Performance indicators in agri-food production chains

Abstract

Abstract. The last decade has seen an increasing interest in indicators of supply-chain performance. A large number of various performance indicators have been used to characterize supply chains, ranging from highly qualitative indicators like customer or employee satisfaction to quantitative indicators like return on investments. This large number of different performance indicators, and the lack of consensus on what determines performance of supply chains, complicates the selection of performance measures. Furthermore, combining these indicators into one measurement system proves to be difficult. Efforts as well as progress have been made in this area but supply-chain performance measurement received little or no attention in the field of food and agribusiness. This paper provides a literature review on existing performance indicators and models, and discusses their usefulness in agri-food supply chains. Furthermore, based on this overview, a conceptual framework is developed for further research in this area.

Examining sustainability performance in the supply chain: The case of the Greek dairy sector

“…We organised these indicators within a framework widely used in the SC literature (Aramyan, et al 2006;Shepherd & Gunter 2006). This has been proposed taking into account the exceptional circumstances of food chains, such as seasonality in production, product safety and sensory properties (Aramyan, et al 2006).…”

“…This has been proposed taking into account the exceptional circumstances of food chains, such as seasonality in production, product safety and sensory properties (Aramyan, et al 2006). It comprises four categories into which the sustainability SCP indicators identified in this study can be arranged: efficiency, flexibility, responsiveness and product quality.…”

“…Overall, although the current literature includes many research papers that deal with SCP measurement (see for example, Gunasekaran, et al 2004), there seems to be a lack of empirical analysis based on sustainability performance indicators and their subsequent measurement in order to assess the actual sustainability performance of specific SCs (Aramyan, et al 2007;Van der Vorst 2006) and more importantly, in food chains (Aramyan, et al 2006) where sustainability is a key issue (Matopoulos & Bourlakis 2010).…”

Elección de una estructura de red logística de distribución para el programa mercados campesinos usando técnicas de toma de decisiones multicriterio

“…La gestión de la cadena de suministro (SCM, siglas en inglés) para productos perecederos ha ganado importancia durante la última década, debido a políticas internacionales, como los Objetivos del Milenio, y la inclusión de este tema en cuestiones de salud pública (Ahumada y Villalobos, 2009); por lo cual se ha adoptado el concepto de cadena de suministro agroalimentaria (ASC, siglas en inglés) para referirse a las actividades que se realizan desde la producción hasta la distribución, y que permiten que los productos agrícolas y hortícolas viajen de la granja al consumidor (Aramyan, Ondersteijn, van Kooten y Lansink, 2006). Las consideraciones estratégicas que la logística de distribución plantea a través de objetivos de cobertura de mercado, niveles de servicio y rentabilidades esperadas han incentivado el desarrollo de variadas técnicas de distribución (Cos y De Navascués, 2001).…”

Sustainability metrics for agri-food supply chains

“…(Aramyan et al 2006). These chains consist of a finite set of stages such as farming, wholesaling, importing and retailing, which are connected to produce finished outputs to be delivered to the end consumer in an On the other hand, each stage z produces undesirable factors.…”