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de, Kort Rutger. "A sustainable agriculture strategy for Farm Frites in Belgium, Egypt, the Netherlands and Poland : A study on how to develop a strategy building method." Thesis, KTH, Industriell ekologi, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-188534.
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The Corporate Agriculture division dealing with the procurement and growing of potatoes for Farm Frites in all production locations worldwide is in need of a strategy to initiate sustainable development. The scope of the project is limited to the activities in Belgium, Egypt, the Netherlands and Poland. A strategy for sustainable agriculture is developed, with goals and key performance indicators, and the methodology that led to this strategy is described as well. The methodology consists of seven steps, with an initial zero-measurement step. The zero- measurements is to describe the current status of sustainable agriculture (0), then the business priorities are identified (1), followed by setting of goals and key performance indicators (2). This leads to a strategy proposal (3), the strategy is then adopted by the general management (4), and integrated in the farming business operations (5). The progress on the strategy is reported on (6), and if need be, regularly revised and updated (7). The developed strategy on sustainable agriculture consists of four main strategic goals; Health and safety of workers first; Ensuring a safe and sustainable potato product; Using of farm inputs in the most responsible way; Sharing of best sustainable farming practices. The level of sustainable agriculture in Belgium and the Netherlands is more or less the same, where progress is made, mostly following requirements from laws and regulations. There are sustainable agriculture initiatives where best practices are shared. Sustainable agriculture in Poland is most advanced in the Farm Frites organisation, where Farm Frites Poland is actively collaborating with farmers to become more sustainable. Sustainable agriculture in Egypt has still a lot to improve, where the first priorities should be to follow and implement some basic good agriculture practices. The strategy building methodology of seven steps with an initial zero-measurement has been proved effective, resulting in a description of the level of sustainable agriculture and a strategy to further increase the sustainability of agriculture in Belgium, Egypt, the Netherlands and Poland. However, only steps zero till three have been carried out, and the strategy is still to be adopted (step four).
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Bronkhorst, N. J. "Developing an integrated marketing communication strategy for the MGK Group." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/80495.
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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2010.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Marketing of Agricultural Products Act 47 (No 47 if 1996) led to the dilution of single-channel marketing in the agricultural sector. Hence, marketing boards such as the Maize Board were dismantled. New legislation forced agricultural businesses to adapt to the changing environment and turn co-operatives into companies. The new developments also implied that these companies had to reposition themselves to be more competitive in a deregulated market. MGK Group Operating Company Pty (Ltd) is a prominent role player in the agricultural sector in the North West, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and Gauteng provinces in South Africa. Unexpected growth in the company as well as the deregulation of the industry necessitated a bona fide marketing communication department to manage and coordinate all advertising, promotional and communication efforts. After establishing this department all marketing communication efforts were still fragmented. Consequently, the cost-effectiveness of this department was questioned by the company’s board of directors. The MGK Group’s the board of directors received a mandate to follow a holistic approach and formulate a strategy to enhance the impact of its marketing communication efforts while cutting costs. This study sets out to establish whether the implementation of an integrated marketing communication programme can ultimately satisfy the board of directors’ requirements for marketing communication that is more accountable, effective and efficient. This study starts with a literature review of the practices and theories underpinning integrated marketing communication. This is followed by testing the applicability of the various approaches and methodologies in the MGK Group environment. The study is concluded with the formulation of a marketing communication strategy and recommendations based on the needs of the MGK Group.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die Wet op die Bemarking van Landbouprodukte (Nr 47 van 1996) het eenkanaal-bemarking in die sektor verwater. Dit het daartoe gelei dat bemarkingsrade soos die Mielieraad afgeskaf is. Nuwe wetgewing het landbou-ondernemings genoop om in 'n veranderende sake-omgewing aan te pas en koöperasies in maatskappye te omskep. Die aanpassing het ook beteken dat maatskappye hulself in 'n meer mededingende en gedereguleerde mark moes herposisioneer. Die MGK Groep Bedryfsmaatskappy Edms Bpk is 'n vooraanstaande rolspeler in die landbousektor in die volgende provinsies in Suid-Afrika: Noordwes, Limpopo, Mpumalanga en Gauteng. Onverwagse groei asook die deregulering van die bedryf het meegebring dat dié maatskappy 'n bona fide bemarkingskommunikasie-afdeling nodig gehad het om alle reklame-, promosie- en kommunikasie-aktiwiteite te bestuur en te koördineer. Nadat die afdeling op die been gebring is, het bemarkingskommunikasie-aktiwiteite steeds los van mekaar gestaan. Dit het daartoe gelei dat die kostedoeltreffendheid van die funksie op divisievlak bevraagteken is. Die direksie van die MGK Groep het 'n mandaat gehad om 'n holistiese benadering te volg en 'n strategie te formuleer om die impak sowel as die kostedoeltreffendheid van die maatskappy se bemarkingskommunikasie te verbeter. Hierdie studie poog om vas te stel of die implementering van 'n geïntegreerde bemarkingskommunikasieplan uiteindelik in die direksie van die MGK Groep se behoefte aan verantwoordbare, doeltreffende en doelmatige bemarkingskommunikasie kan voorsien. Die studie begin met 'n literatuuroorsig van die praktyk en teorie van geïntegreerde bemarkingskommunikasie. Daarna word die toepaslikheid van die onderskeie benaderings en metodologieë ten opsigte van die MGK Groep getoets. Die studie word afgesluit met 'n bemarkingskommunikasiestrategie en aanbevelings wat op die behoeftes van die MGK Groep gegrond is.
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TORTORELLA, MARIA MADDALENA. "Decision-making support tools and scenario analysis for valorising endogenous resources and promoting energy efficiency." Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi della Basilicata, 2022. https://hdl.handle.net/11563/160517.
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Climate change represents the greatest environmental challenge humanity has ever faced, whose effects today seem to be irreversible.
In such a context, agriculture is facing four main challenges: (i) becoming more resilient and adapting to climate change, (ii) reducing its impact in terms of GHG emissions and soil degradation, (iii) increasing its carbon sink potential, (iv) providing sufficient and healthy food to meet the growing demand of the population. This requires a transition from current models of intensive production to new models based on sustainable resource management.
The adoption of a holistic approach is therefore essential to effectively represent the main variables (energy, water, environment, food and soil) and their interrelationships, exploit the complex interconnections between them and the associated phenomena, reduce risks identify feasible strategies for sustainable resource management based on integrated policies.
An integration of the Nexus approach with the IEA-TIMES framework has been proposed to develop an innovative land use driven model - the TIMES Land-WEF model, which ensures an optimal management of resources of the entire agricultural system in a circular economy perspective.
The TIMES- Land-WEF model was validated in the Basilicata Region, a selected area of Mediterranean Europe, in order to evaluate the robustness of solutions under different conditions, namely to determine the effects of climate change on agricultural production and performing and assessment of the Farm to Fork strategy of the EU Green Deal.
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Kapidou, Alexandra. "Application for Wind Farm Integration Complying with the Grid Code by Designing an Outer Control Strategy for the Converter." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för elektro- och systemteknik (EES), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-187686.
