To cope with the impact of rice import on rice industry due to Taiwan¡¦s joining in the WTO, Agriculture and Food Agency of Agriculture Council, Executive Yuan has drawn support from farmer groups or food dealers with marketing capabilities as well as rice farmers and people engaged in seedling raising, rice processing and rice milling to set up ¡§special rice production and marketing areas¡¨ since 2005. At these areas, integrative production and marketing mechanism and branding business model are used to build a rice production and marketing system that owns competitive advantages in both domestic sales and export sales, so as to increase farmers¡¦ income. With in-depth interview and secondary data as sources, this paper uses qualitative analysis to discuss how the Fang Rong rice factory in Houpi Township of Tainan County copes with changes in external environment, and investigate its innovative transformation for the purpose of sustainable development, as well as the reasons, processes and performances of the transformation. Research results are respectively described as follows: 1. Sources of innovation: external and internal factors. The former includes Taiwan¡¦s joining in the WTO, government policy promotion, non-profit organization promotion and changes in consumers¡¦ behaviors; the latter includes senior supervisors and normal employees¡¦ awakening in the rice factory as well as farmers¡¦ arousal. 2. Innovation mode: product innovation, process innovation, method innovation and marketing innovation. ¡]1¡^Product innovation: includes breed improvement, line extension and technological innovation. ¡]2¡^Process innovation: implements source management, contract farming and SOP of rice production process, highlights securitization, rationalization and ecologization, and achieves scientific management. ¡]3¡^Method innovation: this case introduces competitive agriculture, social values and profits sharing into enterprise business ideas. ¡]4¡^Marketing innovation: combines rice industry with leisure experience. The target market changes from B2B into B2C. This case values customer relationship management, constructs diversified products, brand and packaging, exploits diversified markets and marketing channels, utilizes story marketing, and continuously gets good achievements in competitions to enhance brand awareness. 3. Benefits of innovative transformation: the innovative transformation benefits of this case include economic benefits, ecological and environmental benefits, socio-cultural benefits, quality improvement, customers¡¦ high satisfaction, high brand awareness, horizontal alliances, technological changes, as well as staff and farmers¡¦ growth. Key words: rice industry, Innovative transformation, special rice production and marketing area

¡@Recently, with the speedy pace of upcoming WTO negotiation, import tariff imposed on rice become inevitable. Thus, agriculture in Taiwan has been trapped by the depression atmosphere caused by WTO negotiation. How to make rice industry in Taiwan enjoy a clear business climate and bring with revival development opportunities under globalization is really a critical issue worthy of our concern. ¡@¡@This research is not only aimed to insightfully understand the impact on rice industries in Taiwan after WTO entry but also intended to explore whether the promoted agriculture policies can reach profit goals set by farmers, enhance the competence of local rice and establish marketing outlets under open rice markets. Thus, this research is designed with questionnaires based on SWOT analysis structures. Also, through questionnaire surveys and in-depth interview on farmers and personnel from farmers' association, it is aimed to delineate what impact and challenge (menace) will affect local rice industries after Taiwan's WTO entry. Also, the possible breakthrough opportunities and development to improve the competence of local rice products, together with insightful knowledge on the advantages of natural environment and human culture conditions on Kaohsiung and Pingtung regions are also explored. ¡@¡@Research results indicate that aging farmers show less cognition to advantages, disadvantages and opportunities than that of younger farmers. The employees' cognition to advantages and disadvantages from farmers' associations is stronger than that of amateur or professional farmers. The respondents in Pingtung regions show stronger cognition to advantages and disadvantages to that of respondents on Kaohsiung regions. Higher-educated farmers show stronger cognition to opportunities. Families with higher income show stronger cognition to disadvantages. Finally, based on results from questionnaire surveys and in-depth interview, the suggestion is proposed to solve the possible influential issues on rice industries after Taiwan's WTO entry. It is expected through this research; the issues from the stakeholders in rice industries can be clearly highlighted with beneficial reference for governmental agencies, farmers and scholars to put forward production and marketing strategies in rice industries under WTO.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2001. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references. Available also from UMI/Dissertation Abstracts International.

