Creating loops with value recovery: empirical study of fresh food supply chains

References

• Alexander, C., and C. Smaje. 2008. “Surplus Retail Food Redistribution: An Analysis of a Third Sector Model.” Resources, Conservation and Recycling 52 (11): 1290–1298. doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2008.07.009.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Arend, R. J., and J. D. Wisner. 2005. “Small Business and Supply Chain Management: Is There a Fit?” Journal of Business Venturing 20: 403–436. doi:10.1016/j.jbusvent.2003.11.003.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Atasu, A., V. D. R. Guide Jr., and L. N. van Wassenhove. 2008. “Product Reuse Economics in Closed-Loop Supply Chain Research.” Production and Operations Management 17 (5): 483–496. doi:10.3401/poms.1080.0051.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Autry, C. W., P. J. Daugherty, and R. G. Richey. 2001. “The Challenge of Reverse Logistics in Catalog Retailing.” International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management 31 (1): 26–37. doi:10.1108/09600030110366384.
   Google Scholar
• Beamon, B. M., and C. Fernandes. 2004. “Supply-Chain Network Configuration for Product Recovery.” Production Planning and Control 15 (3): 270–281. doi:10.1080/09537280410001697701.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Beh, L. S., A. Ghobadian, Q. He, D. Gallear, and N. O’Regan. 2016. “Second-Life Retailing: A Reverse Supply Chain Perspective.” Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 21 (2): 259–272. doi:10.1108/SCM-07-2015-0296.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Blackburn, J. D., V. D. R. Guide Jr., G. C. Souza, and L. N. van Wassenhove. 2004. “Reverse Supply Chains for Commercial Returns.” California Management Review 46 (2): 6–22. doi:10.2307/41166207.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Blackburn, J. D., and G. D. Scudder. 2009. “Supply Chain Strategies for Perishable Products: The Case of Fresh Produce.” Production and Operations Management 18 (2): 129–137. doi:10.1111/j.1937-5956.2009.01016.x.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Boulding, K. E. 1966. “The Economics of the Coming Spaceship Earth.” In Environmental Quality in Growing Economy. Resources for the Future, edited by H. Jarrett, 3–14. NCSE Boston University. doi:10.4324/9781315064147.
   Google Scholar
• Bourlakis, M., G. Maglaras, E. Aktas, D. Gallear, and C. Fotopoulos. 2014. “Firm Size and Sustainable Performance in Food Supply Chains: Insights from Greek SMEs.” International Journal of Production Economics 152: 112–130. doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2013.12.029.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Braungart, M., and W. McDonough. 2009. Cradle to Cradle. Remaking the Way We Make Things. London: Vintage Books.
   Google Scholar
• de Brito, M., and R. Dekker. 2002. Reverse Logistics-a Framework. Econometric Institute Report. EI 2002 38: 1–19.
   Google Scholar
• Carter, C. R., and L. M. Ellram. 1998. “Reverse Logistics: A Review of the Literature and Framework for Future Investigation.” Journal of Business Logistics 19 (1): 85–102.
   Google Scholar
• Chertow, M. 2007. “‘Uncovering’ Industrial Symbiosis.” Journal of Industrial Ecology 11 (1): 11–30. doi:10.1162/jiec.2007.1110.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chopra, S., and P. Meindl. 2013. Supply Chain Management. Strategy, Planning, and Operation. Boston, MA: Pearson.
   Google Scholar
• Christopher, M. 2011. Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Harlow: Financial Times Prentice Hall.
   Google Scholar
• Daaboul, J., J. Le Duigou, D. Penciuc, and B. Eynard. 2016. “An Integrated Closed-Loop Product Lifecycle Management Approach for Reverse Logistics Design.” Production Planning & Control 27 (13): 1062–1077. doi:10.1080/09537287.2016.1177234.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Food Standards Agency). 2011. Guidance on the Application of Date Labels to Food. Sept. 2011. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Food Standards Agency.
