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Organizing Supply Chain Processes for Sustainable Innovation in the Agri-Food Industry
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This book explores the challenges of sustainable agri-food supply chains. It presents and discusses nine cases of organizational innovation, covering different phases of food production and facing ...
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26 August 2016

The sustainability of agri-food supply chains is particularly relevant for global sustainable development. Many existing food production systems do more harm than good. They compromise the natural rhythms of the Earth, introduce toxins, and therefore sacrifice future capability for current demands – the opposite of sustainable development norms. The existing system is also unbalanced with respect to its capacity to produce, the amount of waste it generates, the number of people who suffer from hunger, and the nutritional value it provides. Most of the current supply chains have been developed within the classic economic paradigm, where scale and leverage drive choices towards more profitable models. As a consequence, finding new ways to produce, distribute and consume food is a morale, financial, and environmental necessity. Sustainable development and triple bottom line perspectives provide the logic for questioning this paradigm. This book presents and discusses nine cases of organizational innovation in food supply chain, covering different phases of food production, facing different challenges, and proposing different solutions to the challenge of sustainable food development.
Price: $187.99
Pages: 352
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Imprint: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Series: Organizing for Sustainable Effectiveness
Publication Date:
26 August 2016
ISBN: 9781786354884
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior, Organizational theory & behaviour
Business scholars present a series of cases that address sustainability oriented innovation in the agri-food industry, focusing on the agricultural, processing, distribution, and consumption activities associated with its supply chain. Among their topics are the challenge of sustainable innovation in agri-food supply chains, building social capital into the disrupted green coffee supply chain: Illy's journey to quality and sustainability, the evolution of Barilla's durum wheat supply chain contracts for triple bottom line benefits, surplus food redistribution for social purposes: the case of Coop Lombardia, Origin Green: when your brand is your supply chain, and inclusive innovation and the role of partnerships: the case of Semi Di Liberta.
Raffaella Cagliano, Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering, Politecnico Di Milano, Milan, Italy
Federico F. A. Caniato, Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering, Politecnico Di Milano, Milan, Italy
Christopher G. Worley, Centre for Leadership and Effective Organizations, Neoma Business School, Reims, France
1. The Challenge of Sustainable Innovation in Agri-Food Supply Chains - Raffaella Cagliano, Christopher G. Worley and Federico F. A. Caniato
2. ALCASS: Innovation for Sustainable Supply Chains for Traditional and New Products - Veronica Leon-Bravo, Federico F. A. Caniato, Antonella Moretto and Raffaella Cagliano
3. Supporting Sustainability Through Developing a Learning Network Among Traditional Food Producers: Applications of Action Learning - Paul Coughlan, David Coghlan, Denise O’Leary, Clare Rigg and Doireann Barrett
4. Building Social Capital into the Disrupted Green Coffee Supply Chain: Illy’s Journey to Quality and Sustainability - Annachiara Longoni and Davide Luzzini
5. The Evolution of Barilla’s Durum Wheat Supply Chain Contracts for Triple Bottom Line Benefits - Marco Formentini, Manmohan S. Sodhi and Christopher S. Tang
6. Minimizing Food Waste at Google: Creating Production Innovation and Purchasing Practices - Madeleine Pullman and Kristen Rainey
7. Surplus Food Redistribution for Social Purposes: The Case of Coop Lombardia - Sedef Sert, Paola Garrone, Marco Melacini and Alessandro Perego
8. Packaging’s Role in Sustainability: Reusable Plastic Containers in the Agricultural-Food Supply Chains - Jay Singh, Abraham B. (Rami) Shani, Hillary Femal and Ahmed Deif
9. Origin Green: When Your Brand Is Your Supply Chain - Mary Shelman, Damien McLoughlin and Mark Pagell
10. The Emergence of a Local Foods Network in Northeast Ohio - Susan Albers Mohrman, Sally Breyley Parker, Lorelei Oriel Palacpac and Cameron Wilk
11. Inclusive Innovation and the Role of Partnerships: The Case of Semi Di Liberta - Francesca Mapelli, Marika Arena and Paolo Strano
12. A Pathway Towards Truly Sustainable Food Supply Chains: Balancing Motivation, Strategy, and Impact - Raffaella Cagliano, Federico F. A. Caniato and Christopher G. Worley