodity chain analysis and the French filière approach: comparison and critique." Economy and Society 29, no. 3 (January 2000): 390–417. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03085140050084589.
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Sakai, Takanori, Kazuya Kawamura, and Tetsuro Hyodo. "Logistics Chain Modeling for Urban Freight." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2609, no. 1 (January 2017): 55–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2609-07.
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In existing freight models, the choice of locations for logistics facilities and the choice of logistics facilities for routing the shipments are often treated without distinction, although these two decisions are separate and affected by different factors. In this paper, models for choosing a logistics facility are developed that match truck trip ends with logistics facilities by using a large urban freight survey data from the Tokyo Metropolitan Area. The models can be used to estimate truck traffic flows associated with transshipments. The urban portion of the logistics chains was categorized into five types of movements, and 30 models were developed to analyze six commodity groups separately. The results indicated that the proposed approach could capture the mechanism of the selection of a logistics facility by movement and commodity type. The tests for the reproducibility of the models warrant the future use of the models for analysis of urban freight demand.
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Segovia-Villarreal, Maria, Raquel Florez-Lopez, and Juan Manuel Ramon-Jeronimo. "Berry Supply Chain Management: An Empirical Approach." Sustainability 11, no. 10 (May 20, 2019): 2862. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11102862.
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The aim of this study is to explore the strategy and supply chain management characteristics of berry-related companies to face the bargaining power unbalance that fosters the European fresh food supply chain; branding-differentiation strategies are particularly explored as mechanisms to create sustainable value for all players along the chain. To this end, a case study is deeply analyzed to find out the different supply chain management mechanisms used by an international berry marketer in order to strengthen the adoption of a commodity differentiation strategy through the creation and positioning of a high-value brand. Data were obtained through 15 semi-structured interviews. Findings suggest that strategic moves towards differentiation and positioning might be bolstered by the development and management of stable relationships with the different members involved in the supply chain. Additionally, supply chain risk-control mechanisms, rather than having a central role in the management of the various members of the chain, turned out to be support mechanisms that work together with corporate identity alignment and inter-organizational trust in order to ensure cooperation toward differentiation and positioning in the market.
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Seifbarghy, Mehdi, Meisam Soleimani, and Davar Pishva. "Multiple commodity supply chain with maximal covering approach in a three layer structure." International Journal of Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Optimisation 7, no. 2 (2016): 138. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijmmno.2016.077051.
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Brouwer, Roland, and Ilaria Tedesco. "Shackled Orange: Biofortified Varieties in the Sweetpotato Commodity Chain in Mozambique." Sustainable Agriculture Research 8, no. 2 (April 5, 2019): 55. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/sar.v8n2p55.
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Biofortified, orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) varieties are being promoted as a part of a strategy to reduce Vitamin A Deficiency among rural and urban populations in Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper uses the commodity chain approach to understand whether markets may stimulate or not the production of the new orange sweetpotato varieties on Mozambique’s main consumer market, Maputo, its capital and largest city. It shows that the chain linking rural producers to the city’s consumers is operated by private actors; the government provides basic infrastructures and price information. International donors are involved through the dissemination of planting material and nutrition information in support the marketing of OFSP. The commodity chains of white and orange-fleshed varieties are entwined with no clear price differences. The annual marketed volume is estimated at 8,000 tonnes, mostly produced by smallholders and sold to consumers by sidewalk and open-air market retailers. This market segment is dominated by women. A small group of specialized - male and female - commercial OFSP producers supplies about 0.5% to 1% of this market selling directly to a specific group of clients who either buy at farm gate or through home delivery. The conclusion is that the existing commodity chain fails to stimulate the production of OFSP and the expansion of its benefits to wider sections of the population suggesting that the emphasis should be on having biofortified varieties that can compete successfully with the conventional ones at the farm-level.
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Castro-Nunez, Augusto Carlos, Ma Eliza J. Villarino, Vincent Bax, Raphael Ganzenmüller, and Wendy Francesconi. "Broadening the Perspective of Zero-Deforestation Interventions in Peru by Incorporating Concepts from the Global Value Chain Literature." Sustainability 13, no. 21 (November 3, 2021): 12138. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su132112138.
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Global narratives around the links between deforestation and agricultural commodity production have led to the application of voluntary zero-deforestation agreements between companies, governments, and civil society. The continued tropical deforestation warrants a re-examination of this approach in order to customize its application for a particular location. Our paper contributes to this by exploring the spatial associations between deforestation and the production of cacao, coffee, and oil palm in the Amazon region in Peru. The geographical overlaps between deforestation, and the distribution of these commodity crops, indicate four types of spatial associations: (1) a high degree of deforestation and a high degree of commodity production (high-high); (2) a high degree of deforestation and a low degree of commodity production (high-low); (3) a low degree of deforestation and a high degree of commodity production (low-high); and (4) a low degree of deforestation and a low degree of commodity production (low-low). On the basis of these associations, we present four scenarios in which zero-deforestation supply chain interventions may operate in Peru and argue that broadening the perspective of such interventions by adopting a global value chain lens can improve the use of previously deforested lands, prevent unintended or future deforestation and, in turn, ensure that no forest area is left behind.
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Umanets, Tatiana, and Iryna Topalova. "Formation and Planning of Resource Supply Chains at Regional Commodity Markets Based on the SCOR Model." Herald of the Economic Sciences of Ukraine, no. 2(39) (2020): 128–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.37405/1729-7206.2020.2(39).128-132.
