Wine industry supply chain: international comparative study using social networks analysis

ABSTRACT

The objective of this research is to understand the structure of the Wine industry Supply Chain (WSC) using a social network approach in order to identify an appropriate performance measure for the WSC. We adopt a generic approach based on supply chain modelling, and conduct Social Network Analysis (SNA) to obtain a representation of the WSC. To assess the structure of the WSC, we consider the triad, group, and whole network levels. We also conduct a comparative study of the New World and Old World WSCs based on data from the Mendoza Region (Argentina) (MA) and South-Eastern France (SEF) wine regions. We propose a conceptual model of the WSC which is tested using qualitative data from MA and SEF.

KEYWORDS:

• Wine industry
• supply chain
• social networks analysis (SNA)
• Argentina
• France

Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the collaborative programme ECOS-Sud/MINCyT which provided the initial framework for the University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis – GREDEG CNRS, France and CEAL – Universidad Nacional de Cuyo – Mendoza, Argentina [Project code N° A13H02] collaboration. The authors would like to thank the two anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Notes

1. This is a 3-year research program supported by the ECOS-Sud France/Argentina programme of scientific and academic cooperation with Spanish-speaking America. It is administered by the Departments of Foreign Affairs and the Ministries of National Education, Higher Education and Research in France and Argentina.

2. Bodegas de Argentina includes more than 200 cellars in Argentina. It promotes Argentine wines and promotes the interests of the wine producers. The association is financed exclusively by the wine producers; 45% of this funding goes on promoting the wine.

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Funding

This work was supported by the collaborative programme ECOS-Sud/MINCyT which provided the initial framework for the University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis – GREDEG CNRS, France and CEAL – Universidad Nacional de Cuyo – Mendoza, Argentina [grant number A13H02] collaboration.

Notes on contributors

Laurence Saglietto

Laurence Saglietto is Associate Professor in Management at the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis (UNS), France. She is member of the Research Group in Economy, Law and Management (GREDEG - UMR 7321 CNRS-UNS). She specialises in strategic management, and more precisely research on networks and logistics - supply chain management.

François Fulconis

François Fulconis is Associate Professor in Strategic and Logistics Management at the University of Avignon (UAPV), France. He is a member of the Centre de REcherche sur le Transport et la LOGistique (CRET-LOG), Aix-Marseille University (AMU). His research interests include strategic partnerships, organisational theories, network structures, supply chain management, and global competitiveness. He has published several reports, book chapters, and papers in academic journals and international conference proceedings.

Didier Bédé

Didier Bédé is Associate Professor in Strategic Management and Logistics, Production and Distribution Management at the University of Toulouse III Paul Sabatier (France), and a member of the Laboratoire Gouvernance et Contrôle Organisationnel (LGCO). His research and teaching interests are in supply chain and logistics management, strategic management, and organisational networks. His recent research is focused on the advantages of logistic networks to understand sources of harbour competitiveness.

Joice De Almeida Goes

Joice De Almeida Goes is a PhD student with an MSc in Management Science from the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis. She is working on supply chain management at the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Brazil, and has been involved for more than 10 years in studying the supply chains of multinational companies. Her current research is focused on the performance of the wine supply chain.

Raymundo Forradellas

Raymundo Forradellas is an engineer with a doctorate in artificial intelligence awarded by the Madrid Polytechnic University. He has a chair at the University of Cuyo (UNCuyo, Mendoza – Argentina), working on logistics, supply chain and production with an emphasis on the associated IT and systems associated. He is Director of the Doctoral Programme in Industrial Engineering, the Logistics Masters Programme, and the Centre for Studies and Logistic Applications at UNCuyo. He has an impressive publications record.