Does collaboration pay in agricultural supply chain? An empirical approach

Abstract

This paper examines the effect of different types of collaboration on the level of Postharvest Food Losses (PHFL) and the proportion of low-quality peaches produced using a unique data-set of Greek peach producers. Quantile regression techniques are adopted to estimate the effects at different points of the conditional distribution of our variables of interest. The findings of this study suggest that high levels of collaboration between producers and cooperatives are associated with both low levels of PHFL and a low proportion of low-quality peaches. We also find that specific types of collaboration, such as ‘goal congruence’, can play a significant role in reducing PHFL and improving the quality of peach production at the extremes of the distribution. Important policy implications regarding collaborative practices and systems that can be implemented to reduce PHFL and boost a producer’s performance together with sustainability credentials are drawn from this study.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2018.1440654
Divisions: College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School > Operations & Information Management
College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School
Additional Information: This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in International Journal of Production Research on 5 Mar 2018, available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/00207543.2018.1440654
Publication ISSN: 1366-588X
Last Modified: 26 Feb 2024 08:27
Date Deposited: 28 Jan 2019 13:49
Full Text Link: http://eprints. ... d/eprint/34370/
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2018-07
Published Online Date: 2018-03-05
Accepted Date: 2018-02-12
Authors: Despoudi, Stella (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-8377-6407)
Papaioannou, Grammatoula
Dani, Samir
Saridakis, George

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