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| Ward, J.B.; Farris, Donald E.. |
| Food companies and analysts often need transportation rate data to explore market opportunities. In some cases, it may not be practical or necessary to obtain actual rates for all routes under consideration. This study provides analysis of truck rate patterns and alternative rate-estimating equations. The original objective was to provide shipping cost estimates for a national beef-marketing model involving 30 regions of the United States. The data set is 254 rates for refrigerated shipments of boxed fresh meat throughout the United States in 1988. Distance of the routes range from 50 to 2,923 miles. The average route is 1,181 miles, at a cost of $1,324 per load of $3.31 per cwt. The average cost per 100 miles was $0.28 per cwt. This simple average... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness. |
| Ano: 1990 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26547 |
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| Farris, Donald E.; Dietrich, Raymond A.; Ward, J.B.. |
| The general objective of this study was to evaluate the economics of alternative technologies, systems and methods of fabricating and marketing retail packaged beef. A national beef distribution model (VAL-ADD) was developed and used to compare the economics of various case-ready systems with the conventional system of fabricating beef in the back room of the retail store. The VAL-ADD model identifies beef price premiums and/or discounts by packaging system for each of 30 regional distribution routes within the contiguous United States. In addition it estimates the competitive advantage of regions in central packaging. The Central and Southern Plains areas have a competitive advantage in producing prepackaged retail beef and retailers with high labor costs... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness. |
| Ano: 1992 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27541 |
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