Title: An insight into agri-food supply chains: a review

Authors: Michael Vinrald Samuel; Mrinalini Shah; B.S. Sahay

Addresses: Faculty of Management, University of Warsaw, ul. Szturmowa 1/3 02-678 Warsaw, Poland. ' Institute of Management Technology, Raj Nagar, Ghaziabad 201 001, India. ' Indian Institute of Management, Government Engineering College, Sejbahar, Old Dhamtari Road, Raipur, 492 001, India

Abstract: Organised retailing being the present and future, the paper is an attempt to provide an over view of varied existing agri-food supply chain models across the world and factors responsible for the evolution. Considering the diversity in economies, culture, geography and climatic zones, eight countries have been considered for the study. The study provides an insight into evolution, procurement and marketing strategies and business models for supply of fresh fruits and vegetables across the world. The study compares the present agri-food supply chain structures with business propositions of Tesco Plc. for correlating as well as understanding the implications of varied supply chain structures upon a multinational company's performance. The present study is an effort to compile and compare the various types of supply chain present in different part of the world and will pave the base for the future research for issues related with supply chain integration and modelling.

Keywords: agri-food supply chains; organised retailing; unorganised retailing; value chain management; procurement strategy; marketing strategy; international business; India; China; USA; United States; UK; United Kingdom; Australia; South East Asia; supply chain management; SCM; fresh fruit; vegetables; Tesco Plc; supply chain integration; modelling.

DOI: 10.1504/IJVCM.2012.048378

International Journal of Value Chain Management, 2012 Vol.6 No.2, pp.115 - 143

Published online: 16 Aug 2014 *

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