Stairways to heaven or treadmills to oblivion?: Creating sustainable strategies in red meat supply chains

British Food Journal

Volumn 109, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 689-720

  Cox, Andrew ^a   Chicksand, Daniel ^a   Palmer, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Meat and Livestock Commission   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Lean production; Management power; Management strategy; Supply chain management; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 34548681621     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700710780689     Document Type: Article

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