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Lee, Michelle; Unterschultz, James R.; Lerohl, Mel L.. |
This study examines the nature of Supply Chain Management (SCM) in the Canadian barley industry, economic theories related to SCM, identifies SCM drivers and reviews the Canadian barley marketing system. Two surveys were conducted; one on the feed barley segment of the market; another on the malt barley segment of the market. These surveys provide an outline of the attributes sought by buyers of feed barley in Alberta and by buyers of malt barley in Canada and the United States. A further goal of these surveys was to assess the extent of motivations for SCM in the barley supply chain. Study methods include scaling, factor analysis and stated preference techniques to analyze purchasers' preferences for specific product attributes, business relationships... |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Industrial Organization. |
Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24050 |