   Google Scholar
• Dervojeda, K., D. Verzijl, E. Rouwmaat, L. Probst, and L. Frideres. 2014. Clean Technologies, Circular Supply Chains. The report produced by Business Innovation Observatory, Contract No 190/PP/ENT/CIP/12/C/N03C01, European Union.
   Google Scholar
• Despeisse, M., F. Mbaye, P. D. Ball, and A. Levers. 2012. “The Emergence of Sustainable Manufacturing Practices.” Production Planning & Control 23 (5): 354–376. doi:10.1080/09537287.2011.555425.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Dowlatshahi, S. 2000. “Developing a Theory of Reverse Logistics.” Interfaces 30 (3): 143–155. doi:10.1287/inte.30.3.143.11670.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• EC (European Commission). 2005. The New SME Definition: User Guide and Model Declaration. Luxembourg: European Commission Publications Office.
   Google Scholar
• EC (European Commission). 2010. Preparatory Study on Food Waste across EU 27. Technical Report – 2010 – 054. doi:10.2779/85947
   Google Scholar
• Eisenhardt, K. M. 1989. “Building Theories from Case Study Research.” Academy of Management Review 14 (4): 532–550. doi:10.2307/258557.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• European Commission Agriculture and Rural Development. 2011. What is a Small Farm? EU Agricultural Economic Briefs, Brief No 2–July 2011.
   Google Scholar
• FAO. 2012. The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2012. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
   Google Scholar
• Ferguson, N., and J. Browne. 2001. “Issues in End-of-Life Product Recovery and Reverse Logistics.” Production Planning and Control 12 (5): 534–547. doi:10.1080/0953728011004288.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ferguson, M., and M. E. Ketzenberg. 2006. “Information Sharing to Improve Retail Product Freshness of Perishables.” Production and Operations Management 15 (1): 57–73.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ferrer, G., and D. C. Whybark. 2000. “From Garbage to Goods: Successful Remanufacturing Systems and Skills.” Business Horizons 43: 55–64. doi:10.1016/S0007-6813(00)80023-3.
   Google Scholar
• Fleischmann, M., J. van Nunen, B. Gräve, and R. Gapp. 2005. “Reverse Logistics – Capturing Value in the Extended Supply Chain.” In Supply Chain Management on Demand, edited by C. An and H. Fromm, 167–186. Berlin: Springer.10.1007/b138951
   Google Scholar
• Garetti, M., and M. Taisch. 2012. “Sustainable Manufacturing: Trends and Research Challenges.” Production Planning and Control 23 (2–3): 83–104. doi:10.1080/09537287.2011.591619.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Garrone, P., M. Melacini, and A. Perego. 2014. “Opening the Black Box of Food Waste Reduction.” Food Policy 46: 129–139. doi:10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.03.014.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Geng, Y., and B. Doberstein. 2008. “Developing the Circular Economy in China: Challenges and Opportunities for Achieving ‘Leapfrog Development’.” International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology 15: 231–239. doi:10.3843/SusDev.15.3.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Genovese, A., A. A. Acquaye, A. Figueroa, and S. C. L. Koh. 2017. “Sustainable Supply Chain Management and the Transition towards a Circular Economy: Evidence and Some Applications.” Omega 66: 344–357. doi:10.1016/j.omega.2015.05.015.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gharfalkar, M., R. Court, C. Campbell, Z. Ali, and G. Hillier. 2015. “Analysis of Waste Hierarchy in the European Waste Directive 2008/98/EC.” Waste Management 39: 305–313. doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2015.02.007.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gibbert, M., W. Ruigrok, and B. Wicki. 2008. “What Passes as a Rigorous Case Study?” Strategic Management Journal 29 (13): 1465–1474. doi:10.1002/nml.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Giugliano, M., S. Cernuschi, M. Grosso, and L. Rigamonti. 2011. “Material and Energy Recovery in Integrated Waste Management Systems. An Evaluation Based on Life Cycle Assessment.” Waste Management 31 (9–10): 2092–2101.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Giuseppe, A., E. Mario, and M. Cinzia. 2014. “Economic Benefits from Food Recovery at the Retail Stage: An Application to Italian Food Chains.” Waste Management 34: 1306–1316. doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2014.02.018.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gobbi, C. 2011. “Designing the Reverse Supply Chain: The Impact of the Product Residual Value.” International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management 41 (8): 768–796. doi:10.1108/09600031111166429.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Govindan, K., and H. Soleimani. 2017. “A Review of Reverse Logistics and Closed-Loop Supply Chains: A Journal of Cleaner Production Focus.” Journal of Cleaner Production 142: 371–384. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.03.126.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Guide Jr., V. D. R., and L. N. Van Wassenhove. 2009. “The Evolution of Closed-Loop Supply Chain Research.” Operations Research 57 (1): 10–18. doi:10.1287/opre.1080.0628.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gustavsson, J., C. Cederberg, U. Sonesson, R. van Otterdijk, and A. Meybeck. 2011. Global Food Losses and Food Waste. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO.
