TY - JOUR
T1 - A case study of the Mexican avocado industry based on transaction costs and supply chain management practices
AU - Arana Coronado, J.J.
AU - Bijman, J.
AU - Omta, S.W.F.
AU - Oude Lansink, A.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - The present study is based on transaction cost economics and supply chain management to analyze how the adoption of supply chain management practices in the Mexican avocado industry reduces the transaction costs between producers and packers. Two sources of information are used: interviews from different stakeholders and reviews of documents. Conclusions show that the adoption of three practices, product standardization, supplier partnership, and information exchange, has been a solution when challenges such as enhancing quality, obtaining reliable supply, and coordinating supply and demand conditions, are faced in a supply chain.
AB - The present study is based on transaction cost economics and supply chain management to analyze how the adoption of supply chain management practices in the Mexican avocado industry reduces the transaction costs between producers and packers. Two sources of information are used: interviews from different stakeholders and reviews of documents. Conclusions show that the adoption of three practices, product standardization, supplier partnership, and information exchange, has been a solution when challenges such as enhancing quality, obtaining reliable supply, and coordinating supply and demand conditions, are faced in a supply chain.
U2 - 10.24275/etypuam/ne/422015/arana
DO - 10.24275/etypuam/ne/422015/arana
M3 - Article
SN - 0188-3380
VL - 42
SP - 137
EP - 165
JO - Economia: Teoria y Practica
JF - Economia: Teoria y Practica
IS - 1
ER -