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Today dictates the need to reconsider the relations between the participants (subjects) of the regional economy. New trends and new approaches to doing business processes in the region require the construction of resource supply chains in the regions on the basis of self-development and self-sufficiency. There is a need to use the scientific apparatus on the basis of a system-integrated approach, which, according to the authors, is to identify sectors of the resource supply chains of regions on the basis of self-development and establish the relationship between them, forming them into a system (resources) and establishing feedback with the external environment. The article reveals the essence of the formation and planning of resource supply chains in regional commodity markets based on the SCOR-model. The study improved the conceptual and categorical apparatus of business process management at the regional level by introducing the concept of “resource supply chains of regional commodity markets” in a narrow and broad sense. The sectors of formation and planning of resource supply chains of regional commodity markets are proposed, namely: “supply – raw materials – production – distribution – consumption – utilization”. The relations that arise during the business process between the participants of the resource supply chains of regional commodity markets according to the model “3D: space – time – movement” are determined. The process of planning and formation of resource supply chains of regional commodity markets from the standpoint of integrated planning is characterized. It is recommended to form a chain of resource provision of regional and interregional responsible cooperation in the future on the basis of generalization of modern management technologies according to the model – “Flowchart SCOR”.
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Iurasov, A., L. Ivashko, and O. Maksymov. "DEVELOPMENT OF DECISION-SUPPORT ALGORITHMS FOR COMMODITY MANAGEMENT." Financial and credit activity: problems of theory and practice 1, no. 36 (February 17, 2021): 260–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.18371/fcaptp.v1i36.227782.
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The purpose of this paper is to improve the commodity management of retail chains by developing theoretical provisions of decision support system of retail chain commodity management (DSS RCM). Trading networks buy goods directly from manufacturers or large wholesalers, place these goods in warehouses, organize their distribution to stores. Commodity managers should decide how to provide all stores of the network in timely manner with the most profitable product every day.
The objective of the DSS RCM is to maximize the daily trading margin, per each euro invested in commodities taking into account restrictions on commodity resources and shelf space. The DSS RCM have to prepare bills of lading and orders for inbound logistics, distribution and re-distribution of commodities within the network. Decision support uses data available in any retail software. The calculation algorithms are simple and effective to ensure the necessary and sufficient accuracy with the time and hardware limitations and without significant investments in hardware and staff qualifications update. Algorithms calculate the optimal solution based on the objective function (for example, profit maximization) and restrictions (for example, inventory level, store sales, profit from sales of a given product).
The paper systematized the approaches of other scientists to solve the problem of product management in retail. Author analyze the strengths and weaknesses of those approaches for purpose to find the optimal approach for retail chains.
So the aim of this study is to develop theoretical basis of decision support system of retail chain commodity management (DSS RCM). The proposed method of optimization of commodity assets in retail based on their mathematical modeling and calculating of the consolidated profitability ratio. Research results are limited to homogeneous product retail chains (e.g., clothing or footwear).
By using proposed algorithms calculations could be in real-time mode in the database for tens (hundreds) of thousands items in the product range (for example, when selling clothes and shoes, a unique combination of model, color and size forms a separate item in the product range) in hundreds (thousands) of stores. Therefore, it could be hundreds of millions of combinations items-stores (Big Data).
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Sable, Nilesh P., Sachin R. Powar, Queency Fernandes, Nikita A. Gade, and Akash B. Shingade. "Pragmatic Approach for Online Document Verification Using Block-Chain Technology." ITM Web of Conferences 44 (2022): 03001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/itmconf/20224403001.
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As we all know, India has a plethora of universities, and many people graduate from them. Because it is possible for someone to falsify a degree, a secure based verification mechanism is required. It will be achieved in an existing system through the exchange of e-mails or postal mail; however, this is a time-consuming process that is insecure owing to human involvement. And, in order to solve these drawbacks, we implemented block chain technology into our system. When there is a security risk, block chain comes to mind. When it comes to data breaches, education is also not far away. For attackers, student data with little financial information has become a valuable commodity. At the same time, student verification is becoming a serious worry at educational institutions, which are being breached to generate phony identities and records. As a result, the greater the digitization of student information, the greater the need to protect student privacy.
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Beckers, Anna. "The Invisible Networks of Global Production: Re-Imagining the Global Value Chain in Legal Research." European Review of Contract Law 16, no. 1 (April 7, 2020): 95–117. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ercl-2020-0006.
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AbstractReviewing the burgeoning legal scholarship on global value chains to delineate the legal image of the global value chain and then comparing this legal image with images on global production in neighbouring social sciences research, in particular the Global Commodity Chain/Global Value Chain and the Global Production Network approach, this article reveals that legal research strongly aligns with the value chain image, but takes less account of the production-centric network image. The article then outlines a research agenda for legal research that departs from a network perspective on global production. To that end, it proposes that re-imagining the law in a world of global production networks requires a focus in legal research on the legal construction of global production and its infrastructure and a stronger contextualization of governance obligations and liability rules in the light of the issue-specific legal rules that apply to said infrastructure.
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Mwinyihija, M. "THE TRANSFORMATIONAL INITIATIVE OF AFRICA’S LEATHER SECTOR DEPENDENCE FROM COMMODITY TO VALUE CREATED AGRO-BASED PRODUCTS." Journal of Africa Leather and Leather Producuts Advances 3, no. 2 (July 20, 2016): 1–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.15677/jallpa.2016.v3i2.13.
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Africa is currently commodity dependent in its global trade engagement particularly in agro-based sectors where it has strong presence. Therefore, an in depth analysis of the leather industry which is an important component of agri-business in the continent is discussed in this paper. The attempt takes cognizance of its key socio-economic aspects related to unemployment, wealth creation, rural development and gender parity. As such, the need for appropriate transformational strategies as prerequisite to the continent’s sustainable development initiatives are investigated. It is envisaged that these strategies will encompass sustainable models of translating the continent to product dependency and inculcate a diversified approach to the resultant value added products anticipated to have huge potential. The approach is to strengthen Africa’s regional value chain platform as a preamble to the global value chain entry which, for a long time has placed the continent towards commodity dependence. Whilst focusing on the regional value chains, relevant stratums of the leather sector are considered in this paper. This initiative encompasses depiction of Africa’s performance, innovation and developmental strides so far achieved. Major results indicate that low to medium level artisanal skills and long experienced practioners (5-30yrs) consolidates the continent’s strength. In addition, the existence of youthful entrepreneurs (aged 30-49) provides a solid ground for the transformational quest to be pursued in Africa. To actualize on this initiative, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa-Leather and Leather Products Institute (COMESA-LLPI) in collaboration with The Common Wealth Secretariat (ComSec) has successfully established a regional design studio (RDS) whose objective is to promote value addition, increase productivity and competitiveness, market access, regional integration and incentivize the drive towards product diversification and regional value added product dependence. Thusly, the paper asserts that to attain this aspired position the approach has to be all encompassing, adopt a triple helix approach and operate on a strengthened regional value chain platform.
