Transparency in food supply chains: Empirical results from German pig and dairy production

Journal on Chain and Network Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-32

  Deimel, Mark ^a   Frentrup, Mechthild ^a   Theuvsen, Ludwig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dairy; Factor analysis; Netchain performance; Pork; Transparency

Indexed keywords

EID: 46049100999     PISSN: 15691829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3920/JCNS2008.x086     Document Type: Article

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