   Google Scholar
• Hahn, K. H., H. Hwang, and S. W. Shinn. 2004. “A Returns Policy for Distribution Channel Coordination of Perishable Items.” European Journal of Operational Research 152: 770–780. doi:10.1016/S0377-2217(02)00753-1.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hamister, J. W., and N. C. Suresh. 2008. “The Impact of Pricing Policy on Sales Variability in a Supermarket Retail Context.” International Journal of Production Economics 111: 441–455. doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2007.01.011.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Harland, C. M., R. C. Lamming, and P. D. Cousins. 1999. “Developing the Concept of Supply Strategy.” International Journal of Operations & Production Management 19 (7): 650–674. doi:10.1108/01443579910278910.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Henson, S., and T. Reardon. 2005. “Private Agri-Food Standards: Implications for Food Policy and the Agri-Food System.” Food Policy 30 (3): 241–253. doi:10.1016/j.foodpol.2005.05.002.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hingley, M. K. 2005. “Power Imbalance in UK Agri-Food Supply Channels: Learning to Live with the Supermarkets?” Journal of Marketing Management 21 (1–2): 63–88. doi:10.1362/0267257053166758.
   Google Scholar
• Holweg, C., C. Teller, and H. Kotzab. 2016. “Unsaleable Grocery Products, Their Residual Value and Instore Logistics.” International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management 46 (6–7): 634–658. doi:10.1108/IJPDLM-05-2013-0155.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Huge Brodin, M., and H. Anderson. 2008. “Recycling Calls for Revaluation.” Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 13 (1): 9–15. doi:10.1108/13598540810850274.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Jayaraman, V., and Y. Luo. 2007. “Creating Competitive Advantages through New Value Creation: A Reverse Logistics Perspective.” Academy of Management Perspectives 21 (2): 56–73. doi:10.5465/amp.2007.25356512.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Jones, P., D. Comfort, and D. Hillier. 2004. “A Case Study of Local Food and Its Routes to Market in the UK.” British Food Journal 106 (4): 328–335. doi:10.1108/00070700410529582.
   Google Scholar
• Kenné, J. P., P. Dejax, and A. Gharbi. 2012. “Production Planning of a Hybrid Manufacturing–Remanufacturing System under Uncertainty within a Closed-Loop Supply Chain.” International Journal of Production Economics 135 (1): 81–93. doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2010.10.026.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• de Koster, R. B. M., M. P. van de Vendel, B. M. René, and M. A. van de Vendel. 2002. “Return Handling: An Exploratory Study with Nine Retailer Warehouses.” International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 30 (8): 407–421. doi:10.1108/09590550210435291.
