26 research outputs found
Better business - Improving organic and conventional lamb production: A case study of Marks & Spencer, Dawn Meats and two farmers supplying organic and conventional lamb
Over the last decade the retail value of organic meat has grown by
20% year on year. Sales of organic foods in British shops are growing
by ÂŁ2million a week - thatâs twice the rate of growth of the general
grocery market. With a huge amount of organic produce coming from
abroad, there is a big opportunity for UK farmers to exploit the
growth in this market. This case study looks at what an organic
producer can learn from a conventional producer supplying the same
food chain
Supply chain quality analysis in the UK red meat industry
Food Value Chain Analysis (FVCA) has been applied to eight red meat chains from breeding to growth to slaughter to distribution. This paper proposes that in the context of the lean paradigm, quality is more important than time compression to the red meat industry. A case study reported a tentative figure of 23% of âquality effectivenessâ for a lamb value chain
Performance Improvements through Implementation of Lean Practices: A Study of the U.K. Red Meat Industry
âLeanâ is an established industrial paradigm with proven track record in various
sectors of the industry (Womack & Jones, 1996). World-class Companies such as
Toyota (second biggest global car manufacturer), Porscheâ (most profitable global
OEM), Boeing (largest global aerospace business) and Tesco (third largest global
retailer) have adopted Lean at the corporate level. This paper reports on the
introduction of âLean Thinkingâ to a new sector â the âRed Meat Industryâ (Food
Chain Centre, 2004). This contribution highlights the benefits of lean production
techniques in different stages of the red meat value chain and reports 2- 3%
potential cost savings at each stage of the chain
Lean thinking in the UK red meat industry: A systems and contingency approach
Food Value Chain Analysis (FVCA) based on the lean paradigm is being applied to eight value chains in the UK red meat industry. This paper is based on the forth chain involving a value added pork for a major retailer. Systems theory is used to evaluate FVCA based on four sub-systemsâgoals and values, logistics, human resources and management structure. The results show a positive potential logistics benefits along the chain, but identified two key implementation issues; inter-company alignment of other sub-systems and chain organisational stability through time
Value chain analysis in consumer focus improvement: A case study of the UK red meat industry
Purpose â A key vision of tomorrow's industry is creating supply chains which collaboratively strive on enhancing the value to the end-consumer. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the food value chain analysis (FVCA) methodology for improving consumer focus in the agri-food sector based on the lean paradigm, value stream mapping and value chain analysis (Porter, 1985).
Design/methodology/approach â This contribution presents a case-study of a UK red meat supply chain explaining how the FVCA method enabled a team of researchers and practitioners to identify the misalignments of both product attributes and supply chain activities with the consumer needs.
Findings â This paper explains how the FVCA methodology potentially realigned the processes along the supply chain with the true consumer requirements and why the supply chain effectiveness was improved; this follows with a description of the subsequent efficiency gains from application of the FVCA methodology.
Originality/value â This paper further defines the demarcation between supply chain âeffectivenessâ and âefficiencyâ. This paper contributes to the debate on the importance of supply chain effectiveness by linking to consumer value at every stage of the supply chain