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International agri-food chains and networks Management and organization edited by: J. Bijman S.W.F. Omta J.H. Trienekens J.H.M. Wijnands E.F.M. Wubben International agri-food chains and networks International agri-food chains and networks Management and organization edited by: J. Bijman S.W.F. Omta J.H. Trienekens J.H.M. Wijnands E.F.M. Wubben WWaaggeenniinnggeenn AAccaaddeemmiicc PPPP uuuu bbbbb llll iiii ssssss hhhh eeeeee rrrr ssssss This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned. Nothing from this publication may be translated, reproduced, stored in a computerised system or published in any form or in any manner, including electronic, mechanical, reprographic or photographic, without prior written permission from the publisher, Wageningen Academic Publishers, ISBN: 978-90-76998-95-4 P.O. Box 220, 6700 AE Wageningen, the e-ISBN: 978-90-8686-573-4 Netherlands, www.WageningenAcademic.com DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-573-4 The individual contributions in this publication and any liabilities arising from them remain the First published, 2006 responsibility of the authors. The publisher is not responsible for possible © Wageningen Academic Publishers damages, which could be a result of content The Netherlands, 2006 derived from this publication. Preface This book covers a broad range of issues in the field of management in international agri-food chains and networks. The 23 papers in this book were selected from a total of 175 papers submitted to the 7th International Conference on Management in Agri-food Chains and Networks. This conference, held in The Netherlands, the 1st and 2nd of June 2006, brought together more than 200 academics and business practitioners from all over the world, presenting and discussing the latest advancements in theory and practise of management in chains and networks. In addition to the academic papers a number of business cases were presented by managers from international agri-food companies. This mix of scientific and business papers lead to a fruitful interaction between two worlds that do not mingle too often. Besides providing new insights into chain and network management, the papers in this book present empirical trends and cases from different parts of the world. Empirical research has been conducted in Germany, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Costa Rica, Brazil, Bolivia, Kenya, Australia, and China. In addition, various parts of the agri-food industry have been investigated. The reader will find information on the chains producing, processing and trading the following food products: dairy (5x), fruits and vegetables (4x), pork, beef and poultry (4x), fish, and quinoa. The papers in this volume have been selected after a double blind review processes, by reviewers from several universities and research organizations. We would like to thank them for their time- consuming and thoughtful reviewing, which has really contributed to the academic quality of this book. The editors International agri-food chains and networks: Management and organization Table of contents Preface 7 Part 1. Introduction Management and organization in international agri-food chains and networks 15 J. Bijman, S.W.F. Omta, J.H. Trienekens, J.H.M. Wijnands and E.M.F. Wubben Part 2. Governance Does guanxi matter for vegetable supply chains in China? A case study approach 31 H. Lu, J.H. Trienekens and S.W.F. Omta Is more vertical integration the future of food supply chains? Empirical evidence and theoretical considerations from German pork production 49 B. Schulze, A. Spiller and L. Theuvsen Contracts in agribusiness: A survey in the Hungarian dairy sector 65 G.G. Szabó and K. Bárdos Part 3. Horizontal collaboration Producer groups as a form of entrepreneurship and a tool for strengthening the competitive position of private farms in Poland 83 M. Adamowicz and M. Lemanowicz The role of producer organizations in the process of developing an integrated supply chain; experiences from Quinoa chain development in Bolivia 97 G. Ton and J. Bijman Horizontal cooperation among small and medium-sized supermarkets as a tool for strengthening competitivenes 113 F.A. Ghisi, D.P. Martinelli and T. Kristensen Part 4. Supply Chain Management Logistics outsourcing in food supply chain networks: Theory and practices 135 H.I. Hsiao, J.G.A.J. van der Vorst and S.W.F. Omta About the preparedness of dairy companies for ECR 151 T. Obersojer and H. Weindlmaier International agri-food chains and networks: Management and organization
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