SUPPLY CHAIN INTEGRATION IN THE FOOD AND CONSUMER GOODS INDUSTRIES

Robert Frankel, David J. Frayer, Theodore P. Stank, Thomas J. Goldsby, Scott B. Keller and Judith M. Whipple

No 11820, Staff Paper Series from Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics

Abstract: The interorganizational structures necessary to implement and achieve the logistical performance improvements identified in the Efficient Consumer Response (ECR) initiative and related supply chain management concepts are difficult to develop. Firms continue to struggle to implement integrated programs and techniques, particularly with respect to changing operating structures, relationships, and mindsets to facilitate true supply chain integration. This research explores the logistical strategies and structures used by selected food and consumer goods firms to integrate their supply chains. It illustrates effective integration strategies and identifies critical success factors and barriers to successful ECR implementation. A framework is used to guide managers in developing the competencies essential to integrating the supply chain and to establishing the relationships necessary to operate in an ECR environment. The framework, entitled Supply Chain 2000, depicts supply chain value creation as achieving synchronization and coordination across four critical supply chain flows: product/service; market accommodation; information; and cash.

Keywords: Industrial; Organization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 43
Date: 2000
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.11820

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