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The continuously increasing energy penetration from wind farms into the grid raises concerns regarding power quality and the stable operation of the power system. The Grid Code´s requirements give strict guidelines for a wind farm´s behaviour under faulty or abnormal operating conditions.The primary purpose of this project is the application of a STATCOM for wind farm integration complying with the Grid Code. Towards that, an outer control strategy for the converter is designed so as to regulate the voltage at the point of common coupling by providing reactive power compensation. Thus the safe operation of the grid will be ensured since the wind farm will follow the Grid Code´s standards.The existing Grid Code requires only a positive sequence current controller. This study attempts to investigate whether this is sufficient or not and to examine the possibility of extending the Grid Code requirements so as to incorporate a negative sequence current controller as well. The results support the latter suggestion. Also, the use of SiC devices was also considered in this project.Den ständigt ökande penetrationen av vindenergi i elnätet väcker farhågor om elkvalitet och stabil drift av kraftsystemet. Nätkoden (Grid Code) ger strikta riktlinjer för en vindkraftsparks beteende i felfall och under onormala driftsförhållanden.Huvudsyftet med detta projekt är att använda en STATCOM för integration av vindkraftsparker så att nätkoden uppfylls. I detta projekt utformas en yttre reglerstrategi för omriktaren för att reglera spänningen vid anslutningspunkten för vindkraftsparken genom att tillhandahålla reaktiv effektkompensering. Därigenom uppnås en säker drift av nätet eftersom vindkraftparken kommer att följa nätkoden.Den befintliga nätkoden kräver endast styrning av plusföljdskomponenten av strömmen. Denna studie försöker undersöka om detta är tillräckligt samt undersöka möjligheten för att utvidga nätkoden genom att införa ett krav på styrning av negativ-sekvens ström. Resultaten stöder det sistnämnda förslaget. Även användningen av halvledarkomponenter av kiselkarbid-SiC studerades i detta projekt.
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Green, Kris R. "Recruiting and maintaining dairy cooperative members : a strategy for reducing the free rider problem /." Thesis, This resource online, 1992. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05042010-020208/.
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Brewster, Veronica Rose. "Towards an eradication strategy for mycoplasma hypneumoniae from the UK pig herd." Thesis, Royal Veterinary College (University of London), 2016. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.701680.
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Ntshumayelo, Matholose Paulus. "Towards a relevant ministry among the poor developing a comprehensive strategy for mission in informal settlement communities with special reference to the Orange Farm community /." Thesis, Pretoria : [s.n.], 2005. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-10282005-120904/.
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Nunley, Mariel. "From Farm to Fork to Landfill: Food Waste and Consumption in America." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2013. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/pitzer_theses/37.
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This thesis focuses on the creation and disposal of food waste in the United States. Food waste is a specific yet highly critical issue that implicates the large, incongruous systems of both food production and waste disposal. Waste is created throughout the food supply chain, with producers as well as consumers guilty of throwing away good food. Rather than repurpose food as compost or donate it to those in need, wasted food, although completely biodegradable and often edible, is mixed in with the rest of our garbage and disposed of in a landfill. By evaluating the systems of waste disposal and food production, I illustrate the ways in which both of these industries encourage the creation of food waste and conceal its harmful effects. I argue that it is necessary to prioritize source reduction of wasted food, rather than rely upon infrastructure that keeps waste “out of sight, out of mind.” Despite the factors that shelter it from our critical consideration, it has become necessary to prioritize food waste as a legitimate environmental, social, and economic concern.
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Siyanga-Tembo, Fridah. "From fork to farm: understanding Kitwe's food system through the fish lens." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28177.
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Food production has been a constant feature of food security policies. This narrative has continued despite findings showing that food insecurity is structural, and more driven by issues of access than availability, particularly for low-income households in cities who live in a cash economy. While usually considered a rural issue, the urban poor with low and unreliable incomes also face food insecurity which manifests differently to that of their rural counterparts. Thus, this creates the need to understand how the urban poor get their food. Garneton, a low-income area in Kitwe, Zambia, was chosen as the case study area for understanding the food system that feeds the urban poor. Fish and the fish value chain were used as the lens with which to understand the food system. The primary aim of the study was to understand the flow of fish in the food system and how it gets to low-income households in Kitwe. A qualitative methodology using semi-structured in-depth interviews was used. A bottom up and systems approach which started by finding out what the low-income consumers ate, and following the fish value chain systematically up to the producers enabled the study to capture the actual food system that feeds the poor and uncovered the different issues affecting the food system. The study had three main findings. The first finding was that the low-income households bought their food from both formal and informal markets but were more highly dependent on the informal markets. The factors that drove their purchasing decisions included income, proximity and volumes of fish sold. Secondly, the study also found that informal traders bought their fish mainly through the informal markets although the imported fish was bought from the formal market. Thirdly, the study found that there were a number of factors that affected the food system. These included policy, economic and environmental factors. The pathways of fish were also found to change in accordance with the fish ban. The thesis argues that, there is greater need to have policy that addresses the needs of the urban poor. Food should also be looked at as a cross cutting issue with different food systems perceived as complementing each other to addressing the food needs, particularly of the urban poor. Finally, more attention must be paid to the informal market which plays a significant role in meeting the food security needs of the urban poor.
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Andrak, Dawnie Marie. "DEFINING THE FOOD MOVEMENT IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA: BRANDING AMERICA’S FARM-TO-FORK CAPITAL." Scholarly Commons, 2017. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2967.
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In October 2012, then-Mayor Kevin Johnson, surrounded by the region’s chefs, restaurateurs, and others working in the food arena, proclaimed the City of Sacramento “America’s Farm-to-Fork Capital.” The basis for the designation, in part, was Sacramento’s geographic proximity to agricultural production. With more than 50 farmers markets and between 7,000 – 8,000 acres of “boutique farms” in the region, the Mayor stated the designation would be more than “simply a marketing campaign.” Based on interviews with a wide variety of people working in “local food” (including a non-profit organization with a mission to get kids to eat their vegetables, large corporations, and small businesses) this thesis will explore the concept of local food in Sacramento, the Farm-to-Fork movement and what it has meant for the region. With an annual festival that has seen increased attendance in each of its five years, from an estimated 50,000 people the first year, to 75,000 people in 2016, the designation branded Sacramento as a food destination city bringing visitors and their dollars as intended. Beyond a well-attended festival, what has the history behind the title of America’s Farm-to-Fork Capital meant to the local food system and how has it impacted local farmers, chefs, restaurateurs and those whose livelihoods are closely tied to food?
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Abley, Melanie J. "Tracking, Quantifying, Phenotyping and Genotyping of Campylobacter in Cattle and Pigs across the Farm to Fork Continuum." The Ohio State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1306427015.
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Long, Sally. "Evaluating farm management strategy using sensitivity and stochastic analysis." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/19756.
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Master of AgribusinessDepartment of Agricultural Economics
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The dramatic changes that have taken place in the production agriculture industry in the last decade have the Long Family Partnership wanting to reassess their farm land management strategy. As land owners, they feel as though they might be missing out on profit opportunity by continuing their current lease agreements as status quo. The objective of this research is to determine the optimal land management strategy for the Partnership farm that maximizes net returns for crop production, but also taking into account input costs and risk. Three scenarios were built: (1) a Base Case of the current share-crop and cash lease Agreements; (2) the possibility of farming their own irrigated farm land and continuing to cash lease land used to produce dryland wheat; and (3) deciding to farm all the irrigated and dry land farm acreage themselves. In order to do this, a whole-farm budget spreadsheet model was generated to assess alternative land management scenarios. The difference in net returns between alternative land rental scenarios were then compared and followed by a sensitivity analysis and stochastic analysis using @RISK software. The findings concluded that there was greater potential to increase net farm income while still conservatively managing risk by investing into their own farm land, as not only owners but also as operators. The stochastic and sensitivity analysis confirmed that farming their own land was more sensitive to changes in yields, prices and input expenses. However, even in consideration of the additional risk, the probability of increasing net farm income was greater for the scenarios in which they farmed their own land.