   Google Scholar
• Krikke, H., I. Blanc, and S. van de Velde. 2004. “Product Modularity and the Design of Closed-Loop Supply Chains.” California Management Review 46 (2): 23–39.10.2307/41166208
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Krikke, H., J. A. E. E. van Nunen, R. Zuidwijk, and R. Kuik. 2005. “E-Business and Circular Supply Chains: Increased Business Opportunities by IT-Based Customer Oriented Return-Flow Management.” In Distribution Logistics, edited by G. Fandel and W. Trockel, 221–239. Berlin: Springer.10.1007/978-3-642-17020-1
   Google Scholar
• Kumar, S., and P. Malegeant. 2006. “Strategic Alliance in a Closed-Loop Supply Chain, a Case of Manufacturer and Eco-Non-Profit Organization.” Technovation 26 (10): 1127–1135. doi:10.1016/j.technovation.2005.08.002.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kumar, S., and V. Putnam. 2008. “Cradle to Cradle: Reverse Logistics Strategies and Opportunities across Three Industry Sectors.” International Journal of Production Economics 115 (2): 305–315. doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2007.11.015.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lambert, D. M., and M. C. Cooper. 2000. “Issues in Supply Chain Management.” Industrial Marketing Management 29: 65–83. doi:10.1016/S0019-8501(99)00113-3.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lieder, M., and A. Rashid. 2016. “Towards Circular Economy Implementation: A Comprehensive Review in Context of Manufacturing Industry.” Journal of Cleaner Production 115: 36–51. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.12.042.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lincoln, Y. S. 1995. “Emerging Criteria for Quality in Qualitative and Interpretive Research.” Qualitative Inquiry 1 (3): 275–289.10.1177/107780049500100301
   Google Scholar
• Linton, J. D., R. Klassen, and V. Jayaraman. 2007. “Sustainable Supply Chains: An Introduction.” Journal of Operations Management 25 (6): 1075–1082. doi:10.1016/j.jom.2007.01.012.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Liu, G., J. Zhang, and W. Tang. 2015. “Joint Dynamic Pricing and Investment Strategy for Perishable Foods with Price-Quality Dependent Demand.” Annals of Operations Research 226: 397–416. doi:10.1007/s10479-014-1671-x.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Matopoulos, A., M. Vlachopoulou, V. Manthou, and B. Manos. 2007. “A Conceptual Framework for Supply Chain Collaboration: Empirical Evidence from the Agri-Food Industry.” Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 12 (3): 177–186. doi:10.1108/13598540710742491.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mena, C., B. Adenso-Diaz, and O. Yurt. 2011. “The Causes of Food Waste in the Supplier-Retailer Interface: Evidences from the UK and Spain.” Resources, Conservation and Recycling 55: 648–658. doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2010.09.006.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mena, C., L. A. Terry, A. Williams, and L. Ellram. 2014. “Causes of Waste across Multi-Tier Supply Networks: Cases in the UK Food Sector.” International Journal of Production Economics 152: 144–158. doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2014.03.012.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Miemczyk, J., M. Howard, and T. E. Johnsen. 2016. “Dynamic Development and Execution of Closed-Loop Supply Chains: A Natural Resource-Based View.” Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 21 (4): 453–469. doi:10.1108/SCM-12-2014-0405.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Miles, M. B., A. M. Huberman, and J. Saldana. 2014. Qualitative Data Analysis. a Methods Sourcebook. 3rd ed. Los Angeles, CA: Sage.
