Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2006. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:26:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2012-01-23Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:54:26Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 cazane_al_me_bauru.pdf: 429324 bytes, checksum: 5acc74ac198eaebc9f98cb890d12fdc0 (MD5) / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / A proposta deste trabalho é identificar quais práticas da cadeia de suprimentos estão sendo adotadas nas empresas pesquisadas do setor alimentício. O trabalho é constituído por dois estudos de casos realizados com seis empresas de duas cadeias de suprimentos. O método escolhido para o trabalho é o de múltiplos casos, a pesquisa pode ser caracterizada como exploratória, aplicada, a qualitativa. As ações identificadas nas empresas estudadas confirmam os exemplos de práticas de gestão apresentados na literatura como: (a) trocas constantes de informações entre empresa local, clientes e fornecedores e (b) colaboração entre empresa local, fornecedores e clientes. Pode-se identificar aplicação de práticas como a integração e a cooperação. Notando variações das práticas utilizadas em função tanto do posicionamento da cadeia quanto do porte da empresa. Assim, esta pesquisa contribui para o crescimento do conhecimento acadêmico nesta área, por meio da produção e análise dos dados empíricos, além de contribuir para uma melhor compreensão da GCS e suas práticas de gestão. Portanto, esta pesquisa deve ajudar tanto praticantes quanto pesquisadores a entender a Gestão da Cadeia de Suprimentos (GCS), seus desafios, seus benefícios e destaca a necessidade de as empresas realizarem a cadeia de suprimentos em geral. Os resultados também destacam as oportunidades para uma maior exploração do conceito de práticas de CSG / The purpose of this study is to identify which supply chain management practices are being adopted in the researched companies in the researched companies in the food sector. The work consists in two cases studies with six companies of two supply chains. The method chosen for the job is to multiple cases as to the objectives, the research can be characterized as exploratory in nature, applied, and the approach, qualitative. The actions identified in the companies studied examples confirm the management practices presented in the literature as: (a) constant exchange of information between the focal company, customers and suppliers and (b) collaboration between the focal company. You can identify the application of practices such as integration and cooperation and actions such as ESI, EDI and ECR. Noting changes in practices used depending both on the positioning and size of your business. Thus, this research contributes to the growth of academic knowledge in this area, through the production and analysis of empirical data, and contribute to a better understaning of the SCM and its management practices. Therefore, this research should help both practitioners and researchers to understand the SCM, its challgenges, its benefits and hihglight the need for enterprises to carry out the supply chain in general. The results also highlight the opportunities for further exploration of the concept os SCM practices

Orientador: Fernando Bernardi de Souza / Banca: Silvio Roberto Ignacio Pires / Banca: Ana Beatriz Lopes de Souza Jabbour / Resumo: A proposta deste trabalho é identificar quais práticas da cadeia de suprimentos estão sendo adotadas nas empresas pesquisadas do setor alimentício. O trabalho é constituído por dois estudos de casos realizados com seis empresas de duas cadeias de suprimentos. O método escolhido para o trabalho é o de múltiplos casos, a pesquisa pode ser caracterizada como exploratória, aplicada, a qualitativa. As ações identificadas nas empresas estudadas confirmam os exemplos de práticas de gestão apresentados na literatura como: (a) trocas constantes de informações entre empresa local, clientes e fornecedores e (b) colaboração entre empresa local, fornecedores e clientes. Pode-se identificar aplicação de práticas como a integração e a cooperação. Notando variações das práticas utilizadas em função tanto do posicionamento da cadeia quanto do porte da empresa. Assim, esta pesquisa contribui para o crescimento do conhecimento acadêmico nesta área, por meio da produção e análise dos dados empíricos, além de contribuir para uma melhor compreensão da GCS e suas práticas de gestão. Portanto, esta pesquisa deve ajudar tanto praticantes quanto pesquisadores a entender a Gestão da Cadeia de Suprimentos (GCS), seus desafios, seus benefícios e destaca a necessidade de as empresas realizarem a cadeia de suprimentos em geral. Os resultados também destacam as oportunidades para uma maior exploração do conceito de práticas de CSG / Abstract: The purpose of this study is to identify which supply chain management practices are being adopted in the researched companies in the researched companies in the food sector. The work consists in two cases studies with six companies of two supply chains. The method chosen for the job is to multiple cases as to the objectives, the research can be characterized as exploratory in nature, applied, and the approach, qualitative. The actions identified in the companies studied examples confirm the management practices presented in the literature as: (a) constant exchange of information between the focal company, customers and suppliers and (b) collaboration between the focal company. You can identify the application of practices such as integration and cooperation and actions such as ESI, EDI and ECR. Noting changes in practices used depending both on the positioning and size of your business. Thus, this research contributes to the growth of academic knowledge in this area, through the production and analysis of empirical data, and contribute to a better understaning of the SCM and its management practices. Therefore, this research should help both practitioners and researchers to understand the SCM, its challgenges, its benefits and hihglight the need for enterprises to carry out the supply chain in general. The results also highlight the opportunities for further exploration of the concept os SCM practices / Mestre

A research report submitted in partial fulfilment to the degree Master of Arts in Development Studies in the School of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand, March 2018 / This research report explores the relationship between migration, food and space in Yeoville, a suburb that has become emblematic of African diasporic settlement in Johannesburg. The report seeks to answer this broad question: What role does the sale, preparation and consumption of food have in the everyday cultural, social and economic lives of African migrants living in Yeoville? To answer it this study has focused on two locations. The first is the Yeoville market, a central point for the exchange and consumption of food for African migrants in Yeoville and Johannesburg. The second location is Araya Supermarket, an Ethiopian owned shop and restaurant. This study argues that through an engagement with these spaces migrants are able to recreate a sense of ‘home’. This is made possible through the layout and familiarity of products, the practice of routine and ritual eating and the relationships which are fostered in these places. This study argues that various changes have occurred in food practices as a result of migrants’ displacement. At the same time migrants have been active in the adaptation of recipes, cooking methods and ingredients to ensure they get the food they want and need. This study shows the social importance of food and eating for migrants and the resulting local and transnational relationships which allow these food enterprises to function. Finally, it argues that these places have a significant role in the economic advancement and opportunities migrants have access to, while still being largely precarious and exploitative pursuits. / XL2019

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Thesis (M.Com.(Agricultural Economics))--University of Pretoria, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references

Organisational theorists and managers have long shown interest in the role of innovation in organisations as innovation plays a crucial role in sustaining competitive advantage. A recent study revealed a gap between what leading corporations say about innovation and what they do. The gap is large: while 80 percent of companies acknowledged the importance of innovation in their business, only four percent were confident that they were good at it. The present study assessed innovation in a local FMCG organisation. An attempt to ascertain the factors determining innovation delivery in the company was made. The current investigation demonstrated that the overall perception on the company's innovation was high, notably the emphasis on the importance of innovation. Positive strong innovation capabilities have been demonstrated: high innovation commitment, a strategy that promotes innovation and that is clearly communicated and understood by all levels, adequate resources and facilities that keep the company competitive and, very important, an effective process. However, to sustain growth through innovation, the organisation needs to address a number of key issues such as unfavourable employee attitudes towards innovation, risk management, management creativity and the company structure. / Thesis (MBA)-University of Natal, Durban, 2003.