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Wang, Longyan. "Numerical optimization of wind farm layout and control strategy." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2017. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/102912/1/Longyan_Wang_Thesis.pdf.
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This research aims to study the optimization of wind farm layout and control strategy by incorporating the realistic wind farm elements including different wind turbine hub heights, irregular wind farm boundary and non-flat terrain. The thesis develops a framework of simultaneously optimizing wind turbine positions and their operation conditions to achieve the maximum wind farm profitability. It investigates the selection of the most time-efficient and cost-effective wind farm design methods and optimization models by comparative study.
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Mansouri, Ahmad, and David Norman. "Strategy Development of Structural Optimization in Design Processes." Thesis, Linköping University, Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-17418.
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This thesis aims toward developing strategies in the area of structural optimization and to implement these strategies in design processes. At
GM Powertrain Sweden where powertrains are designed and developed, two designs of a differential housing have been chosen for this thesis. The main tasks have been to perform a topology optimization of a model early in a design process, and a shape optimization on a model late in a design process. In addition the shape optimization strategies have also been applied on a fork shifter. This thesis covers the theory of different optimization strategies in general. The optimization processes are explained in detail and the results from the structural optimization of the differential housings as well as the fork shifter are shown and evaluated. The evaluation of the thesis provides enough arguments to suggest an implementation of the optimization strategies in design processes at GM Powertrain
. A Structural Optimization group has great potential of closing the gap between structural designers and structural analysis engineers which in long terms mean that better structures can be developed in less time. To be competitive in the automotive industry these are two of the most important factors for being successful.
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Stocklin, Christopher Brett. "A biblical stewardship strategy for young adults at First Baptist Church in West Fork, Arkansas." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2000. http://www.tren.com.
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Sanguankiat, Arsooth [Verfasser]. "Molecular Epidemiology and Serodiversity of Salmonella enterica in a Pork Chain “From Farm to Fork” in Northern Thailand / Arsooth Sanguankiat." Berlin : Freie Universität Berlin, 2014. http://d-nb.info/1047336855/34.
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Sinkel, Daniel J. "Farm-To-Fork Fresh Produce Food Safety: An Evaluation of Perceptions, Knowledge, and Implementation of Good Agriculture Practices in Kentucky." TopSCHOLAR®, 2016. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1751.
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Farmers’ markets have increasingly become a popular venue for purchase of fresh, locally-grown produce, with the number of farmers’ markets in Kentucky reaching an all-time high of 159 in 2016. Good Agriculture Practices (GAPs) is a program created by the USDA’s Agriculture Marketing Service to function as a food safety audit for small-scale fresh produce growers, such as those who sell fresh produce at local farmers’ markets. However, under the provisions of the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011, small-scale farmers who sell an average of $25,000 in annual fresh produce sales across the span of three years are exempt from mandatory food safety certification. Many smallscale farmers in Kentucky fall below this threshold, and do not hold food safety certification.
This study had two objectives: to investigate the practices, perceptions, and implementation of GAPs among small-scale Kentucky farmers who sell at farmers’ markets; and to create and evaluate the effectiveness of commodity-specific informational factsheets to disseminate food safety knowledge among small-scale Kentucky farmers. Data from the perceptions, practices, and implementation survey were analyzed from 160 completed surveys of small-scale fresh produce growers on-site at farmers’ markets in 21 counties across the state of Kentucky (see Appendix A). The results were mixed, with 90% of participants indicated familiarity with GAPs, but only 47% opting to practice water quality GAPs and 55% choosing to observe soil amendment GAPs. Participants did report slightly higher compliance with field sanitation (71%) and sanitary facilities (73%) GAPs, but indicated that cost (67%) and time (68%) were significant perceived barriers to completing a GAPs audit on their farm. Participants also failed to identify many sources of potential microbiological contamination, with soil only being identified as a source of pathogenic contamination by 41% of participants and irrigation water identified by 51% of participants. Even fewer participants believed that contamination could result from ice (26%) or refrigeration and cooling (28%). However, most respondents indicated a desire to undergo further GAPs education, and the factsheet evaluation data indicated that the factsheets were highly effective and had resulted in significant GAPs knowledge increases for participants.
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Vossenkuhl, Birgit [Verfasser], Heiner Akademischer Betreuer] Boeing, and Bernd-Alois [Akademischer Betreuer] [Tenhagen. "Transmission of MRSA along the meat supply chain : A methodological concept from farm to fork / Birgit Vossenkuhl ; Heiner Boeing, Bernd-Alois Tenhagen." Potsdam : Universität Potsdam, 2016. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-85918.
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Vossenkuhl, Birgit [Verfasser], Heiner [Akademischer Betreuer] Boeing, and Bernd-Alois [Akademischer Betreuer] Tenhagen. "Transmission of MRSA along the meat supply chain : A methodological concept from farm to fork / Birgit Vossenkuhl ; Heiner Boeing, Bernd-Alois Tenhagen." Potsdam : Universität Potsdam, 2016. http://d-nb.info/1219513865/34.
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David, Wahyudi [Verfasser]. "Local food security and principle of organic farming (from farm to fork) in context of food culture in Indonesia: Minangkabau's case study / Wahyudi David." Kassel : Universitätsbibliothek Kassel, 2011. http://d-nb.info/1010609750/34.
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Faour-Klingbeil, Dima. "The microbiological safety of fresh produce in Lebanon : a holistic 'farm-to-fork chain' approach to evaluate food safety, compliance levels and underlying risk factors." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/8654.
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The consumption of unsafe fresh vegetables has been linked to an increasing number of outbreaks of human infections. In Lebanon, although raw vegetables are major constituents of the national cuisine, studies on the safety of fresh produce are scant. This research employed a holistic approach to identify the different stages of the food chain that contribute to the microbiological risks on fresh produce and the spreading of hazards. A thorough analysis of the institutional and regulatory framework and the socio-political environment showed that the safety of local fresh produce in Lebanon is at risk due to largely unregulated practices and shortfalls in supporting the agricultural environment as influenced by the lack of a political commitment. Microbiological analysis showed that the faecal indicator levels ranged from < 0.7 to 7 log CFU/g (Escherichia coli), 1.69-8.16 log CFU/g (total coliforms) and followed a significantly increasing trend from fields to the post-harvest washing area. At washing areas, Salmonella was detected on lettuce (6.7% of raw vegetables from post-harvest washing areas). This suggested that post-harvest cross-contamination occurs predominantly in the washing stage. At retails, a combination of observation and self-reported data provided an effective tool in assessing knowledge, attitudes and practices. It showed that the food safety knowledge and sanitation practices of food handlers were inadequate, even among the better trained in corporate-managed SMEs. Overall, the microbiological quality of fresh-cut salad vegetables in SMEs was unsatisfactory. The link between Staphylococcus aureus and microorganism levels on fresh salads vegetables and the overall inspection scores could not be established. On the other hand, inspection ratings on individual components, e.g., cleanliness and cross-contamination preventive measures showed significant correlation with Listeria spp. levels. Together, results confirmed that inspection ratings don’t necessary reflect the microbiological safety of fresh vegetables and that the application of control points of risk factors that likely to contribute to microbial contamination in the production environment are essential. The washing methods were limited in their effectiveness to reduce the contamination of parsley with Salmonella. In general, the pre-wash chopping and storing of parsley at 30ºC reduced the decontamination effect of all solutions, including sodium dichloroisocyanurate which was reduced by 1.3 log CFU/g on both intact and chopped leaves stored at 30ºC. In such conditions, the transfer rate of Salmonella from one contaminated parsley to subsequently chopped clean batches on the same cutting board(CB) recorded 60%-64%. Furthermore, the transmission of Salmonella persisted via washed CBs stored at 30°C for 24 h. It is recommended to keep parsley leaves unchopped and stored at 5ºC until wash for an optimum decontamination effect and to apply vigilant sanitation of CBs after use with fresh produce. This research presented important data for quantitative risk assessment for Salmonella in parsley and useful descriptive information to inform decision-makers and educators on microbial hazards associated with fresh produce in Lebanon. It also highlighted the risks areas that require urgent interventions to improve food safety. Considering the complex institutional and political challenges in Lebanon, there is an obvious need to direct development programs and support towards local agriculture production, effective education strategies and growing awareness of consumers and stakeholders on food safety related risks.
