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A Multi Objective Approach to Short Food Supply Chain Management
Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2017 Conventional supply chains, involving several stages and various intermediaries, are affected by some well- known forms of inefficiencies and drawbacks.
G. Aiello +3 more
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Short Food Supply Chains: rebuilding consumers’ trust. [PDF]
New Medit, 2021 Whereas population is showing increasing distrust rates in the regular agri-food system, Alternative Food Networks (AFN) are gradually gaining space. This paper analyses the role of a specific kind of AFN, Short Food Supply Chains (SFSCs) and its contribution to the restoration of consumers’ trust in Spain.
Cruz Macein, José Luis +3 more
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THE ROLE OF TRUST IN SHORT FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS [PDF]
Acta Carolus Robertus, 2020 The purpose of this study is to examine the role of trust in Short Food Supply Chains (SFSC) through national and international literary analysis. As local products are usually available at higher prices due to the small volume of production, local producers need to convince consumers in other ways.
Szűcs, Antónia +3 more
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Farmer satisfaction and short food supply chains
Agriculture and Human Values, 2023 In response to a commentary on our research article (Azima and Mundler in Agric Hum Values 39:791-807, 2022), we address the argument that increased reliance on family farm labor with low or no opportunity costs leads to higher net revenue and greater economic satisfaction.
Stevens Azima, Patrick Mundler
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Process maturity of short food supply chains [PDF]
Journal of Central European Green Innovation, 2014 The paper aimed to analyse the process maturity of short food supply chains. Process orientation has been recognized as a basic concept of the chains functioning. Based on developed Model of Process Maturity of Short Food Supply Chains, which was used to analyse 35 short food supply chains, it was found that the shorter the chain is and the less people
Maciejczak, Mariusz, Maciejczak, Mariusz
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Toxics, 2022 We analyze the incipient development of short supply chains for fresh fruit and vegetables from conventional agri-food chains, leading to the emergence of hybrid chains.
Irene Navarro-del Aguila +1 more
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SMARTCHAIN - Towards Innovation-Driven and Smart Solutions in Short Food Supply Chains
International Journal of Food Studies, 2022 In recent times, Short Food Supply Chains (SFSCs), i.e., supply chains in which the number of intermediaries between farmer and consumer are minimal or ideally nil, and local markets have flourished in Europe, both in rural and urban areas. SMARTCHAIN is
Francisco Javier Casado Hebrard +2 more
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Assessing Risks in Dairy Supply Chain Systems: A System Dynamics Approach
Systems, 2022 Due to the dynamic nature of the food supply chain system, food supply management could suffer because of, and be interrupted by, unforeseen events. Considering the perishable nature of fresh food products and their short life cycle, fresh food companies
Maryam Azizsafaei +4 more
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Short food supply chain: characteristics of a family farm
Ciência Rural, 2018 : Short Food Supply Chains (SFSCs) provide a dependable substitute for conventional supply chains, as their food reflects the characteristics of “local”, “natural”, “healthy” and “reliable”.
Luane da Conceição Aguiar +2 more
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Supply chain performance measurement: the case of the traditional food sector in the EU [PDF]
, 2008 The objective of this study is to develop a sound measurement instrument of traditional food supply chain performance integrating the perspectives of different stakeholders.
Aramyan, L.H. +5 more
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