چکیده:
In the present era, business is in a global environment that compels the enterprises to consider rest
of the world in their competitive strategy analysis, despite of location or principal market base.
The firms cannot isolate themselves or ignore external factors such as economic trends,
competitive positions or technology advancement in other countries. While going truly global
with supply chain management, a company develops product in the United States, produce in
India and trade in Europe, and they have changed the traditional operation management &
logistical activities. This change in trade and the modernization of transport infrastructures have
elevated the importance of flow management to new levels. Manufacturers and researchers have
noticed many problems concerning supply chain activities. Usually either a system or
subcomponent in supply chains is discussed in the literature, but they fails to answer the rational
(why, what, how) behind them. An attempt has been made in this paper addressing a review of the
principles, bottlenecks and strategies of supply chain practices for organizations to sustain in the
global market, with an emphasis on the implications of Indian agri-food sector. Findings of this
review reveal that the associated economic benefits in sustainable agri-food supply chains can be
achieved through innovation, supply chain collaboration, elimination of uncertainties and
introducing global supply chain practices into green and lean initiatives.
خلاصه ماشینی:
Section 4 confers to the discussion part of the paper including inter-connections in Int J Supply Oper Manage (), Vol. 2, No. 2 the articles, while also recognizing the suggestions to improve agri-food chain development practices.
[71] analyzed the double marginalization effect in a decentralized SC and developed coordination schemes for deterministic & random demand case of supply insufficiencies; Mutingi [81] explored the empirical green SC activities through a taxonomic framework and categorized GSC strategies into compliance-based, eco-efficient, innovation-centred and closed-loop; Abbasi and Nilsson [1] explored the challenges in making Int J Supply Oper Manage (), Vol. 2, No. 2 SCs environmentally sustainable where social issues should be treated in same way as revenues and costs are today.
[47] directed the theoretical models of industrial organization and international trade, as well as quantitative analysis to understand markets functions and stakeholders interaction; Monteiro and Anders [80] developed a framework to tackle firm size, certifier effort & cost difference issues in credible third-party certification services of vertical food supply chains, where quality of certification may be affected by the number of heterogeneous standards.
Smith [113] reviewed the opportunities for food businesses towards nutritious diets, invest in sustainable systems and develop procurement systems; Tummala and Schoenherr [126] proposed Int J Supply Oper Manage (), Vol. 2, No. 2 the conceptual integrated implementation-decision framework for SCM consisting of goals, enablers and the defining operational activities.