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Identifying the determinants of value in the U.K. red meat industry:A value chain analysis approach

Francis, Mark, Simmons, David, Bourlakis, Michael A., Fearne, Andrew (2003) Identifying the determinants of value in the U.K. red meat industry:A value chain analysis approach. Journal on Chain and Network Science, 3 (2). pp. 109-121. ISSN 1569-1829. (doi:10.3920/JCNS2003.x034) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:25625)

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Abstract

Value Chain Analysis (VCA) is a tool for analysing the nature and source of value within a supply chain and the potential

for reducing waste therein, with the focus explicitly on the determinants of value within a manufacturing process rather

than the simple measurement of process outputs. The tool has been successfully applied in recent years within the motor

and information technology industries, to assist forward thinking businesses to survive in an increasingly competitive

environment. VCA within the food industry faces the challenge where transactional relationships between trading partners

remain the norm. This paper reports the results from the first of a series of Government sponsored VCA projects in the U.K.

red meat industry. The paper explains the rational for VCA, describes the methodology and reports the findings from a case

study involving a food multiple retailer, a meat processor and a livestock producer. Insights are presented into the potential

for the use of VCA in the U.K. food industry and the specific issues that researchers need to be mindful of when embarking

on a VCA project. The paper concludes by identifying key areas in which further research is required to develop the

methodology to suit the unique characteristics of the food industry.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.3920/JCNS2003.x034
Uncontrolled keywords: Value chain analysis, red meat industry, U.K.
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Divisions > Kent Business School - Division > Kent Business School (do not use)
Depositing User: Paul Verrion
Date Deposited: 27 Sep 2010 21:40 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:04 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/25625 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Bourlakis, Michael A..

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Fearne, Andrew.

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