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Diss. (sammanfattning) Uppsala : Sveriges lantbruksuniv., 2008. / Härtill 4 uppsatser.

The dissertation involves an investigation into the circumstances of international competitiveness and how it is pursued by firms from different sugar producing and marketing nations. Understanding of competitiveness has primarily been pursued in terms of economic variables and market conditions. The roles of the government, the socio-cultural-political context in international business, and their effects on competitiveness have largely been ignored. This study integrates perspectives from strategic management, the resource-based view of the firm, and international business to propose a conceptual framework of international competitiveness. The work advances understanding of competitiveness in international business in two ways. First, it develops a conceptual framework that captures the socio-political element of a nation's industry and the crucial role it plays in achieving international competitiveness. Second, it combines firm, industry, strategy, and socio-political influences. Those are involved in a multi-level hierarchical process between firms, industry and the nation that effectively generates competitiveness. The dissertation employs a qualitative method of comparative analysis between Australia, Brazil and the European Union, which are the three dominant sugar producing and exporting economies in the world. A series of propositions are presented on the four identified influences on international competitiveness. How firms from different nations pursue these is highlighted. After considering the varied approaches for attaining international competitiveness, implications for further research and for theory, policy and practice are outlined.

The topic of my dissertation work is The Competition Analysis of company Stroje a Mechanismy, a.s. As the main goal, that I staked, is to gather as many relevant information as possible about the issue, closely analyze the company and compare it with their main competitors. I´ll try to suggest several tips how to improve the situation and how to increase competitiveness based on my competition analysis. I choose this topic, because I think that the one of the most important thing for modern company is to actively checking competitors, assimilate them, and always be a one step ahead, and as a delivery company could be an attractive partner for its customers.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Uppsala : Sveriges lantbruksuniv., 2008. / Härtill 4 uppsatser.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-26T13:33:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 texto completo.pdf: 2516367 bytes, checksum: e7113e720bdd88b0ce48b73edee2eb61 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-09-14 / The Brazilian rural context is the major producer of cachaça. However, 85% of producers work on informality and illegality, the interdependencies of production, social networking and marketing of cachaça by the actors and producers familiar. The Brazilian reality shows that producers earn income below the middlemen of cachaça, mainly due to lack of information on the domestic and foreign market, not add value to the product, the lack of state incentives and the lack of strength of social networks that exist this form of agricultural production. Thus, the objective was to identify and analyze the formal and informal social networks of farmers through: work processes used in the production of rum; tradition; income generation; interface / supervisory bodies interference-certifiers, and the role of extension in these relations. This work, which was seen as the producers of cachaça family in the city Rio Pomba is the presence of informality with regard to production - no contracts or divisions of work, but a partnership between families and neighbors. One can consider other parameters informality when it is based on the concept of reciprocity. However, families of producing cachaça Rio Pomba remain in informal form of crop planting and driving; issues of hygiene required by sanitary surveillance in inadequate allocation of waste and waste from this activity (bagasse and vinasse), among others . Still, families are unanimous that it is a way of continuing the activity, since the certification and registration with the bodies have legitimized complex procedures and records and taxes are incompatible with their realities of small producers. Despite the existence of social networking through the contacts close and distant actors interviewed, it was observed that are disjointed and turn exclusively for their productions, distributions and expand their markets. Thus, do not realize the importance of partnerships with other producers, although understand that the production of rum is an excellent opportunity to generate income. So, prioritize and maintain the tradition in production and marketing systems, demonstrate risk aversion and point out the difficulties of access to new technologies, protecting the identity of the family cachaça production and where it is produced. / O contexto rural brasileiro é o grande produtor da cachaça artesanal. Entretanto, 85% dos produtores trabalham na informalidade e na ilegalidade, nas interdependências da produção, nas redes sociais e na comercialização da cachaça pelos atores e produtores familiares. A realidade brasileira mostra que os produtores auferem renda inferior aos atravessadores da cachaça, principalmente por falta de informação sobre o mercado interno e externo, por não agregarem valor ao produto, pela ausência de incentivos do Estado e pelo desconhecimento da força das redes sociais que existem nesta forma de produção agrícola. Desta forma, o objetivo deste trabalho foi Identificar e analisar as redes sociais formais e informais dos agricultores do Município de Rio Pomba MG, por meio: dos processos de trabalho utilizados na produção da cachaça; da tradição; da geração de renda; da relação/interferência dos órgãos fiscalizador-certificadores; e do papel da extensão rural nessas relações. Neste trabalho, o que se observou quanto aos produtores familiares da cachaça do Município de Rio Pomba é a presença da informalidade no que se refere à produção - não há contratos ou divisões de trabalhos, mas sim uma parceria entre familiares e vizinhos. Pode-se considerar informalidade, entre outros parâmetros, quando esta é baseada na concepção do princípio da reciprocidade. No entanto, as famílias produtoras da cachaça de Rio Pomba se mantêm informais na forma de plantio e condução da lavoura; nas questões da higiene exigidas pela vigilância sanitária; na destinação inadequada dos resíduos e dejetos oriundos desta atividade (bagaço e vinhoto); entre outros. Ainda assim, as famílias são unânimes em afirmar que é uma maneira de continuarem na atividade, posto que a certificação e o registro junto aos órgãos legitimados apresentam trâmites complexos e os registros e impostos são incompatíveis com as suas realidades de pequenos produtores. Apesar da existência de rede social por meio dos contatos próximos e distantes dos atores entrevistados, pôde-se observar que são desarticulados e se voltam exclusivamente para as suas produções, distribuições e ampliação de seus mercados consumidores. Desta forma, não percebem a importância das parcerias com outros produtores, apesar de entenderem que a produção de cachaça é uma excelente oportunidade de geração de renda. Assim, priorizam e mantém a tradição nos sistemas de produção e comercialização, demonstram aversão ao risco e apontam as dificuldades de acesso às novas tecnologias, resguardando a identidade familiar da produção da cachaça e do local onde é produzida.

