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Impact of Firm Characteristics on Expected and Actual Traceability Costs and Benefits in the Italian Fishery Supply Chain

Asioli, Daniele; Boecker, Andreas; Canavari, Maurizio - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2010

Since 2005, the implementation of a traceability system is mandatory to all European food chain operators. The balance … of costs to build and maintain the traceability system and benefits of traceability depends on the firm's traceability …. Mora and Menozzi (2005) mention that the cost of traceability is lower when firms already have a QMS in place. Moreover, US …

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Effects of Traceability on the Italian Fresh Vegetables Market: A Demand System Simulation

Caracciolo, Francesco; Cembalo, Luigi - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2010

Traceability can serve various purposes in the food sector, including that of chain quality control. However, the … aspects that seem to be most frequently required of traceability are those related to food safety. Nevertheless, traceability … support it: traceability systems do not guarantee, per se, quality. On the other hand, a rigorous traceability system that …

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Information Reference Models for European Pork Supply Networks

Lehmann, Richard J.; Fritz, Melanie; Schiefer, Gerhard - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2011

Several global developments such as diminishing production resources, limits in the availability of water and the growing demand for bio-energy as well as sector-wide crises (e.g. BSE, swine fever, dioxin) have led to a changing attitude of society towards the conse-quences of the food...

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Alliance Performances in the Dutch Biotechnology Sector

Garbade, Philipp J.P.; Fortuin, Frances T.J.M.; Omta, S.W.F. - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2011

In the biotechnology sector small R&D intensive firms play a fundamental role to keep innovation rates high. With less bureaucratic burdens, low level of hierarchy and high internal flexibility they are able to move fast and to make most efficient use of unique competences. Still their shortage...

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How Do Different Countries Use Labeling Standards: A Case Study Comparing Wisconsin Real Cheese to Parmigiano-Reggiano

Patel, Payal; House, Lisa; Spreen, Thomas H. - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2011

Product labeling is an important dimension in food retailing. The evolution of Protected Geographic Indicators (PGI) and Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) in the European Union are used to identify products grown in a specific region or food products produced using a specific technology. The...

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Supply Chain Response to Institutional Markets’ Demand for Healthy and Sustainable Food Options

Abatekassa, Getachew - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2011

Institutional food buyers in the U.S. are increasingly demanding food products that are safe, traceable, healthier, local/regional, or sustainably produced and supplied. These markets consist of schools, universities, hospitals, charities, correction facilities, clubs and other similar...

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An Assessment of Consumer Satisfaction for Food Retail Chains: A Case Study from Turkey

Akpinar, Goksel; Gul, Mevlut; Gulcan, Sinem - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2011

Consumer oriented marketing concept appeared to be effective in accordance to the shift from the traditional marketing approach to the modern marketing approach. This process brings about the concept of customer value in retail food sector as it is the case in other sectors. The rise in number...

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Vertical Integration within the Fresh Fruit Chain

Baldwin, Jean-Paul; Spreen, Thomas H. - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012

The “fruit trade chain” is a commonly accepted term used in the industry to describe the system of trading fresh fruit. The fruit trade chain includes procurement, production, packaging, shipment and delivery to the consumer. Within this chain, numerous components are involved: picking,...

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New Trends in Chinese Diet: Cultural Influences on Consumer Behavior

Del Giudice, Teresa; Caracciolo, Francesco; Cicia, Gianni; … - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012

Although the Chinese market is traditionally characterized by a gastronomic culture which is profoundly different from its Western counterpart, the emerging social classes is expressing a growing demand for processed food, opening up to foreign influences, which are neither accepted with...

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Electronic Commodity Market System for Food Networks

Fomina, Julia; Fomin, Eduard - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2011

On the agricultural market, like any other market, there are transaction costs such as “discovering what the relevant prices are, the costs of negotiating and concluding a separate contract for each exchange transaction1”, and others. According to our research the average level of...

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