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Qiao, Jiping, Meicen Guo, Yuan Wu, Jin Gao, and Zichen Yue. "Research on Strawberry Cold Chain Transportation Quality Perception Method Based on BP Neural Network." Applied Sciences 12, no. 17 (September 4, 2022): 8872. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app12178872.
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Post-harvest strawberries are hard to store and can easily rot during cold chain transportation (CCT). This leads to considerable economic losses. This paper proposes a strawberry quality perception method used in CCT, based on the correlation between environmental parameters and strawberry quality parameters. The proposed method constructs a shelf-life prediction model based on a back propagation (BP) neural network, using four kinds of environmental parameters, including temperature, humidity, oxygen, and carbon dioxide, to perceive the quality of post-harvest strawberries, and builds a cold chain transportation quality perception system (CCT-QPS) with the help of LabVIEW software for monitoring the cold chain environment and commodity quality constantly. The results showed that the proposed method could precisely predict the remaining shelf-life of post-harvest strawberries. In addition, the proposed system could reflect the vehicle operation in real time, such as commodity quality and the internal environment of transport carriages. Moreover, the quality perception approach can inform decision making for managers and effectively improve the related regulatory measures in the strawberry supply chain.
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Widhiyoga, Ganjar, and Hasna Wijayati. "Challenges Faced by Cocoa-based Industries from Indonesia in Global Value Chains." Husnayain Business Review 2, no. 2 (September 28, 2022): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.54099/hbr.v2i2.288.
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Purpose – Products originated from cocoa are globally popular. Therefore there is an economic significance in developing the cocoa-based industry. Indonesia, as one of the countries having good quality cocoa specimens, should benefit from this commodity. However, the cocoa-based industry has not contributed much to Indonesia’s GDP. Thus, this paper seeks to understand Indonesia’s cocoa industry’s position within the cocoa industry’s global value chain and any difficulties that prevent the cocoa-based industry from flourishing in Indonesia. Approach - This paper drew from the literature on the cocoa industry in Indonesia and the cocoa global value chain. Findings - This research shows that Indonesia’s underdeveloped cocoa industry lacks an understanding of Indonesia’s cocoa value in the global value chains. This lack of understanding is prevalent in the Indonesian economic bureaucracy and local cocoa industrial actors’ perspective. Novelty – In the study of political economy, the optimization of economic benefits can be achieved through good synergy in political policies to support the achievement of maximum value added for a leading commodity in a country. When the synergy among the stakeholders is optimal, the implemented regulations can be adequately implemented.
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Ghazali, Puspa Liza, Dede Ansyari Guci, Eni Noreni Mohammad Zain, Hamidah Che Abdul x. Hamid, Roslida Abdul Razak, Juliana Arifin, Sharifah Arni Syed Jaaffar, and Norizan Remli. "The Factors of Risk Management Effect at Slope Construction Site." Husnayain Business Review 2, no. 2 (September 28, 2022): 34–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.54099/hbr.v2i2.323.
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Purpose – Products originated from cocoa are globally popular. Therefore there is an economic significance in developing the cocoa-based industry. Indonesia, as one of the countries having good quality cocoa specimens, should benefit from this commodity. However, the cocoa-based industry has not contributed much to Indonesia’s GDP. Thus, this paper seeks to understand Indonesia’s cocoa industry’s position within the cocoa industry’s global value chain and any difficulties that prevent the cocoa-based industry from flourishing in Indonesia. Approach - This paper drew from the literature on the cocoa industry in Indonesia and the cocoa global value chain. Findings - This research shows that Indonesia’s underdeveloped cocoa industry lacks an understanding of Indonesia’s cocoa value in the global value chains. This lack of understanding is prevalent in the Indonesian economic bureaucracy and local cocoa industrial actors’ perspective. Novelty – In the study of political economy, the optimization of economic benefits can be achieved through good synergy in political policies to support the achievement of maximum value added for a leading commodity in a country. When the synergy among the stakeholders is optimal, the implemented regulations can be adequately implemented.
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Talbot, John M. "The Struggle for Control of a Commodity Chain: Instant Coffee from Latin America." Latin American Research Review 32, no. 2 (1997): 117–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0023879100037870.
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Latin America has long provided most of the world's coffee. At the same time, dependence on coffee exports has profoundly affected many Latin American countries. This research note will analyze the relationship between primary-commodity exporting and development by means of a case study of attempts by Latin American countries to industrialize their exports by exporting instant coffee rather than green coffee beans. A commodity-chain approach will be used to explain how the initiatives of Latin American states and private firms have responded to and changed the structure of the global system of producing instant coffee. Three Latin American countries—Brazil, Colombia, and Ecuador—have become significant exporters of instant coffee, but the benefits they have realized from this effort have been limited by the control exercised by transnational corporations over the global production system.