   Google Scholar
• Mirabella, N., V. Castellani, and S. Sala. 2014. “Current Options for the Valorization of Food Manufacturing Waste: A Review.” Journal of Cleaner Production 65: 28–41. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.10.051.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mourad, M. 2016. “Recycling, Recovering and Preventing ‘Food Waste’: Competing Solutions for Food Systems Sustainability in the United States and France.” Journal of Cleaner Production 126: 461–477. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.03.084.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mulhern, F. J., and D. T. Padgett. 1995. “The Relationship between Retail Price Promotions and Regular Price Purchases.” Journal of Marketing 59: 83–90.10.2307/1252330
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Nasir, M. H. A., A. Genovese, A. A. Acquaye, S. C. L. Koh, and F. Yamoah. 2017. “Comparing Linear and Circular Supply Chains: A Case Study from the Construction Industry.” International Journal of Production Economics 183: 443–457.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Oglethorpe, D., and G. Heron. 2013. “Testing the Theory of Constraints in UK Local Food Supply Chains.” International Journal of Operations and Production Management 33 (10): 1346–1367. doi:10.1108/IJOPM-05-2011-0192.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Papargyropoulou, E., R. Lozano, J. K. Steinberger, and N. Wright. 2014. “The Food Waste Hierarchy as a Framework for the Management of Food Surplus and Food Waste.” Journal of Cleaner Production 76: 106–115. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.04.020.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Parfitt, J., M. Barthel, and S. Macnaughton. 2010. “Food Waste within Food Supply Chains: Quantification and Potential for Change to 2050.” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 365: 3065–3081. doi:10.1098/rstb.2010.0126.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Quariguasi Frota Neto, J., G. Walther, J. Bloemhof, J. A. E. E. van Nunen and T. Spengler. 2010. “From Closed-Loop to Sustainable Supply Chains: The WEEE Case.” International Journal of Production Research 48 (15): 4463–4481. doi:10.1080/00207540902906151.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rahman, S. 2012. “Reverse Logistics.” In Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management, edited by J. Mangan, C. Lalwani, T. Butcher and R. Javadpour, 338–353. Chichester: Wiley.
   Google Scholar
• Rahman, S., and N. Subramanian. 2012. “Factors for Implementing End-of-Life Computer Recycling Operations in Reverse Supply Chains.” International Journal of Production Economics 140: 239–248. doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2011.07.019.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rogers, D. S., R. S. Tibben-Lembke. 1998 “Going Backwards: Reverse Logistics Trends and Practices.” Reverse Logistics Executive Council.
   Google Scholar
• Rogers, D. S., and R. Tibben-Lembke. 2001. “An Examination of Reverse Logistics Practices.” Journal of Business Logistics 22 (2): 129–148. doi:10.1002/j.2158-1592.2001.tb00007.x.
   Google Scholar
• Seuring, S. 2008. “Assessing the Rigor of Case Study Research in Supply Chain Management.” Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 13 (2): 128–137. doi:10.1108/13598540810860967.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sgarbossa, F., and I. Russo. 2017. “A Proactive Model in Sustainable Food Supply Chain: Insight from a Case Study.” International Journal of Production Economics 183: 596–606. doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2016.07.022.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Slack, N., A. Brandon-Jones, and R. Johnston. 2013. Operations Management. Edinburgh: Pearson Education.
   Google Scholar
• Spence, L., and M. Bourlakis. 2009. “The Evolution from Corporate Social Responsibility to Supply Chain Responsibility: The Case of Waitrose.” Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 14 (4): 291–302. doi:10.1108/13598540910970126.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Stahel, W. R. 2006. The Performance Economy. 2nd ed. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
   Google Scholar
• Stenmarck, A., O. J. Hanssen, K. Silvennoinen, J.-M. Katajajuuri, and M. Werge. 2011. Initiatives on Prevention of Food Waste in the Retail and Wholesale Trades. Copenhagen: TemaNord, Nordic Council of Ministers.
   Google Scholar
• Stock, J. R., and J. P. Mulki. 2009. “Product Returns Processing: An Examination of Practices of Manufacturers, Wholesalers/Distributors, And Retailers.” Journal of Business Logistics 30 (1): 33–62. doi:10.1002/j.2158-1592.2009.tb00098.x.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Su, B., A. Heshmati, Y. Geng, and X. Yu. 2013. “A Review of the Circular Economy in China: Moving from Rhetoric To Implementation.” Journal of Cleaner Production 42: 215–227. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.11.020.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Thierry, M., M. Salomon, J. Van Nunen, and L. Van Wassenhove. 1995. “Strategic Issues in Product Recovery Management.” California Management Review 37 (2): 114–136. doi:10.2307/41165792.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Thyberg, K. L., and D. J. Tonjes. 2016. “Drivers of Food Waste and Their Implications for Sustainable Policy Development.” Resources, Conservation and Recycling 106: 110–123. doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2015.11.016.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tibben-Lembke, R. S. 2002. “Life after Death: Reverse Logistics and the Product Life Cycle.” International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management 32 (3): 223–244. doi:10.1108/09600030210426548.
