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Framework for Analysis
The Focus
The principal organization of food supply chains in the agri-food sector follows the
basic model described above. However, on the more disaggregated level of
enterprise activities, the sector shows a great variation in supply chain
organizations between different product lines such as meat, dairy, cereal, or
produce. Different requirements on production and trading environments of
different product lines influence and alter the basic chain model, especially at the
industry level.
Breeder
Feeder
Trader
Meat
packing
plants
Poultry
slaughtering
and
processing
T"∣S
Other food
industry
Sausages
and
prepared
meat
4L
Retail / Food service
Consumer
Figure 2: North American Industry Chain Model
An example of a general chain model of the US meat supply chain illustrates the
differentiation at the industry level to adapt to the particulars in the production,
processing, and marketing of meat (fig. 2). The model is derived from the North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and its classification of the food
manufacturing industry.
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