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Mutebi Kalibwani, Rebecca, Jennifer Twebaze, Rick Kamugisha, Medard Kakuru, Moses Sabiiti, Irene Kugonza, Moses Tenywa, and Sospeter Nyamwaro. "Multi-stakeholder partnerships in value chain development." Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies 8, no. 1 (March 12, 2018): 171–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jadee-08-2015-0038.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that agricultural commodity value chain development using multi-stakeholder partnerships (MSPs) can fast-track improvement in the livelihoods of rural farming households. With the view that such partnerships can raise farmers’ incomes, the study uses the case of the organic pineapple (OP) value chain in Ntungamo, Western Uganda, to understand the governance features that hold the value chain partners together, to analyse the costs and margins to the participating farmers, to identify opportunities for demand-driven upgrading of the farmers’ skills and knowledge, and the role that partnerships play in such upgrading. Design/methodology/approach The study uses the qualitative tools of value chain analysis: value chain maps of stakeholders, processes and support services of the OP value chain, and a quantitative tool to analyse costs and margins to the participating farmers. Interviews were conducted with key informants from the OP innovation platform, and survey data collected for the planting season, February–July, 2014, across three farmer categories of certified organic, conventional, and farmers not participating in the innovation platform. Findings Careful selection of partnerships to develop the value chain is found to be critical. Partners to involve should be those that enable the upgrading of farmers’ knowledge, skills and technologies to position them for better markets. Partners should also include those that enable the improvement of margins to the farmers and efficiency of the value chain. The strategic MSPs should be bound by formal contracts, to ensure stable relationships in the value chain and hence sustainable market access for the farmers. Research limitations/implications Although carried out on a specific value chain in a specific local context, this is not likely to limit the applicability of the findings to commodity value chains in a range of local contexts. Originality/value The study fulfils the need to highlight the role that stakeholder partnerships can play in value chain development and how they can be sustained by governance and institutional arrangements.
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Osmundsen, Kjartan Kloster, Tore Selland Kleppe, Roman Liesenfeld, and Atle Oglend. "Estimating the Competitive Storage Model with Stochastic Trends in Commodity Prices." Econometrics 9, no. 4 (November 5, 2021): 40. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/econometrics9040040.
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We propose a State-Space Model (SSM) for commodity prices that combines the competitive storage model with a stochastic trend. This approach fits into the economic rationality of storage decisions and adds to previous deterministic trend specifications of the storage model. For a Bayesian posterior analysis of the SSM, which is nonlinear in the latent states, we used a Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm based on the particle marginal Metropolis–Hastings approach. An empirical application to four commodity markets showed that the stochastic trend SSM is favored over deterministic trend specifications. The stochastic trend SSM identifies structural parameters that differ from those for deterministic trend specifications. In particular, the estimated price elasticities of demand are typically larger under the stochastic trend SSM.
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Syofya, Heppi, and Afdhal Chatra P. "The Influence of Traceability of Kerinci Coffee Agricultural Products on Agricultural Value Added in Jambi Province." IJEBD (International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Business Development) 5, no. 2 (March 31, 2022): 246–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.29138/ijebd.v5i2.1746.
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of the supply chain of Kerinci coffee agricultural products on the value added of the agricultural economy of Jambi Province.
Design/methodology/approach: To improve coffee supply chain performance, innovation is needed through a value added approach between business actors using a transparency approach and supply chain management.
Findings: The trend of coffee commodity demand continues to increase with an average value of coffee consumption needs per year of 1.2 kg per capita / year in 2019, even Indonesia is the 3rd largest coffee producer in the world.
Research limitations/implications: Along with the increase in people's income, the price factor is no longer the main thing to consider the decision to consume an item.
Originality/value: This paper is original
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Kudi, T. M., J. G. Akpoko, and Z. Abdulsalam. "Assessment of the Cotton Industry Using the Global Commodity Chain Analysis Approach in Katsina State, Nigeria." Journal of Applied Sciences 7, no. 22 (November 1, 2007): 3557–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.3923/jas.2007.3557.3561.
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Han, Joon, and Hyun‐Chin Lim. "A commodity chain approach to the development of Korean personal computer industry: Resource, opportunity, and capability." Global Economic Review 29, no. 3 (January 2000): 119–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/12265080008449799.
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DuBois, Thomas David. "Many roads from pasture to plate: a commodity chain approach to China’s beef trade, 1732–1931." Journal of Global History 14, no. 1 (February 14, 2019): 22–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1740022818000335.
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AbstractThe advent of refrigerated transport made fresh beef a global commodity, linking South American and Australian producers to hungry consumers in Europe and North America. With vast supplies of cattle, and growing markets in Japan, Russia, and beyond, China was the last great frontier of this global transformation. Rather than a single export trade, China’s beef industry was a complex and multidirectional network of producers, processors, and consumers, its many production chains each facing distinct commercial, logistic, and political challenges. This article examines three such chains, the Qing-era caravan trade that drove live sheep and cattle to Beijing, the Harbin meat-packing industry that grew up around the Russian China Eastern Railway, and Japanese-dominated export of beef from Qingdao. A cross-section of these issues shows how the industry as a whole adapted to the new pressures and opportunities of globalization, as well as those presented by technology, foreign investment, imperialism, and war.
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Pereira, Laura. "Becoming coca: A materiality approach to a commodity chain analysis of hoja de coca in Colombia." Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography 31, no. 3 (November 2010): 384–400. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9493.2010.00412.x.
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Dizyee, Kanar, Derek Baker, Mario Herrero, Heather Burrow, Larelle McMillan, Daniel Ndaka Sila, and Karl Rich. "The promotion of amaranth value chains for livelihood enhancement in East Africa: A systems modelling approach." African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 15, no. 2 (June 30, 2020): 81–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.53936/afjare.2020.15(2).06.
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This paper conducts ex-ante impact assessments for policy interventions to promote amaranth value chains in Tanzania and Kenya. Amaranth is an underdeveloped, drought-resistant, and nutrition-rich crop used for human food, animal fodder, and ornamental purposes. Promoting amaranth value chains is a difficult task, given that amaranth is not a well-established commodity and has limited market outlets in the developing world at present. This paper provides a framework within which conduct scenario analysis of ways to promote amaranth value chains using system dynamics (SD). We constructed an integrated amaranth production and market model to evaluate the impact of producer adoption of improved production technologies (improved seed varieties), and changes in demand for amaranth products, on producer profits and planting behaviour. The results of our model show that the profitably upgrading and commercialising of amaranth value chains require multifaceted and chain-level interventions that improve supply- and demand-side conditions. Interventions that target only the supply side serve to increase amaranth production, but generate minor economic gain for producers.
