date:Mar 19, 2014
ems from its focus on the entire supply chain. The competitive development and positions of the dairy chains in eight countries were analysed via five groups of factors, namely economic performance, productivity, foreign trade performance, growth and innovation, which are either direct indicators or determinants of competitiveness.
All the links in the chain should be strong in order to shape a competitive sector. Otherwise, the stronger elements of the chain tend to seek commercial alliances w