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Journal of Competitiveness

Creating a Competitive Advantage by Developing an Innovative Tool to Assess Suppliers in Agri-Food Complex

Dědina Daniel, Šánová Petra

Klíčová slova
supplier, methodolog y, assessment, competitiveness, risk analysis, GLOBALG.A.P., agri-food complex, auditing

Abstrakt:
The main aim of this paper is to introduce a new certified applied methodology for Assessing Suppliers in Agri-Food Complex as a tool for company competitiveness. The work is based on the results obtained in the research project NAZV QG60148/2005 funded by the Czech Ministry of Agriculture and on the requirements of agricultural practice. The novelty lies in the use of practices of the worldwide respected GLOBALG.A.P. standard (formerly EUREPGAP) as yet not well known in our country. Based on the practical experience of the authors with the application of food safety standards in the food manufacturing industry and application of GLOBALG. A.P. standard in agricultural primary production, risk and hazard analysis was developed for the product group of fruit and vegetables. Subsequently, a checklist was designed for the implementation of the suppliers’ audit. The result is a methodology for food manufacturers based on the identification of sources of risks in primary production, which can threaten food safety. As part of the introduced methodology are proposed methodological criteria for evaluating suppliers of fruit and vegetables, including rating scales and the possibilities of its implementation. Different variations of the introduction of this approach are discussed from the management, time, and financial viewpoints. The use of this procedure in practice aims to reduce the likelihood of hygiene and health hazards of the basic input raw material according to the principles of the certified standards and thus strengthen the competitiveness of a given manufacturer on the market.

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10.7441/joc.2013.03.03


Dědina D., Šánová P. (2013). Creating a Competitive Advantage by Developing an Innovative Tool to Assess Suppliers in Agri-Food Complex. Journal of Competitiveness, 5 (3), 31-45 https://doi.org/10.7441/joc.2013.03.03

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