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Fernandes, Felipe Tamega. "Institutions, Geography, and Market Power: The Political Economy of Rubber in the Brazilian Amazon, c. 1870–1910." Enterprise & Society 11, no. 4 (December 2010): 675–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1467222700009484.
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The thesis applies a political economy approach to the study of how institutions and geography explain the development of a commodity chain. Focusing on the Brazilian Amazon from 1870 to 1910, the analysis develops a new theoretical framework constructed by combining standard trade models with institutions and economic geography. There are two levels of analysis: interactions among and within different nodes of the commodity chain. A quantitative-driven analysis from macroeconomic data supports inferences from microeconomic behavior. The thesis provides new information on rubber prices and exports, trader ledgers, estate accounts, newspapers, traveler accounts, and official documents.The research develops a demand- and supply-side analysis of the history of rubber, from tappers to manufacturers. It features the main rubber manufacturing countries, Britain and the U.S.A., and shows how competition prevailed along the chain, translating into a struggle for rubber supply. Rubber was not a homogeneous product. Due to a combination of quantity and quality, the Brazilian Amazon possessed significant market power, market power that shaped the rubber chain. In this light, the thesis investigates how the Brazilian rubber supply chain was organized and how agents profited from its monopolistic position. It also shows that taxation increased the regional welfare and allowed the government to support two related activities: telegraphs and shipping.The thesis proves that violence and coercion were not necessary features of rubber production, as argued by much of the literature. Through a game theoretic approach, the thesis demonstrates conditions under which production could have occurred without exploitation. In a context of high price inelasticity of demand and rising prices, production was driven by market forces. Inelasticity of demand was indeed one of the main features of the rubber boom. It shaped production, bargaining power between different nodes of the chain and competition within them, defining the distribution of profits along the rubber chain.
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Katsikas, Georgios P., Marcel Enguehard, Maciej Kuźniar, Gerald Q. Maguire Jr, and Dejan Kostić. "SNF: synthesizing high performance NFV service chains." PeerJ Computer Science 2 (November 14, 2016): e98. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.98.
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In this paper we introduce SNF, a framework that synthesizes (S) network function (NF) service chains by eliminating redundant I/O and repeated elements, while consolidating stateful cross layer packet operations across the chain. SNF uses graph composition and set theory to determine traffic classes handled by a service chain composed of multiple elements. It then synthesizes each traffic class using a minimal set of new elements that apply single-read-single-write and early-discard operations. Our SNF prototype takes a baseline state of the art network functions virtualization (NFV) framework to the level of performance required for practical NFV service deployments. Software-based SNF realizes long (up to 10 NFs) and stateful service chains that achieve line-rate 40 Gbps throughput (up to 8.5x greater than the baseline NFV framework). Hardware-assisted SNF, using a commodity OpenFlow switch, shows that our approach scales at 40 Gbps for Internet Service Provider-level NFV deployments.
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Endoh, Eusebius K. M., Jeane Pandey, and Adrie Abram Sajow. "Analysis of the Supply Chain of Local Beef Cattle Commodity and Beef in North Sulawesi." International Journal of Applied Business and International Management 6, no. 3 (December 20, 2021): 78–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.32535/ijabim.v6i3.1331.
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The high price of local beef at the retail and end consumer levels is due to many members in the supply chain. As a result, the selling price is low at the producer level. The research aims to identify the state of production factors, analyze the product, financial information flows of the supply chain and the margin value of various distribution channels, and formulate a development strategy. The survey research with the case study model was conducted on 256 respondents with a qualitative descriptive analysis, network, supply chain distribution margins, and the formulation of strategies. The analysis results show that in North Sulawesi there are five distribution channels with varying margin values between 32.71-39.20 percent. This confirms that the supply routes for local beef and beef cattle commodities in North Sulawesi depress farmers' income and burden consumers. The development strategy is with an industrial approach from upstream to downstream.
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Sayoga, A. Aru Hadi Eka. "Kajian Rantai Nilai Agribisnis Mete Kabupaten Wonogiri." JURNAL MANAJEMEN AGRIBISNIS (Journal Of Agribusiness Management) 10, no. 2 (October 23, 2022): 871. http://dx.doi.org/10.24843/jma.2022.v10.i02.p12.
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Increasing the value chain of a commodity in a region can be a major factor in the development of the local economy in a region. The same is true for the cashew nut agribusiness in Wonogiri because Wonogiri Regency is the leading producer of cashew (Anacardium occindintale) in Central Java Province with production approaching 90% of the total production in Central Java. Therefore, it is necessary to study the value chain of cashew nut production as the main commodity driving the economy of Wonogiri Regency along with the actors involved, critical points, and obstacles in it so that the objectives of this research can be achieved. With a qualitative descriptive approach, this research makes more use of field observations and surveys, and primary data is the main data source. The results obtained are that obstacles are still found in each value chain both at the input, production, collection, processing, and marketing stages, but efforts to overcome obstacles have been formulated since input, namely through efforts to strengthen institutional systems and farmer’s group management, product diversification and produce derivative products, as well as coaching and mentoring managerial governance, accounting and marketing techniques for cashew agribusiness actors.
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Pietrzak, Michał, Aleksandra Chlebicka, Paweł Kraciński, and Agata Malak-Rawlikowska. "Information Asymmetry as a Barrier in Upgrading the Position of Local Producers in the Global Value Chain—Evidence from the Apple Sector in Poland." Sustainability 12, no. 19 (September 23, 2020): 7857. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12197857.
