Integration and Effective Supply Chain Management: A Review of Agriculture in Pakistan and China

Safdar Hussain, Wasim Ahmed, Ambar Rabnawaz (), Rana Muhammad Sohail Jafar, Haseeb Akhtar, Wang GuangJu, Sana Ullah and Yang JianZhou

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Abstract: Agriculture is likely to require further strengthening ties between farmers and citizens to improve the efficiency of market systems and their saturation with modern technology. Increasing globalization of agriculture and the ensuing hegemony of supermarkets have brought significant profits and losses. Those on whom the state of the global market of the 21st century, should strive for a just distribution of its burdens, without encroaching on the real fruits of progress, through which millions of people have access to a healthy, diverse and affordable food. Supply chain management can be defined as the integration of key business processes from end user to the original suppliers that provide products, services and information that add value for customers and stakeholders. The integration of all business processes with all stakeholders in the supply chain seems to make no sense apart from being, of course, a major waste of resources. In fact, in certain cases, the enormity of the task may make it impossible to overcome for a company whose supply chain presents a great complexity. Thus, it seems important that companies of all sizes find a way to manage more easily and effectively chains in which they operate. However, particularly in agricultural sector, integration of supply chain process has really brought significant impact on the efficiency of the overall procedures.

Keywords: Supply Chain; Efficiency Measurement; Globalization; Agriculture Sector (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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Published in Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development 21.6(2015): pp. 56-61

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