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Tan, Jun Liang. "Development of a pitch based wake optimisation control strategy to improve total farm power production." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för geovetenskaper, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-304705.
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In this thesis, the effect of pitch based optimisation was explored for a 80 turbine wind farm. Using a modified Jensen wake model and the Particle Swarm Optimisation (PSO) model, a pitch optimisation strategy was created for the dominant turbulence and atmospheric condition for the wind farm. As the wake model was based on the FLORIS model developed by P.M.O Gebraad et. al., the wake and power model was compared with the FLORIS model and a -0.090% difference was found. To determine the dynamic predictive capability of the wake model, measurement values across a 10 minute period for a 19 wind turbine array were used and the wake model under predicted the power production by 17.55%. Despite its poor dynamic predictive capability, the wake model was shown to accurately match the AEP production of the wind farm when compared to a CFD simulation done in FarmFlow and only gave a 3.10% over-prediction. When the optimisation model was applied with 150 iterations and particles, the AEP production of the wind farm increased by 0.1052%, proving that the pitch optimisation method works for the examined wind farm. When the iterations and particles used for the optimisation was increased to 250, the power improvement between optimised results improved by 0.1144% at a 222.5% increase in computational time, suggesting that the solution has yet to fully converge. While the solutions did not fully converge, they converged sufficiently and an increase in iterations gave diminishing results. From the results, the pitch optimisation model was found to give a significant increase in power production, especially in wake intensive wind directions. However, the dynamic predictive capabilities will have be improved upon before the control strategy can be applied to an operational wind farm.
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Ezcurra, Ciaurriz F. Xavier. "Decision tools for strategic planning and efficiency analysis in sow farms." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Lleida, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/385432.
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Aquesta tesi està centrada en la necessitat permanent d’incrementar l’eficiència productiva dels productors dins un sector molt competitiu. Per això es proposa: i) Anàlisi de l’eficiència i les variables que l’explicarien i ii) desenvolupament i validació d’un model de simulació per avaluar diferents estratègies productives.
La revisió bibliogràfica dels models econòmics desenvolupats per granges porcines demostra que l’ús al sector porcí de models de decisió estratègics publicats a la literatura és molt limitat. Es demostra com els mètodes no paramètrics (DEA) són més pràctics i intuïtius que els mètodes paramètrics. En conjunt, les granges analitzades van resultar molt eficients.
Per recolzar als grangers en la seva pressa de decisions i en l’anàlisi de diferents estratègies productives, es va desenvolupar un Sistema de Suport a la presa de Decisions: AnaPorkDSS.
En conclusió, decisions com entrar en contractes d’integració ben negociats, mantenir un cens de truges estable i l’augment del nombre d’inseminacions que augmentin la prolificitat, incrementen l’eficiència de les granges.Esta tesis se centra en la necesidad permanente de incrementar la eficiencia productiva de los productores dentro de un sector muy competitivo. En base a lo anterior se propone: i) Análisis de la eficiencia y las variables que la explicarían y ii) desarrollo y validación de un modelo de simulación para evaluar diferentes estrategias productivas. La revisión bibliográfica de los modelos económicos desarrollados para granjas porcinas demuestra que el uso dentro del sector porcino de modelos de decisión estratégicos publicados en la literatura es muy limitado. Se demuestra como los métodos no paramétricos (DEA) son más prácticos e intuitivos que los métodos paramétricos. En conjunto, las granjas analizadas resultaron muy eficientes. Para apoyar a los granjeros en la toma de decisiones y en el análisis de diferentes estrategias productivas, se desarrolló un Sistema de Soporte a la toma de Decisiones: AnaPorkDSS. En conclusión, decisiones como entrar en contratos de integración bien negociados, mantener un censo de cerdas estable y el aumento del número de inseminaciones que aumenten la prolificidad, incrementan la eficiencia de las granjas.
This thesis focuses on the continuing need to increase the productive efficiency of the producers in a very competitive sector. We propose an: i) analysis of the efficiency and the variables that explain and ii) development and validation of a simulation model to evaluate different production strategies. The literature review of economic models developed for swine farms shows that the use in the swine sector of strategic decision models in the literature published is still very limited. It is shown as nonparametric methods (Data Envelopment Analysis or DEA) are more practical and intuitive than parametric methods. The farms analysed were highly efficient (over 90%). To support farmers in decision-making and analysis of different production strategies, a Decision Support System was developed (DSS): AnaPorkDSS. In conclusion, decisions as enter into integration contracts well negotiated, maintain a stable sow herd and increased number of inseminations that increase prolificity, increase the efficiency of farms.
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Licher, Monica K. "Strategic Options for the Virginia Peanut Industry After the 2002 Farm Bill: a Linear Programming Model." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/35744.
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The passage of the 2002 Farm Bill and the removal of the peanut quota system revealed underlying fundamental problems in the Virginia peanut industry. Lower yields and high costs plague producers at the farm level, acreage levels continue to decline and it is doubtful that peanut production in Virginia will continue at levels seen in the past. The structured market due to the quota system has provided little incentive in the past for technological investment. Investment in technology such as high oleic peanuts and capturing value at the consumer level are seen as ways to improve the situation in Virginia. In particular increased coordination at all levels of the supply chain would be needed to ensure that the consumer is brought a product with characteristics they desire.
The literature provides ample information regarding the formation of alliances and coordination in general. According to Cozzarin and Barry (1998), vertical integration, similar to vertical alliances are set up for the following reasons: mitigating transactions costs, taking advantage of output or input price differentials of a competitor, and reducing uncertainties in costs and/or prices. Cozzarin and Barry (1998) also note that there is an increasing move toward vertical coordination in many agriculture sectors, the reasons cited for the current trend include: a) the growing influence of consumers in controlling the agri-food agenda; b) the increasing marketing power of large food companies; and (c) technological changes that necessitate coordination. Of these three reasons, the peanut industry falls under the first two.
Vertical coordination is seen to be a solution when two or more entities are able to accomplish more efficiently their objectives than they are able to on their own. For the peanut industry, the agency theory and in particular principal-agent theory is the most applicable to the peanut industry. A linear model is used to examine the effects of increased coordination along the supply chain. The linear model also provides a snapshot of how decisions made at the farm level reverberate through the entire supply chain. The linear model includes the comparison of increased profits due to premiums at the consumer level.
