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Scheduling vegetable sales to supermarkets in Europe: The tomato case

Juan Carlos Pérez-Mesa, Fº Javier Pérez-Mesa, Juan José Tapia-León and Diego Valera-Martínez

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Abstract: This article analyzes the temporal programming of sales for a horticultural marketing company, e.g., a cooperative. The empirical study references the European tomato market, where most of the production is sold through the retail channel dominated by large distribution chains. We study the marketing schedule for an individual company, or even a prominent farmer, using a modified Markowitz model, assuming that his decisions do not affect the balance of market prices. As a result, this model can manage risk and improve decision-making. The data also provide information on the risk borne by marketers depending on their sales calendar, which often depends on their geographic location.

Keywords: cooperative; optimization; coordination mathematical programming; marketing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F13 M2 Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-11-24
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