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The typical approach in the business strand of literature on inter-organisational forms of cooperation is based on the Porter’s value chain model or on the body of literature related to the supply chain. However, there is extended research on value chains based on a different theoretical tradition, rooted in world-systems theory and commodity chain concepts, which recently tend to merge under the umbrella of the Global Value Chain (GVC). We use this eclectic approach as a theoretical framework to investigate the issue of informational asymmetries considered as a barrier in upgrading the position of local producers in the GVC by enhancing quality. As an empirical illustration, we use the Polish apple sector. Poland is one of the largest apple producers in the world with a strong export orientation and linkages with the global value chain. The study provides an insight into the barriers of upgrading the position in GVC and ways to overcome them. Responsibility for the final quality offered for the end-user is strongly dispersed across many actors in the chain, while interrelations between them are plagued by the information asymmetry problem. Therefore, the upstream transmission of end-user quality expectations within the chain fails due to the lack of orchestrating incentives and causes the misbehaviour in conducting different activities in the chain. Thus, attempts to upgrade the position of Polish apple growers in the GVC should be focused on overcoming information asymmetries. Mechanisms such as branding, standardisation and certification seem to be promising ways forward.
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Shiba, Sisa, Goodness C. Aye, Rangan Gupta, and Samrat Goswami. "Forecastability of Agricultural Commodity Futures Realised Volatility with Daily Infectious Disease-Related Uncertainty." Journal of Risk and Financial Management 15, no. 11 (November 10, 2022): 525. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jrfm15110525.
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Given the food supply chain disruption from COVID-19 lockdowns around the world, we examine the predictive power of daily infectious diseases-related uncertainty (EMVID) on commodity traded futures within the agricultural bracket, sometimes known as the softs, using the heterogeneous autoregressive realised variance (HAR-RV) model. Considering the short-, medium-, and long-run recursive out-of-sample estimation approach, we estimate daily realised volatility by using intraday data within the 5 min interval for 15 agricultural commodity futures. During the COVID-19 episode, our results indicated that EMVID plays an important role in predicting the future path of agricultural commodity traded futures in the short, medium, and long run, i.e., h = 1, 5, and 22, respectively. According to the MSE-F test, these results are statistically significant. These results contain important implications for investors, portfolio managers, and speculators when faced with investment risk management and strategic asset allocation during infectious disease-related uncertainty.
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Kharisma, Erwin. "Rantai Pasar Komoditas Pertanian dan Dampaknya Terhadap Kegiatan Perdagangan Komoditas Pertanian Pasar Projo." Jurnal Wilayah dan Lingkungan 2, no. 1 (April 4, 2014): 25. http://dx.doi.org/10.14710/jwl.2.1.25-42.
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<p class="Abstract"><em>Subdistrict Ambarawa as a small town in Central Java is a city that has the potential in the domestic and regional services. Projo market located in downtown Ambarawa is one of the largest traditional market in Semarang Regency. Projo market is a market first that held a special morning vegetable market. Intensive activity often cause traffic jams in front of the Market Projo passed by the national road-Jogjakart Semarang. Ambarawa position is located in the middle of agricultural areas have specialized functions makes Ambarawa make Ambarawa be the exit for agricultural commodities. To find the perpetrator, the location, flow and value-added agricultural commodities in the market Projo, it is necessary to review how the chain of agricultural commodity markets in the Market Projo.Market chain analysis will address how the role of Market Projo Ambarawa particularly in the area of the system especially agricultural commodities. From the analysis of the market chain will be known to impact the flow Projo Market chain of agricultural commodities trading activities. Is the impact of the market chain with trading activities have positive and negative for the traders in the Market Projo. This study aims to determine the condition of the agricultural commodity market chain and its relation to the activities of trade in agricultural commodities in the market Projo, Ambarawa. This research approach is qualitative penedekatan with descriptive statistical analysis techniques. Under the conditions of the market chain will be described the relationship between market chain of agricultural commodities trading activities Projo Market. The results of the analysis it is associated chain actors vegetables and fruits were not only from local actors, but also there are actors nonlocal located near the center producing commodities, such as the perpetrator of farmers and gatherers. While the majority of local actors are actors who sell at the Market Projo such as market traders and retailers. With the presence of nonlocal actors illustrates that commodity in a commodity market Projo nonlocal. Nonlocal vegetables are from Sub Getasan and District Ngablak. Then for for commodities originating from the center of fruit like Batu in East Java, Malang, Banyuwangi, and Kediri, while for centers such as Magelang, Central Java and Kebumen.For the analysis of the chain, most players in this industry sector is taking the basic ingredients of vegetables and fruits to be processed into other forms, such as food, vegetables, fruit soups, fruit ice. The perpetrator was a perpetrator of restaurants and pkl.For added value, some local actors such as market traders, retailers, and collectors get the added value is large enough compared to other actors of vegetables, local fruits, and fruit imports. Only farmers who obtain the greatest added value of vegetables, fruit for local and imported commodities of local actors such as collectors and market traders get the most added value than nonlocal actors involved. From the above descriptions can be drawn with the impact of the market chain of agricultural commodities trading activities in the Projo Market terfasilitasinya local merchants to sell at the market and value-added Projo received from local traders is quite big compared to nonlocal actors commodity chain of vegetables and fruits. With local traders in the Market terfasilitasinya Projo, it is necessary to the arrangement and the addition of market capacity because the capacity exceeds the capacity of market traders, especially the morning market. Projo market as needed to absorb the local market traders and local people's income will rise gradually to Market Projo can benefit the surrounding community.</em></p>
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Odongo, Walter, Manoj Kumar Dora, Adrienn Molnar, Duncan Ongeng, and Xavier Gellynck. "Role of power in supply chain performance: evidence from agribusiness SMEs in Uganda." Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies 7, no. 3 (November 13, 2017): 339–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jadee-09-2016-0066.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of power on supply chain performance (SCP) in the context of small and medium sized agribusiness enterprises (SMEs). Contrary to most of previous studies, which collect and analyze data from one side of a relationship dyad using a focal firm approach, a matched triad approach was employed in data collection and analysis. Design/methodology/approach Empirical data was collected from 150 agribusiness supply chain members from the maize supply chain in Uganda. Analysis was done using multi-group analysis and structural equations modeling. Findings Results highlight the differences in the perception of power use and how it influences SCP. The differences in perception suggest the existence of power asymmetry amongst supply chain members. This work contributes to the ongoing debate concerning the use of triad as a unit of analysis as opposed to a firm or a dyad. Research limitations/implications This study only focused on one commodity chain in one country, which can limit the broad application of the findings. Originality/value The novelty of this work lies in fact that the authors assess perception of power amongst supply chain members in a triadic context, a perspective that has not been adequately tested in agribusiness supply chain management studies before.
