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Innovation and Future Direction of Supply Chain Management in the Canadian Agri‐food Industry
Author(s) -
Hobbs Jill E.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
canadian journal of agricultural economics/revue canadienne d'agroeconomie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.505
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1744-7976
pISSN - 0008-3976
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7976.1998.tb00977.x
Subject(s) - supply chain , business , globalization , industrial organization , food supply , food industry , food chain , food safety , supply chain management , quality (philosophy) , technological change , quality assurance , marketing , economics , market economy , agricultural economics , political science , food science , paleontology , philosophy , chemistry , macroeconomics , epistemology , law , biology , service (business)
The supply chains for agri‐food products in Canada are being shaped by a number of forces including the globalization of markets, technological change and the increased focus by consumers — both domestically and internationally — on issues such as food safety, quality assurance and environmental sensitivity. This paper explores these changes, offering an explanation of why they are occurring, discussing the driving forces for change and providing examples from alternative supply chain structures in the Canadian agri‐food sector.