Packaging in developing countries – Identifying supply chain needs
Packaging in developing countries – Identifying supply chain needs
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发展中国家的包装——确定供应链需求
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2012
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Marianne Jahre
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作者:
Vahid Sohrabpour;D. Hellström;Marianne Jahre
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore packaging in developing countries by means of identifying and describing supply chain needs regarding packaging.Design/methodology/approach – The research approach is qualitative and includes an embedded single case study of ambient milk supply chains in developing countries. Data collection is based on the review of internal company documents, semi‐structured interviews with industrial experts and field observations.Findings – The paper shows that secondary packaging is a vital supply chain component in these countries and that there are extensive interactions between packaging and the supply chain. The findings constitute a list of supply chain needs regarding secondary packaging broken down into categories. Moreover, propositions for managing the supply chain needs and challenges of packaging in developing countries are presented.Research limitations/implications – In the supply chains investigated, the focus is on the actors from the filling point at t...