Results of the linear model indicate that the Virginia peanut industry will have difficulty maintaining current production levels without investment in the sector, without changing the way the supply chain operates. Principal-agent theory and specifically the work done on contracts in the pork and poultry industries provide a framework within which the peanut industry could avoid asymmetric information and moral hazard. This study attempts to identify underlying problems along with possible solutions or the Virginia peanut industry.Master of Science
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Van, Der Hoven Anné. "Architecture of the interface: engaging architecture in a long neglected public space : the street." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/78600.
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The project set out to develop a non-typological approach to public space in a poly-centric city. The principle of third space was used to conceptualise an interface for public life that would potentiate both public and private realms, and mitigate the issues currently related to contemporary public space.
The notion of third space was also considered for the projects programmatic response in order to achieve an authentic urban experience. In essence a bridge between industrial typology and retail space was proposed to remedy the state of the unconscious consumer as well as establish the cross-fertilisation that occurs when a larger demographic of users are present.Mini Dissertation (MArch (Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2020.
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Holubová, Hana. "Včelí farma s prvky inovací." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2015. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-264048.
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The aim of the thesis is to create a business plan Bee farm U Králů in the region Šumava. The main activity of bee farm is the production of bee products. Thesis also deals with the problem of loss of beekeepers and the lack of awareness of this discipline in the Czech Republic through the beekeeping club, apitourism and bee educational trail. Bee farm is also pathfinder on the Czech market in the sphere apitherapy. The contribution of the thesis is in the support of beekeeping and in the production of quality products.
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Bausch, Angela M. "Could it have been a success if they had built it? A reflective assessment of the ABC farm business plan." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/27631.
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Master of AgribusinessDepartment of Agricultural Economics
Vincent Amanor-Boadu
Business plans are a necessity for new ventures. The plan helps to set goals for the business, establishes a good product and customer base, looks at competition, provides management strategies and develops a financial plan and succession/exit strategy. This thesis assesses the business plan that was developed for a 9,300 acre farm in Southwestern Wisconsin from an ex post perspective when assumptions about the future have been realized. It assesses the strategic direction, objectives and financial projections that were made and the assumptions that underlay the projections. The research provides a discussion of a family farming operation that ultimately became a banking investment at the cost of many family members’ lifestyles. The farm did continue on, but not with the same operators that had goals to build a new venture from the existing one. This research evaluates the financial information to determine whether the farm could have been a feasible proposition under the specified conditions. Also, the business plan is evaluated using hindsight information to assess the errors in assumptions and their effects on the projected cash flows, profitability and balance sheet situations. The research assesses the role that the template approach to the business planning process played in the results, and explored if the process model or the Cascade Approach® might have produced different recommendations. The entrepreneurial behaviors under uncertainty are discussed and evaluated, with the hubris being an underlying factor in the plan. It is concluded that the assumptions entrepreneurs make are often over-optimistic. There is, therefore, a need to temper entrepreneurs’ enthusiasm about their projects with reality to control their natural hubris.
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Tshibambe, Ndjibu Zephyrin. "Enhancing competitiveness of small scale poultry egg production farm in the Democratic Republic of Congo." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/19716.
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Master of AgribusinessAgricultural Economics
Vincent R. Amanor-Boadu
The rapidly changing economic environment in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) offers significant opportunities for businesses. The food and agribusiness sector is one of the major opportunities for growth given that increasing incomes are going to enhance the food and nutrition security needs of an increasing segment of the population. Animal protein in the form of chicken meat and eggs are relatively inexpensive and offer an opportunity for entry and differentiation in a markets located in DR Congo’s largest cities of Kinshasa and Kananga. This thesis uses the case of Z-CO Farm in DR Congo to explore the strategic opportunities for small-scale egg production in a low-income but growing country. Having been in operation for a number of years, Z-CO Farms has been producing chicken eggs for the general consumer market. This thesis explores the opportunity to differentiate the market that Z-CO Farms targets with the view to enhance its competitiveness, expand the market boundaries and create new value for customers that produce significant rewards. The off-take for the project is the creation of Blue Ocean markets for chicken eggs in a market that is increasingly exposed to food safety risks by assuring consumers a safe product. This project, when implemented, would be the first in DR Congo. However, would it be profitable? Under what conditions would it be profitable? We employ three primary methods to answer the foregoing questions. First, we evaluate the literature and the available secondary data. Second, we use an economic and financial model to develop the foundation for conducting the analyses for assessing the feasibility of building a small-scale table egg production system to address the emerging higher income consumers in DR Congo. We draw on the blue ocean strategy eloquently presented by Kim and Mauborgne for insight and guidance in building a unique product and service offering for the identified markets in Kinshasa and Kananga. We assess four strategies: the base scenario of the current market conditions where Z-CO maintains its commodity red ocean engagement in the market; innovating its feeding program for the birds; pursuing a market segmentation program whereby it offers high value food safety value proposition to the middle and upper-middle class of consumers; and a combination of a feed innovation and market segmentation initiative. The results show that while the first two strategies returned a positive net present value (NPV) in Kananga, they failed in Kinshasa. This is because of the level of competition in Kinshasa compared to Kananga as well as the cost of operations in the two locations. The results also show that while the remaining two strategies were profitable in both markets, they offered higher NPV and internal rates of return in Kananga than in Kinshasa. The best outcome in operating in both cities involved the fourth strategy, producing a combined NPV of about $493,867. The principal driver for this superior performance in Kananga is cost of feed. There is, therefore, value in thinking about how to leverage this cost advantage in Kananga to enhance the profitability in Kinshasa because of the population and income advantage in the latter. The study provides insights for the management of Z-CO to pursue their future investment planning and in selecting the locations and size of their operations to maximize their NPV and IRR. It also identifies the principal sources of risks that Z-CO’s management must avoid or effectively manage to achieve their desired business outcomes.
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Maleček, Jan. "Strategie pro zvýšení konkurenceschopnosti firmy." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2010. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-222458.
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This diploma thesis deal with a strategy for increasing of a competitiveness at a co-operative farm. The goal of this strategy is to design a project, which should ensure a better position of the company at the market.
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Van, Niekerk Pieter du Preez. "Product development as part of a positioning strategy for the hunting industry in the Eastern Cape." Thesis, Port Elizabeth Technikon, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/111.
