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Increasing Commerce Competitiveness: Case Study On Solving Issues In The Fruit Supply Chain In The Dominican Republic, Which Limit Exports, And Self-Reliance, Maria G. Mera Rivas Dec 2017

Increasing Commerce Competitiveness: Case Study On Solving Issues In The Fruit Supply Chain In The Dominican Republic, Which Limit Exports, And Self-Reliance, Maria G. Mera Rivas

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

Agriculture was the main economic pillar of the Dominican Republic from its origins. Government decisions during the 80s and 90s resulted in high imports of food products, migration of rural workers to the urban areas, loss of arable land, and disinterest from a younger generation to continue food production. This case study explains the findings from research conducted in the Dominican Republic and Georgia, USA between 2014 and 2017. The researcher interviewed major players in the fruit sector in both areas, used data from the cacao sector to analyze exports behavior, and applied Porter’s Diamond of National Advantage to the …


Knowing The Supply Chain: Creating A Tool To Better Track Slave, Bonded, And Forced Labor And Other Exploitative Practices In East Tennessee Agribusiness, Lauren A. Jenkins May 2017

Knowing The Supply Chain: Creating A Tool To Better Track Slave, Bonded, And Forced Labor And Other Exploitative Practices In East Tennessee Agribusiness, Lauren A. Jenkins

Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

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Metodología Para La Implementación De Los Procesos Administrativos Y De Producción Que Se Deben Aplicar En La Extracción Del Aceite Crudo De Palma Según La Norma De Cadena De Suministro De La Rspo, Nicolás Albarracín Bohórquez Jan 2015

Metodología Para La Implementación De Los Procesos Administrativos Y De Producción Que Se Deben Aplicar En La Extracción Del Aceite Crudo De Palma Según La Norma De Cadena De Suministro De La Rspo, Nicolás Albarracín Bohórquez

Maestría en Agronegocios

Después de realizar un análisis de los procesos administrativos y de producción, que se aplican en la extracción del aceite crudo de palma, el cual se desarrolló con base en un estudio de caso en la planta extractora Palmasa S.A. en Honduras; y junto con la revisión bibliográfica relevante y como conocedor de la norma RSPO, se plantea una metodología de selección e implementación de las posibles formas de administración de la cadena de producción de aceite de palma que la norma de cadena de suministro de RSPO1 estipula. Dicho análisis de procesos, consistió en la revisión exhaustiva y seguimiento …


The State Of Global Sustainable Food Production, Green Supply Chain Management And Decision Making: A Multidisciplinary Review, Renato Alas Msc Jul 2013

The State Of Global Sustainable Food Production, Green Supply Chain Management And Decision Making: A Multidisciplinary Review, Renato Alas Msc

Renato A Martins MSc

Abstract This review aims to promote a discussion about the development of a new global supply chain structure, as emergent economies such as the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) are coming to the scene. In this review we try to understand the dynamic processes of global food distribution and its logistics taking into account the impact of emergent economies. As XXI century society faces an increasing global population that imposes a greater challenge for self-sustainable food production, quality and distribution. How then we cope with such great supply demands? In support to UN-FAO goal of reducing the …


The Emerging Halal Cosmetic, Murray Hunter Mar 2012

The Emerging Halal Cosmetic, Murray Hunter

Murray Hunter

This article is about the world Halal cosmetic market.