Non-attractiveness of modern supply chains

In comparison to traditional supply chains, modern supply chains potentially allow supply chain actors, including smallholder producers and traders, to improve their productivity and overall performance. While one would expect smallholder producers and traders to join modern supply chains at every o...

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Main Authors: Obeth, E., Batt, Peter, Butler, B.
Format: Conference Paper
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17160
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description In comparison to traditional supply chains, modern supply chains potentially allow supply chain actors, including smallholder producers and traders, to improve their productivity and overall performance. While one would expect smallholder producers and traders to join modern supply chains at every opportunity, there is growing evidence to show that not all participants are willing to engage. Through open-ended interviews with banana traders, the unwillingness to participate in modern supply chains is based on perceived risk, additional workloads and a current state of comfort. Apart from that, as supermarkets still source bananas from the traditional market, there is no need for traditional retailers to switch as they can still participate in modern supply chains.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-171602017-09-13T15:42:44Z Non-attractiveness of modern supply chains Obeth, E. Batt, Peter Butler, B. In comparison to traditional supply chains, modern supply chains potentially allow supply chain actors, including smallholder producers and traders, to improve their productivity and overall performance. While one would expect smallholder producers and traders to join modern supply chains at every opportunity, there is growing evidence to show that not all participants are willing to engage. Through open-ended interviews with banana traders, the unwillingness to participate in modern supply chains is based on perceived risk, additional workloads and a current state of comfort. Apart from that, as supermarkets still source bananas from the traditional market, there is no need for traditional retailers to switch as they can still participate in modern supply chains. 2015 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17160 10.17660/ActaHortic.2015.1103.33 fulltext
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Non-attractiveness of modern supply chains
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title_short Non-attractiveness of modern supply chains
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