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In this study on product development and positioning in the hunting industry in the Eastern Cape, two conceptual frameworks were developed, based on a literature study. These positioning and product development concepts were tested against primary and secondary information gathered about the hunting industry. The game and hunting industries were in a strong growth phase at the time of this study. These industries are playing an increasingly important role in the economy of the Eastern Cape, and more and more agricultural land is utilised for game ranching. From the perspective of obtaining a competitive advantage in an increasingly competitive environment, it is therefore important for hunting providers to develop suitable products, and to position these products correctly. It is also important to investigate the characteristics of the game and hunting industries in the Eastern Cape and to get information about the characteristics of the market in which product development and positioning take place. Hunting is the most important form of game utilisation in the Eastern Cape, followed by cropping of game and live game sales. At the time of this study, the total value of the game utilised annually in the Eastern Cape was in excess of R168 million. Game utilisation seemed to be taking place on a sustainable basis, as the number of animals utilised annually was less than the annual production. Kudu and springbok provide the biggest total income, and, together with mountain reedbuck, are the most abundant species in the Eastern Cape. The main game-producing areas in the Eastern Cape coincide with the areas where extensive beef, sheep and goat farming are practised. The hunting products on offer from hunting providers, differ in certain ways. Aspects like price, type of hunting provided, game species available for hunting, terrain where hunting takes place, and various other aspects in connection with the hunt, differ from hunting provider to hunting provider. Characteristics of the hunting experience that hunters desire may be divided into core and variable elements. The core elements include: · the conditions pertaining to the hunt being spelt out clearly; · the maintenance of safety standards; · reasonable day fees; · the presence of game in sufficient numbers; and · other aspects generally desired by hunters. In the study it was found that the needs of hunters also differ regarding certain aspects of the hunting experience. These variable elements include price levels, type and availability of accommodation, and the role of the hunting provider. The core aspects that hunters desire are as a rule part of the product offering. From a product development perspective, the variable elements provide an opportunity to customise products to hunter needs. The inclusion or exclusion of variable elements from the product offering give rise to certain unique product features, and therefore provide the opportunity for product differentiation. After development, products are positioned firstly by selecting a market segment to focus on. Secondly, the needs of hunters in the target segment should be clearly identified, followed by the development of suitable products based on hunter needs, and taking into account the features of competitive offerings. Decisions should also be taken about the features to be included in the product offering to achieve product differentiation. After development of a suitable product, an image or brand should be chosen for the product, and this image should be effectively communicated to the market. A number of possible positioning options were identified for hunting providers. It was found that factors like the physical features of the ranch, available infrastructure, the market segment chosen, desires of the hunting providers, and the perception of the needs of hunters, eventually influence decisions about product development and positioning. The final decisions on positioning should take the core competencies of the hunting provider into account and should ensure that the hunting provider has the ability to fill the chosen position in the market.
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Santos, Adje Silva. "Produ??o do cuidado ao idoso no cen?rio da estrat?gia sa?de da fam?lia." Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, 2015. http://localhost:8080/tede/handle/tede/401.
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The theme of the production of elderly care mainstreamed by host and link launches look at the needs of the health system is facing from the perspective and effective increase in the elderly population around the world. It is important that the health system be able to meet, receive, take responsibility for the health needs of this segment, considering their peculiarities, offering a comprehensive care, targeted and equitable. This research aims to analyze the production of elderly care by health professionals and discuss the work process of these professionals in the Family Health Strategy. In this study for the care production analysis were adopted two dimensions, namely: reception and bonding. This is a qualitative study conducted in three Family Health Units (USF) belonging to Feira de Santana - BA, data were collected through semi-structured interviews and systematic observation. The study involved 23 professionals from USF. The method used for data analysis was content analysis, from which were formulated two categories of analysis: 1) health work process: producer of cozy and binding actions? 2) Reception and attachment: meetings, contradictions and singularities to provide care to the elderly. The study results, through the work process and its elements such as object of work, instruments, agents and purposes, the performance of the health care professional of the USF is structured preferably by biologicist logic in favor of physician-centered model, directed production procedures and fragmented practice, which reduces the therapeutic object to the treatment of diseases and the alleviation of symptoms, affecting directly the production of care. The production of care, analyzed from the bond and the host is carried out in a field of practice and contradictory and conflicting speeches, however, gives rise to new ways of welcoming the elderly. Therefore, the professionals expressed different ways to welcome, to meet and to relate to the elderly, revealing the dependence of individual willingness, commitment and subjectivity of each subject to their achievement, which compromises the uniformity of the degree of acceptance and linking population. Thus, the research indicates the need for reflection on the practice and organization of the work process developed in the context of USF, involving professionals, users and managers, in order to find solutions to provide comprehensive care, planned, equitable, with new attitudes, postures and commitments in order to provide comprehensive care, humanized and quality to the elderly, enhanced by warm and actions by prioritizing the use of relational technologies in search of effective production of health care.
A tem?tica da produ??o do cuidado ao idoso transversalizada pelo acolhimento e v?nculo lan?a o olhar para as necessidades que o sistema de sa?de est? enfrentando a partir da perspectiva e efetivo aumento da popula??o idosa a n?vel mundial. ? importante que o sistema de sa?de esteja apto para atender, acolher, responsabilizar-se pelas necessidades de sa?de desse segmento, considerando as suas peculiaridades, oferecendo um cuidado integral, direcionado e equ?nime. Esta pesquisa tem como objetivo analisar a produ??o do cuidado ao idoso pelos profissionais de sa?de e discutir o processo de trabalho desses profissionais na Estrat?gia Sa?de da Fam?lia. Trata-se de um estudo qualitativo, realizado em tr?s Unidades de Sa?de da Fam?lia (USF) do munic?pio de Feira de Santana - BA, os dados foram coletados atrav?s da entrevista semi-estruturada e da observa??o sistem?tica. Participaram do estudo 23 profissionais das USF. O m?todo utilizado para a an?lise de dados foi a An?lise de Conte?do, a partir da qual foram formuladas duas categorias de an?lise: 1) Processo de trabalho em sa?de: produtor de a??es acolhedoras e vinculantes? 2) Acolhimento e v?nculo: encontros, contradi??es e singularidades na produ??o do cuidado ao idoso. Os resultados evidenciam, atrav?s do processo de trabalho e seus elementos tais como: objeto de trabalho, instrumentos, agentes e finalidades, que a atua??o do profissional de sa?de das USF est? estruturada preferencialmente pela l?gica biologicista, em favorecimento do modelo m?dico-centrado, direcionada a produ??o de procedimentos e ? pr?tica fragmentada, que reduz o objeto terap?utico ao tratamento de doen?as e ao al?vio de sintomas, comprometendo diretamente a produ??o do cuidado. A produ??o do cuidado, analisada a partir do v?nculo e do acolhimento, ? realizada em um campo de pr?ticas e discursos contradit?rios e conflituosos, entretanto, enseja novas maneiras de acolher os idosos. Portanto, os profissionais manifestaram diferentes formas de acolher, de atender e de se relacionar com os idosos, revelando a depend?ncia da disposi??o individual, compromisso e subjetividade de cada sujeito para a sua realiza??o, o que compromete a uniformiza??o do grau de acolhimento e vincula??o da popula??o. Desse modo, a pesquisa sinaliza a necessidade de reflex?o sobre a pr?tica e organiza??o do processo de trabalho desenvolvido no contexto das USF, envolvendo os profissionais, os usu?rios e os gestores, com intuito de encontrar solu??es para oferecer uma aten??o integral, planejada, equ?nime, com novas atitudes, posturas e comprometimentos, a fim de proporcionar o cuidado integral, humanizado e de qualidade aos idosos, potencializado por a??es acolhedoras e pela prioriza??o do uso das tecnologias relacionais, em busca da produ??o efetiva do cuidado em sa?de.
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Pozzobon, Daniela Maria. "O processo de estratégia em empresas agropecuárias: uma apreciação crítica." Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2006. http://repositorio.ufsm.br/handle/1/4518.