   Google Scholar
• Tibben-Lembke, R. S. 2004. “Strategic Use of the Secondary Market for Retail Consumer Goods.” California Management Review 46 (2): 90–104. doi:10.2307/41166212.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tibben-Lembke, R. D., and D. S. Rogers. 2002. “Differences between Forward and Reverse Logistics in a Retail Environment.” Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 7 (5): 271–282. doi:10.1108/13598540210447719.
   Google Scholar
• Tromp, S.-O., R. Haijema, H. Rijgersberg, and J. G. A. J. van der Vorst. 2016. “A Systematic Approach to Preventing Chilled-Food Waste at the Retail Outlet.” International Journal of Production Economics 182: 508–518. doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2016.10.003.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tsiros, M., and C. M. Heilman. 2005. “The Effect of Expiration Dates and Perceived Risk on Purchasing Behavior in Grocery Store Perishable Categories.” Journal of Marketing 69: 114–129.10.1509/jmkg.69.2.114.60762
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tsoulfas, G. T., and C. P. Pappis. 2006. “Environmental Principles Applicable to Supply Chains Design and Operation.” Journal of Cleaner Production 14: 1593–1602. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2005.05.021.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Van der Vorst, J. G. A. J. 2000. “Effective Food Supply Chains, Generating, Modelling and Evaluating Supply Chain Scenarios.” PhD diss., Wageningen University.
   Google Scholar
• Vlachos, I. 2015. “Applying Lean Thinking in the Food Supply Chains: A Case Study.” Production Planning and Control 26 (16): 1351–1367. doi:10.1080/09537287.2015.1049238.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Vlajic, J. V. 2016. “Vulnerability and Robustness of SME Supply Chains: An Empirical Study of Risk and Disturbance Management of Fresh Food Processors in a Developing Market.” In Organizational Resilience: Concepts, Integration and Practice, edited by R. Bhamra, 86–102. London: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis.
   Google Scholar
• Vlajic, J. V., M. Bogdanova, and R. Mijailovic. 2016. “Waste Not, Want Not: Managing Perishables in Small and Medium Retail Enterprises.” 21st International Symposium on Logistics, Kaoshiung, Taiwan, July 3–6, 330–340.
   Google Scholar
• Wang, X., and D. Li. 2012. “A Dynamic Product Quality Evaluation Based Pricing Model for Perishable Food Supply Chains.” Omega 40 (6): 906–917. doi:10.1016/j.omega.2012.02.001.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Webster, K. 2015. The Circular Economy, a Wealth of Flows. Cowes: Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
   Google Scholar
• Weetman, C. 2017. A Circular Economy Handbook for Business and Supply Chains. Repair, Remake, Redesign, Rethink. New York: Kogan Page.
   Google Scholar
• Wells, R., and M. Caraher. 2014. “UK Print Media Coverage of the Food Bank Phenomenon: From Food Welfare to Food Charity?” British Food Journal 116 (9): 1426–1445. doi:10.1108/BFJ-03-2014-0123.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• White, H. M. F. 2000. “Buyer–Supplier Relationships in the UK Fresh Produce Industry.” British Food Journal 102 (1): 6–17. doi:10.1108/00070700010310605.
   Google Scholar
• Wilson, N. 1996. “The Supply Chains of Perishable Products in Northern Europe.” British Food Journal 98 (6): 9–15. doi:10.1108/00070709610131320.
   Google Scholar
• http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130123162956/http:/www.defra.gov.uk/evidence/statistics/foodfarm/farmmanage/fbs/documents/reference/farm_classification.pdf (accessed March 20, 2016).
   Google Scholar
• Yin, R. K. 1994. “Discovering the Future of the Case Study Method in Evaluation Research.” Evaluation Practice 15: 283–290. doi:10.1016/0886-1633(94)90023-X.
   Google Scholar
• Yin, R. K. 2014. Case Study Research. Design and Methods. Los Angeles, CA: SAGE.
   Google Scholar