Collaboration

Food supply chains can be long and complicated.  They can involve several separate businesses and many different steps before the product reaches consumers.  Collaboration between businesses in a supply chain can open up benefits not available to businesses working alone.

There are many different ways that businesses can work together and these are explained in ‘Prosper Through Partnership’.  This folder shows some of the practical ways that businesses are working together and the benefits that have been derived.

We encourage collaboration and we have pioneered a technique called ‘food value chain analysis’.  This is a structured way for businesses along a supply chain to work together and find improvement opportunities. 

The Food Chain Centre has applied value chain analysis to the Red Meat, Cereals, Dairy and Fresh Produce sectors.  An explanation of this approach and case studies from each of the chains are published below.

information & case studies

.: Cutting Costs - Adding Value in Fresh Produce (folder)

The ‘Cutting Costs – Adding Value in Fresh Produce’ folder was published in July 2006.  It contains an explanation of the value chain, Masterclass and PROBE methods and case studies from each of our projects.  New case studies will be added as we complete the remainder of our pilot programme.

Business areas:	Collaboration Production Excellence	Sector:	Fresh Produce	Region:	n/a

.: Cutting Costs - Adding Value in Organics (folder)

The ‘Cutting Costs – Adding Value in Organics’ folder was published in 2005 and contains an explanation of the value chain method and case studies for each of the chains.

Business areas:	Collaboration Production Excellence	Sector:	Fresh Produce	Region:	n/a

.: Cutting Costs - Adding Value in Cereals (folder)

The 'Cutting Costs - Adding Value in Cereals' folder was first published in October 2005 and contains an explanation of the value chain analysis programme, the methods used and case studies of each of the chains studied.  Updates are issued when each new case study is published.

Business areas:	Collaboration Production Excellence	Sector:	Cereals	Region:	n/a

.: Cutting Costs - Adding Value in Dairy (folder)

The 'Cutting Costs - Adding Value in Dairy' folder was first published in June 2005 and contains an explanation of the value chain analysis programme, the methods used and case studies of each of the chains studied.  New case studies will be added when further projects are completed.

Business areas:	Collaboration Production Excellence	Sector:	Dairy	Region:	n/a

.: Cutting Costs - Adding Value in Red Meat (folder)

The 'Cutting Costs - Adding Value in Fresh Produce' folder was first published in October 2005 and contains an explanation of the value chain analysis programme, the methods used and case studies of each of the chains studied.

Business areas:	Collaboration Production Excellence	Sector:	Red Meat	Region:	n/a

.: Prosper Through Partnership (folder)

Published in June 2005, 'Prosper Through Partnership' is a collection of case studies illustrating how different businesses in the food supply chain can all benefit through communicating and collaborating.  

Business areas:	Collaboration	Sector:	n/a	Region:	n/a

Information

.: Building Relationships that Create Value

Create win-win relationships by using a self-assessment tool and discussing the concepts of collaboration and supply chain management within your business and with your customers and suppliers.

Business areas:	Collaboration	Sector:	n/a	Region:	n/a