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Ha, Nga Thi, Simon Benedikter, and Gerald Kapp. "A Value Chain Approach to Forest Landscape Restoration: Insights from Vietnam’s Production-Driven Forest Restoration." Forest and Society 6, no. 1 (February 18, 2022): 311–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.24259/fs.v6i1.18038.
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According to FAO figures, over 129 million hectares of forests have been lost globally since the 1990s, mainly in the tropical Global South, where agriculture acts as the main driver of forest conversion. International commitments, such as the Bonn Challenge, aim to reverse this trend through the application of forest landscape restoration (FLR) as an integrated and inclusive restoration approach. Beyond the discourse level, however, FLR implementation lags behind expectations due to insufficient funding and a disconnection with local implementation. We argue that, instead of relying on public resources for conservation-driven restoration, increased private sector engagement may point the way out of the funding impasse. However, this requires a shift towards production-driven FLR, which includes the livelihood needs of communities and smallholders as agents of landscape transition. For achieving the dual purpose of connecting landscapes with markets and promoting sustainable landscape restoration, we ascribe value chains and their economic, social and ecological configurations a key role in production-driven FLR. Drawing on Vietnam’s forest restoration pathway as an illustrative case, we examine how production-driven forest restoration, smallholder engagement and value chain upgrading can stimulate positive landscape transitions. We conclude that, depending on their configuration, value chains can have negative or positive social and ecological impacts at the landscape level. Furthermore, regulated, progressive and high-value commodity chains may perform better in the areas of integrated FLR objectives landscape integrity, ecological functionality and human well-being.
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Fanggidae, Ronald, Paulina Amtiran, Yury Fa’ah, Klaasvakumok Kamuri, and Dominikus Aman. "Supply Chain Analysis Of Beef In Kupang City." Eduvest - Journal of Universal Studies 3, no. 1 (January 20, 2023): 154–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.36418/eduvest.v3i1.684.
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The agricultural sector is one sector that plays a role in economic development in Indonesia. One of the sub-sectors in agriculture is the livestock sub-sector where the activities are in the form of livestock commodity management. In fulfilling consumer demand, the form of regulation in the meat supply chain also aims to benefit the links involved. Therefore, there is a need for approach to the supply chain system in the form of an approach to find out the product flow, financial flow, information flow, because this will affect the decision making of the existing chain. The snowball sampling technique was used for sampling the links involved in the beef supply chain in Kupang City. The method used in this research is to use the survey method. The survey phase was carried out to collect primary and secondary data. Primary data was obtained through interviews and filling out questionnaires by respondents. Secondary data was obtained from the relevant agencies in this study, namely the Kupang City RPH and other related sources. There are 3 results in this study, including 1) Product Flow Based.2) Financial Flow based on 3) Information Flow.
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Başer, Uğur, and Mehmet Bozoğlu. "Tarımsal Değer Zincirinde Değer Yaratan Faaliyetlerin Belirlenmesi." Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology 6, no. 8 (August 20, 2018): 1002. http://dx.doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v6i8.1002-1007.1835.
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A value chain starts with the production of a primary commodity, ends with the consumption of the final product. The aim of this study was to explain the agricultural value chain and to determine of value-creating activities in the agriculture sector. The literature review approach was utilized in the research. The agricultural value chain has seven stages which are input supply, production, producer organizations, traders, processors, wholesalers, and retailers respectively. In the value chain, it is aimed to get advantages against competitors by increasing the quality of crops and products, product differentiation or increasing the efficiency of the system. While the production costs of agricultural crops and products were affected by the input use and technology, product differentiation could be realized by the approaches of organic agriculture and good agricultural practices, etc. Although large enterprises in the agricultural sector could handle the value chain as a whole, small and medium-sized enterprises which had to leave the process early should focus on creating value as long as they remain in the process. With value chain analysis approach, it would be possible to contribute to the solution of certain main problems in the agricultural sector.
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Murfield, Monique Lynn, and Wendy L. Tate. "Buyer and supplier perspectives on environmental initiatives." International Journal of Logistics Management 28, no. 4 (November 13, 2017): 1319–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijlm-06-2016-0138.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine managerial perspectives in both buyer and supplier firms implementing environmental initiatives in their supply chains, and explore the impact of environmental initiatives on buyer-supplier relationships. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative, grounded theory approach is used as the methodological approach to this research, including 15 in-depth interviews with managers from buyer and supplier firms implementing environmental initiatives in their supply chains to gain multiple perspectives of the buyer-supplier relationships. Findings The results suggest that implementing environmental initiatives within the supply chain changes the buyer-supplier relationship from transactional to collaborative, shifting from a commodity-focused purchase to a more strategic purchase as environmental initiatives are implemented. Research limitations/implications Although both buyer and supplier perspectives were considered, matched dyads were not used; researchers should continue to provide a holistic perspective of the phenomenon with dyadic data. Additionally, the use of a qualitative research approach suggests a lack of generalizability of results, and therefore researchers should further test the propositions. Practical implications Implementing environmental initiatives within the supply chain may require different approaches to supply management and development for long-term success. Suppliers should recognize that the capability to implement environmental initiatives with their customers is a differentiator. The nuances involved in managing the implementation of environmental initiatives between firms can be better managed by collaboratively developing metrics specifically related to the environment. Originality/value Previous research in environmental supply chain management has examined drivers and barriers of implementing environmental initiatives with suppliers, but fails to address the relationship dynamics involved when implementing environmental initiatives between organizations. This research begins to fill that gap.
