The distribution and extent of agrifood chain management research in the public domain

Guanxi is the lifeblood of the Chinese society. It also becomes a hot topic for achieving business success in China. The primary goal of this exploratory study is to empirically investigate the effect of guanxi networks on buyer-seller relationships and market performance for the Chinese vegetable sector. We interviewed 167 vegetable farmers (i.e., sellers) and 84 vegetable processing and exporting companies (i.e., buyers) in Jiangsu Province, P.R. China. The path analysis results reveal that guanxi networks in China directly and indirectly affect buyer-seller relationships and market performance; however, guanxi networks have different effects for vegetable sellers and buyers. Results demonstrate that vegetable sellers and buyers follow different approaches to achieve superior market performance.[EconLit citations: L100, Q130]. r

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“…Little research has been directed to the Chinese agrifood sector (Cunningham, 2001) and the way guanxi can be used to do business.…”

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Performance in vegetable supply chains: the role of Guanxi networks and buyer–seller relationships

Feng

Trienekens

et al. 2008

Agribusiness

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“…For example, a significant forum for business relationships, the Industrial Marketing and Purchasing Group (IMP) acknowledges its own shortcomings in this respect (Brennan & Turnbull, 2002;Harden, 2004). In contribution, I hope to have added to the body of knowledge in what is recognised as a lightly researched area, namely agri-food channels; and this sector was identified for further exploration by Cunningham (2001), who found it to possess a dearth of empirical study. Thereby some of the concepts that, for example, Naudé may consider Fout of date_ are still pertinent and as yet not widely applied in all business-to-business situations.…”

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Response to comments on ‘Power to all our Friends? Living with imbalance in supplier–retailer relationships’

Hingley

2005

Industrial Marketing Management

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“…Until 2001, only 123 peer-reviewed scientific papers had been published globally (Cunningham, 2001), while the first mention of supply-chain management in agrifood products was in 1987. The distribution of agrifood products requires the formation and operation of advanced logistical systems, with high complexity arising from special product-related requirements.…”

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Telematics for Efficient Transportation and Distribution of Agrifood Products

Marentakis

2011

Intelligent Agrifood Chains and Networks

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For the agrifood industry the issue of product traceability over the supply chain is of great importance. Agrifood product companies use various methods and technologies to safeguard product quality and their market reputation. Moreover, management of contemporary complex and rapidly changing logistics systems require high availability of real-time information about the position and state of a company's fleet and freight. Supply-chain management, and more specifically the freight transportation channel, is currently supported by technological innovations in information and communication technologies (ICT) in many ways, providing valuable information for carriers and shippers to manage fleets and goods effectively, and at the same time enhancing their capability of responding to changing customer requirements. ICT applications allow decision-makers and planners to effectively handle problems related to the daily operation of distribution centres, freight forwarding, urban distribution, long-haul freight transport, loading and unloading planning, route scheduling etc. The growing volume of data, coupled with the need for flexibility in daily operations, requires the support of suitable information technology. Recent advances in microelectronics and computing technology have enhanced the capability of electronic devices, for example display size, interfaces, portability and energy consumption. In addition, new portable devices (personal data assistants and personal navigation systems have been developed recently and do not require fixed installation in vehicles.Coherent combinations of ICT technologies and devices constitute specific classes of sophisticated information systems (typically referred to as 'telematics' or automatic vehicle location systems). These offer monitoring and interaction capabilities between fleet trucks, drivers and freight stakeholders at almost any level of management, covering the planning, the trip and route monitoring, and reporting needs. The need for ICT support in freight transport and distribution becomes even more important when transported goods are of high value, perishable, time-dependent, hazardous or related to just-in-time services for those companies aiming at supplying products in complex and continuously growing distribution networks. Typical examples of these are agricultural and food products. Such networks aim to deliver products to stores ranging from small retailers (offering a range of 1000-3000 stock keeping units (SKUs), 90% of which are agrifood products) to supermarkets (offering a range of 20 000-30 000 SKUs, 75-90% of which are agrifood products) and hypermarkets (offering Intelligent Agrifood Chains and Networks, First Edition. Edited by Michael Bourlakis, Ilias Vlachos and Vasileios Zeimpekis.

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The distribution and extent of agrifood chain management research in the public domain

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Performance in vegetable supply chains: the role of Guanxi networks and buyer–seller relationships

Performance in vegetable supply chains: the role of Guanxi networks and buyer–seller relationships

Response to comments on ‘Power to all our Friends? Living with imbalance in supplier–retailer relationships’

Telematics for Efficient Transportation and Distribution of Agrifood Products

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