В существующей ситуации высокой непредсказуемости и динамичности рыночного окружения эффективная организация производственного и сбытового процесса становится ключевым фактором успешного функционирования и поддержания долгосрочной конкурентоспособности угольных предприятий на внутреннем и международном рынках. Основой повышения эффективности деятельности угольных компаний может стать применение современного экономико-математического инструментария оптимизации планирования производственной и сбытовой деятельности. Основной целью исследования является совершенствование методического инструментария планирования производственно-сбытовой деятельности угольных предприятий для повышения ее эффективности. В работе представлены результаты исследования особенностей производственно-сбытовой деятельности российских угольных предприятий в современных рыночных условиях: выявлены внешние факторы и внутренние ограничения, оказывающие существенное влияние на эффективность их деятельности, проанализированы существующие методы планирования производственно-сбытовой деятельности, а также обозначены возможные пути повышения эффективности. В магистерской диссертации разработан методический поход к оптимизации планирования производственно-сбытовой деятельности угольных предприятий с применением экономико-математических методов и методов оптимизации плановых решений. / In the current situation of high unpredictability and dynamism of the market environment, the effective organization of the production and marketing process becomes a key factor in the successful functioning and maintenance of long-term competitiveness of coal companies in the domestic and international markets. The basis for improving the efficiency of coal companies can be the use of modern economic and mathematical tools for optimizing the planning of production and marketing activities. The main purpose of the study is to improve the methodical tools for planning the production and marketing activities of coal companies in order to increase its efficiency. The paper presents the results of a study of the features of the production and marketing activities of Russian coal companies in modern market conditions: external factors and internal constraints that have a significant impact on the efficiency of their activities are identified, existing methods of planning production and marketing activities are analyzed, and possible ways to improve efficiency are identified. In the master's thesis, a methodical approach to optimizing the planning of production and marketing activities of coal companies was developed using economic and mathematical methods and methods for optimizing planned decisions.