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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível SuperiorThis work presents a Methodology to the Formulation and Implementation of the Strategy Process in Farm Companies, and a critical appreciation of this process in the farm company. By means of this proposition we attempt to stand out the actual level of importance and recognition that farm companies represent as a powerful factor in economical promotion disclosed by the agribusiness thematic. This methodology of strategic administration, specific to the farm companies, tried to consider the strategy process characteristics found in the literature at the same time that it embodies the methodologies used by the farm companies which formed the corpus of this research as well as it is in accordance with the particular characteristics of this kind of company. Analyzing how rural producers formulate and establish their strategies, and according to the administration theory, these methodologies were discussed through a table of methodologies. This table contains the basic steps of strategic administration process, the steps enclosed in the methodologies proposed by the authors considered in the research, the steps of the methodologies used by the researched farm companies, the incremental techniques that these companies use specially in the context regarding the beginning of the Strategy Process and also the implementation of this Process. These made it possible to reach a more accurate identification of those steps that were the base to the Methodology of Formulation and Implementation of the Strategy Process in Farm Companies that this work proposes. Once this work is considered a case study in the category of multicase study, some data collecting procedures were used like interviews, documental analysis; direct observation and partake observation. The work is also characterized as exploratory regarding its objectives and qualitative considering its nature. In general terms, the key conclusion of this study was the shortage of the methodologies studied in the literature in opposition to what came out from the field research in relation to: (I) the matter of people preparation to the changes, (II) Company suitability, (III) shared formulation, (IV) strategy implementation and (V) a control based on budget and indexes, (VI) and moreover the link between strategic indexes and salary plan. Based on these results, the methodology presented in this work suggests as the first step in the process of Strategy Formulation what we call Preparation/Sensibilization. The second step is called Strategic Creativity that is simply the beginning of the strategy formulation. In the proposed methodology, the strategy begins with the formulation of the View of the company future. The third step corroborate in two parts (internal and external environment evaluation) with the common prescribed step sequence of the basic strategic process methodologies analyzed and it also includes a stage perceived in the field research, the evaluation of the actual performance of the company. This evaluation of the actual performance is the condition to grant the performance indexes formulation that is present in future steps of the process. The fourth step of the proposed methodology is the Formulation which includes the Budget creation, Macro-strategies, and indexes. The fifth step begins with the second important aspect of the strategy process as described by Andrews which is related to the formulation, the Implementation. At last, we have the Control stage. These six stages are compound of internal phases and are in a permanent feedback process. Finally, we can conclude that beyond the use of this specific methodology the farm companies need to recognize the presence of variable that they affect particularly in its external environment and that they influence the relationship directly enter the Strategic Process and the performance of the company. The presence of these external intervening variable characterizes the Farm Companies as of fragile, particular, unstable and perverse nature in the treatment of the Strategic Administration.
Este trabalho propõe uma Metodologia de Formulação e Implementação do Processo de Estratégia em Empresas Agropecuárias, e uma apreciação crítica desse processo na empresa agropecuária. Por meio dessa proposição, procurou-se ressaltar o devido nível de importância e reconhecimento que as empresas agropecuárias representam como poderoso fator de promoção econômico, revelados pela temática do agribusiness. Uma vez que este estudo está caracterizado como estudo de caso, dentro da categoria multicasos, nele foram aplicados alguns dos procedimentos de coleta de evidências, como entrevistas, análise documental, observação direta e observação participante. A pesquisa, ainda, caracteriza-se em exploratória, quantos aos objetivos, e em qualitativa, quanto à natureza. Em linhas gerais, a conclusão-chave do estudo foi a percepção da carência das metodologias estudadas na literatura, em oposição ao revelado na pesquisa de campo, em relação: (I) às questões de preparação das pessoas à mudança, (II) adequação da empresa, (III) formulação compartilhada, (IV) implementação da Estratégia e (V) controle baseado em orçamento e indicadores, (VI) além do vínculo entre indicadores estratégicos e o plano de remuneração. Baseado nestas constatações, a metodologia apresentada neste trabalho propõe como primeira etapa do processo de Formulação de Estratégia em empresas agropecuárias o que chama de Preparação/Sensibilização. A segunda etapa, chamada de Criatividade Estratégica, nada mais é do que o início da Formulação da Estratégia. Na metodologia proposta, a Estratégia inicia com a formulação da Visão de futuro da empresa. A terceira etapa corrobora em duas partes (avaliação do ambiente interno, e avaliação do ambiente externo) com a seqüência normalmente prescrita das etapas básicas das metodologias do Processo de Estratégia analisadas e inclui também uma fase percebida na pesquisa de campo a Avaliação do Desempenho Atual da empresa. Esta Avaliação do Desempenho Atual é condição para subsidiar a formulação dos Indicadores de desempenho, que vem mais adiante no processo. Prosseguindo, a quarta etapa da metodologia proposta, denominada de Formulação, inclui a criação do Orçamento, Macro-Estratégias, e Indicadores. A quinta etapa inicia o segundo aspecto importante do Processo de Estratégia, conforme descrito por Andrews, o qual interrelaciona-se com a Formulação: a Implementação. Por fim, tem-se a etapa do Controle. Estas seis etapas são compostas por fases internas e passam por um processo de retro-alimentação permanente. Finalmente, conclui-se que além da utilização desta metodologia específica, as empresas agropecuárias precisam reconhecer a presença de variáveis que intervêm particularmente em seu ambiente externo e que influenciam diretamente o relacionamento entre o Processo de Estratégia e o desempenho da empresa. A presença dessas variáveis intervenientes externas caracterizam a empresa agropecuária como de natureza frágil, particular, instável e perversa no tratamento da Administração Estratégica.
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Pissonnier, Solène. "Comprendre et accompagner l'évolution des stratégies de conduite des vergers dans les exploitations arboricoles : application à la protection phytosanitaire de la pomme en France." Thesis, Montpellier, SupAgro, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017NSAM0026/document.
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Les marchés réclament des fruits parfaits sans symptômes de maladies ou piqures. En conséquence les arboriculteurs appliquent des pesticides ayant des effets négatifs sur l’environnement et la santé. Des méthodes alternatives existent mais peuvent être risquées et réduire les performances agronomiques. Face à ces enjeux et sur l’exemple de la protection en culture de pommes, la plus traitée en pesticides, l’étude vise à répondre à la problématique suivante: quelle démarche mettre en place pour aider les arboriculteurs à évaluer leurs marges de manœuvre et les effets d’une évolution de leur stratégie de production sur le fonctionnement et les performances de leur exploitation?La première phase de la démarche vise à comprendre les stratégies de protection des arboriculteurs et évaluer leurs effets sur les performances des exploitations. Les pratiques d’utilisation des pesticides d’une coopérative ont été analysées à partir de 557 calendriers de traitements, à l’aide d’indicateurs de fréquence, de toxicité et d’efficience. Puis 35 enquêtes qualitatives ont été conduites dans deux régions pour comprendre les processus qui aboutissent à ces pratiques et identifier les leviers et freins à leurs évolutions.Malgré un contexte commun, quatre grands types de pratiques ont été mis en évidence. Trois types se distinguent par une utilisation relativement importante d’un type de pesticide: anti-tavelure, anti-insecte, pesticides naturels, et la quatrième est équilibrée. Pour chaque type, les indicateurs couvrent une diversité de valeurs. Les liens entre eux sont complexes, et montrent que l’indicateur de fréquence cache une diversité de pratiques, n’est pas synonyme d’efficience, et n’explique qu’en partie la toxicité environnementale des parcelles. Des actions pour diminuer l’utilisation des pesticides ont été discutées, comme la prise en compte de la diversité et l’amélioration de la surveillance des ravageurs et maladies correspondants aux pesticides les plus utilisés.L’étude des processus aboutissant aux choix des pratiques de protection à l’échelle de l’exploitation a mis en évidence trois stratégies, répondant à des objectifs environnementaux et économiques différents. Pour chaque stratégie, ces objectifs sont cohérents avec la stratégie