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Saha, Sujata. "A Three-Echelon Dual-Channel Supply Chain Model with Learning Effect Under the Return Policy." Jurnal Teknik Industri 22, no. 2 (August 31, 2021): 155–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.22219/jtiumm.vol22.no2.155-170.
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In today's competitive and technologically developed era, many retailers have adopted an e-channel to increase sales, in addition to the existing traditional retail channel. Although many researchers studied this issue, there is hardly any research that comprehensively considers the learning-effect and return-policy. Therefore, this research aimed to develop an imperfect production dual-channel supply chain model consisting of a supplier, a manufacturer, and a retailer. The manufacturer also has a refurbishment unit adjacent to its production hub, where it reworks all the defectives. The main objective is to maximize the supply chain profit by considering factors, such as inspection error, return policy, and learning-effect of the employees. Finally, this model is analyzed with the Leader-follower relationship strategy and an integrated approach. The research found that the integrated approach is profitable for the entire supply chain, while commodity prices can be minimized. Sensitivity analysis is also presented in this study.
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Osei-Kwarteng, Mildred, Joseph Patrick Gweyi-Onyango, and Gustav Komla Mahunu. "Commodity Systems Assessment Methodology of Postharvest Losses in Vegetable Amaranths: The Case of Tamale, Ghana." International Journal of Agronomy 2017 (2017): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1747869.
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A semistructured questionnaire based on the commodity system assessment methodology (CSAM) was used to determine postharvest losses in vegetable amaranths (VA). Fifty producers and retailers were randomly selected from five and four major VA producing areas and markets, respectively, and interviewed. Data obtained were subjected to descriptive statistical analyses. The survey revealed that absence of laws, regulation, incentives, and inadequate technical information affected the production of VA. The utmost preproduction challenge was poor quality seeds with poor seed yield (35%), low viability (19%), and nontrueness (46%). It was noted that some cultural practices including planting pattern and density, irrigation, and fertiliser use had effects on postharvest losses. Some postharvest practices used were cleaning with water, trimming, sorting, and grading. Usually the produce was transported to marketing centers by cars and motor cycle trailers. Generally poor temperature management after harvest was a big challenge for the postharvest handling of VA. The potential of vegetable amaranths as a commodity in the study area can be enhanced by providing the necessary institutional support, incentives, and use of good management practices along the value chain. An interdisciplinary approach and quantification of losses along the chain are recommended for any future study.
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Nafik Hadi Ryandono, Muhammad, Imron Mawardi, Lina Nugraha Rani, Tika Widiastuti, Ririn Tri Ratnasari, and Akhmad Kusuma Wardhana. "Trends of research topics related to Halal meat as a commodity between Scopus and Web of Science: A systematic review." F1000Research 11 (December 22, 2022): 1562. http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.123005.1.
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Background: People are more aware of halal products in commodity markets. Halal meat is an essential commodity for society in the Islamic commodity market in particular. The objective of this study was to analyze differences in research trends related to halal meat in published papers indexed by Scopus and Web of Science. The objective is to observe how was halal meat as commodity become the trend of research written by Indonesian authors, as well as what was the novelty of the research trend related to such tiopic. Methods: This study used purposive sampling with a bibliometric approach in collecting the samples. The samples were published papers from the Scopus and Web of Science (SCI) databases from 2006 to 25th October 2021. The were 154 samples found from cSopus and 50 samples in Web of Science (SCI). Analysis was performed by VOSviewer and biblioshiny. Results: Overall, 154 papers from Scopus and 50 from SCI were analyzed. Scopus and SCI exhibited different research trends. Moreover, papers from Scopus were dominated by Indonesian authors; those from SCI were not. The source growth of published papers in SCI was more dynamic than that in Scopus. The research trends in papers from SCI were more focused on the types of meat and the source itself. This was different to papers in Scopus, which placed greater emphasis on the supply chain. Conclusions: This paper can act as a reference for continued research into halal meat in commodity markets, especially in Islamic countries. This paper is the first to compare the research trends in halal meat in the commodity market by comparing the differences in two major indexes, Scopus and SCI.
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Mgeni, Charles, Klaus Müller, and Stefan Sieber. "Sunflower Value Chain Enhancements for the Rural Economy in Tanzania: A Village Computable General Equilibrium-CGE Approach." Sustainability 11, no. 1 (December 23, 2018): 75. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11010075.
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Poverty is prevalent and widespread in rural Tanzania, where agriculture is the main activity. The government is making significant public investments intended to speed the growth of agriculture as a means to accelerate inclusive economic growth. In line with public investments, the government is promoting public–private partnerships by encouraging the use of improved agricultural innovations and linking farmers to markets, seeking to increase their yields and income. However, there is a paucity of empirical evidence using multipliers analysis about the extent of how gains in agricultural productivity and market linkages for farmers in rural areas help improve the economy at the household level. This paper assesses the welfare effects of the sunflower value chain for a rural economy in Tanzania using a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model for the selected village, which has a high potential for sunflower. Findings highlight the use of the CGE model, first, for analyzing and understanding the economic sectors at a village level. Second, the effects of various upgrading strategies promoted for improving rural farming communities by the government and non-governmental development partners at the micro-scale are analyzed and potential agricultural commodity value chains identified. The multiplier analysis provided insights regarding the potential of sunflower crops for the village economy.