...Louise Manning; Jan Mei Soon Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify mechanisms for using a quantitative benchmarking approach to drive sustainability improvements in the food supply chain. Design/methodology/approach A literature review was undertaken and then a strategic...

... is of academic value and of value to policy makers and practitioners in the food supply chain. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Value Stakeholders Benchmarking Performance Indicators Table I Meanings of resilience Table II Concepts of resilience...

...Sylvain Charlebois; Sebastian Hielm Purpose – This study proposes a straightforward set of performance measurements for industrialized nations. The aims of this paper are twofold. First, the paper explores the notion of ranking nations based on food safety performances, beyond benchmarking...

... of efficiency, and defining the ways of its improvement. Design/methodology/approach A few models of the data envelopment analysis (DEA), three‐factor production function and other tools of competitive and international benchmarking are used to analyse the efficiency of meatpacking companies. A two‐criteria...

... grown to these standards; encourage all staff to adopt and maintain the highest standards of practice; and help “benchmark” production sites within a company. The aim of the research study was to investigate the attitude of primary poultry producers to QA schemes and in particular to ACP...

... the current status of QA in the food supply chain and is of relevance to a cross‐section of the industry. L. Manning can be contacted at: l.manning@btinternet.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Quality assurance Food products Supply chain management Modelling Benchmarking...

... industry. The Benchmarking Club was set up in 1997 as a common interest group to enable its members to share best practice and improve continuously. In common with the rest of the industry, members of the Club recognised that customer satisfaction needed to be improved. Consequently, the Club set up...

...Dotun Adebanjo Reports on the third annual conference on benchmarking in the food and drinks industry. Presentations focused on business excellence in general and benchmarking. Companies such as Cargill, Sainsbury, Birds Eye Wall, Quadrant Catering, Cherrytree Bakery and Campbells were represented...

..., people satisfaction and impact on society. For the food industry to move forward, more companies should consider using self‐assessment as a method for identifying improvement opportunities and assessing their progress towards business excellence. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Benchmarking Food...