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Price Heterogeneity and Vine Homogeneity: An Ordered Logit Hedonic Price Estimation
Pomarici, Eugenio; Caracciolo, Francesco; Cembalo, Luigi - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012
Consumers face complex choices when they buy wine: wine is a highly differentiated product sold at prices that vary over a wide range. This paper aims to provide monetary valuation of some relevant credence attributes of the wine, such as certifications and quality ratings made by expert...
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Adaptation in Food Networks: Theoretical Frame Work and Empirical Evidences
Martino, Gaetano; Frascarelli, Angelo - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012
on two related aspect: the integration among the agents and the adaptation in the face of emerging disturbances. The … paper aims at addressing the problem on what are the role of the adaptation processes in the implementation of sustainable … strategies in Food Networks. Adaptation is a central problem of economic organisations (Williamson, 1985, 1991), and its …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010914613
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CO2 Emission in the Fresh Vegetables Chains: A Meta-Analysis
Caracciolo, Francesco; Cicia, Gianni; Del Giudice, Teresa; … - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012
sustainable future. Carbon emissions reduction target represents a global challenge gaining the headlines around the world and pushing academic scientists to discuss actively possible technical innovations, economic consequences and environmental benefits. On the other hand consumers already...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880536
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Risk, Information and Trust in the Food Chain: Factors Explaining Consumer Willingness to Pay
Latvala, Terhi - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2010
The safety of food in the food chain has become an increasingly interesting issue to consumers and the media. It has also become a source of concern, as the amount of information on the risks related to food safety continues to expand. The purpose of this study was to identify factors...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008853570
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Price Volatility and Risk Management: The Case of Rice
Banterle, Alessandro; Vandone, Daniela - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2013
The paper aims at analysing rice-price volatility over the last five years, and at identifying strengths and weaknesses of financial-risk management tools other than derivatives. In particular, it focuses on innovative insurance products and on their potential use in the EU Mediterranean area,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011078213
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A Review of Quantitative Models for Sustainable Food Logistics Management: Challenges and Issues
Soysal, Mehmet; Bloemhof, Jacqueline M.; Vorst, Jack … - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010914614
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Towards a Supply-Chain Instrument to Monitor an Information Technology Implementation
Denolf, Janne.M.; Wognum, Nel P.M.; Trienekens, Jacques H. - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012
Based on improved information performance, agro-food companies and supply chains want to enhance their production processes. It creates the necessity to implement additional information technologies. The implementation of information technologies is, however, a complex task because of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011069702
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A Computer Simulation Model of Knowledge Management in Small and Medium Agri-Food Enterprises
Martinez Soto, Moises E.; Monroy, Carlos Rodriguez; … - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2011
System dynamics is an appropriate tool to build management models due to its ease of application in solving unstructured problems. In the twenty-first century the sustainability of organizations is influenced by the way it manages its knowledge. In this sense, knowledge management (KM)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011069844
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Design and Implementation of Flower Export Consortium in Ceará State, Brazil
Silva Junior, Aziz Galvao da; Perez, Ronaldo; Amin, Daniel - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2011
The Brazilian presence in international commerce, despite the regional leadership in Latin America and the global importance of Brazil as an emerging economy, is quite limited, reaching only 1% of the world’s total trade. Nevertheless, the agribusiness sector is responsible for half of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011069845
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Contracts Between Small Scale Soybean Farmers and the Biodiesel Industry in Brazil: An Application of Principal-Agent Model
Clemente, Felippe; Silva Júnior, Aziz Galvão da - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2013
A contract is considered incomplete when the optimal solution for a contractual problem requires some information from the parts which is not observable by one or both parts. This problem is found in the biodiesel production chain among small scale farmers and biodiesel companies in Brazil,...
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