commerciale, les ressources en main d’œuvre, la diversification/spécialisation et la surface cultivée. L’influence de l’organisation du travail et de la stratégie commerciale sont à prendre en compte pour aider les stratégies à évoluer et anticiper les freins aux transitions.La seconde phase vise à développer un processus d’accompagnement des producteurs dans leurs réflexions d’évolution de leur stratégie. Un outil de simulation (CoHort) a été coconstruit avec deux techniciens de coopérative. Il représente la structure et le fonctionnement d’une exploitation arboricole, dans sa dimension technique et son organisation du travail. Chaque scénario est évalué après simulation en termes économique, environnemental et de bilan travail. Ces résultats alimentent la discussion entre producteurs et techniciens sur les évolutions des exploitations envisageables. CoHort a été utilisé sur des exploitations ayant des projets d’évolution, puis sur des scénarios de rupture élargissant les types de changement explorés : cas de l’introduction d’ovins dans les vergers.En combinant les échelles parcelle et exploitation, la démarche saisit la complexité et la diversité des processus analysés. Ces connaissances ont permis de développer un processus d’accompagnement des producteurs basé sur un outil générique, qui prend en compte leurs contraintes et la diversité des situations.A moyen terme, l’outil de simulation CoHort sera transmis aux techniciens. La démarche globale pourrait être déployée sur un territoire plus large ou utilisée pour d’autres types de productions arboricoles. Mais pour déclencher des transitions et produire des fruits sans pesticides, la filière entière doit être intégrée aux réflexionsMarkets ask for perfect looking fruits without any symptoms of diseases or insect bites. To fulfill these criteria, fruit tree farmers spray pesticides that have negative impacts on human health and on the environment. Alternative methods can be risky and affect the economic performances of the farm. Based on the example of apple crop protection, the most sprayed fruit tree crop, this study addresses the following issue: which approach can be implemented to support fruit tree farmers in evaluating ways of changing their production strategies and their impacts on farm performances?The first phase of the study aims at describing and understanding the protection strategies implemented by farmers, and at evaluating their impacts on farm performances. Practices of pesticide use were analyzed using 557 spray records of a cooperative. Frequency, toxicity and efficiency indicators were used to evaluate practices’ environmental and health impacts. Then, 35 interviews were conducted in two regions of France, to understand farmers’ decision making processes that influence these practices, and to identify the levers and barriers for evolving towards less pesticide use.Despite a common climatic and marketing context, four types of pesticide use sets were identified. Three types showed a relatively important use of a given pesticide category: anti-scab, anti-insect, natural pesticides. The fourth one was balanced. Within each type, the different indicators covered a large range of scores. The frequency indicator covered a diversity of practices. It was not linked with the efficiency indicator, and it explained only a part of the plots’ environmental toxicity. Possible actions for improvements towards less pesticide use were discussed, such as taking into account the diversity of practices and improving the monitoring of the pests and diseases corresponding to the most sprayed pesticides.Studying the decision making processes at the farm scale highlighted three different strategies, depending on the farmers’ environmental and economic objectives. Each strategy was consistent regarding the farmers’ objectives, their marketing strategy, their labor resources, their position between diversification and specialization, and the apple area. Work organization and marketing strategy were considered as instrumental components for defining alternative strategies and for anticipating implementation difficulties.A methodology aiming at supporting fruit tree farmers in their strategical thinking towards innovative production strategies was developed during the second phase of the study. A simulation tool called CoHort was developed with two technicians. CoHort depicts the structure of a tree fruit farm, the crop management per homogeneous block and its work organization. Each scenario corresponds to a specific configuration of the farm. It is evaluated in terms of economic and environmental performances and of impacts on work organization. The simulation results feed the discussions between farmers and their technicians on the potential evolutions of the farm. CoHort was used at first by addressing some farmers’ projects regarding their farm evolution projects. Then it was used on de novo scenarios allowing exploring new types of evolutions such as combining apple and sheep production within a farm.The analysis at both farm and plot scales permitted to capture the complexity and the diversity of the management processes observed in the farm sample surveyed. It provided the knowledge required to develop a support process based on a generic simulation tool, which can cover a large diversity of farm contexts and projects. A mid-term objective is to transfer CoHort to the technicians for extending their advice activities to strategic issues. The whole approach could also be used at the supply chain scale, or on other fruit tree crops. Indeed, enhancing transitions towards less pesticide used will require to involve the whole fruit supply chains
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Brodie, Abdullah. "Colombia: Postured for Failure, a Lesson in Counterinsurgency Strategy." Scholarly Repository, 2009. http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_theses/188.
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There is little solid research that explores counterinsurgency practices against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), not only from the standpoint of what is being done, but, rather, what should be done based on past COIN successes. Notable works on counterinsurgency in Colombia include the research of Tom Marks, who focused on operational strategy and tactics; Kevin Self, who professes the importance of controlling territory in defeating the FARC, by addressing the social and institutional ills within Colombia itself; and Dennis Rempe, who notes US involvement in shaping Colombia's COIN strategy. Using a comparative case study model, this thesis provides an analysis of Colombia?s counterinsurgency (COIN) strategies and tactics through the lens of successful and unsuccessful COIN operations in Iraq, Algeria, Malaya, South Vietnam, Thailand, Algeria and El Salvador over the course of the 20th and early 21st centuries. After all, no matter how successful a COIN force is militarily, their accomplishments will ultimately be fruitless if the conditions which fuel insurgency remains present. This paper begins by providing the historical context for the conditions which shaped the Colombian social order, which led to the revolutionary movement. It then follows the growth of the FARC, examining that organization?s strengths and weaknesses. The FARC is contrasted by outlining recent COIN transformation efforts within the Colombian government, to include little acknowledged failures and successes, strengths and weaknesses. An important focus is placed on Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Velez? Democratic Security Policy as the model for Colombia?s current COIN efforts. After next examining various ongoing factors contributing to the Colombian insurgency?to include institutional failures, illicit funding and the problem of paramilitary groups?this thesis examines past COIN efforts by other governments. Finally, after applying lessons learned from thee past COIN efforts?cross-referencing historically successful and unsuccessful tactics with tactics used and not used by Bogota in its fight against the FARC?I provide recommendations to the government of Colombia (GOC) on how to improve its COIN efforts. Although it is important to look at this problem set from an external standpoint, we must still factor in internal factors that have limited Colombia?s ability to emerge victorious, such as allowing porous borders, airspace and coastlines; placing a priority on killing or capturing the enemy and not on engaging the population; and the primacy of military direction of counterinsurgency; disregard of basic human rights; an insufficient judiciary structure; failure to halt financial support mechanisms; and the lack of an outlet for political inclusion . From this vantage point, we will be able to see that these elements?when properly implemented?have proven successful over time and may enhance GOC success and ultimately result in victory over the insurgency that has plagued their country for 40+ years
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Kuzminskas, Andrius. "Vertikaliosios integracijos strategijos kooperuotas įgyvendinimas pienininkystės ūkiuose." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2014. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2014~D_20140616_132112-63644.
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Tyrimo objektas: 1) Žemaitijos ūkininkų ūkiai, užsiimantys pieno gamyba verslo pagrindais ir vertikaliosios integracijos strategijos kooperuoto įgyvendinimo pasekoje sustiprinę savo konkurencines jėgas pieno pardavimų/supirkimų grandyje; 2) Žemės ūkio kooperatinė bendrovė „Pieno gėlė“, kaip vertikaliosios integracijos strategijos kooperuoto įgyvendinimo sėkmingas pavyzdys.
Darbo tikslas: Parengti pienininkystės ūkių vertikaliosios integracijos strategijos sėkmingo kooperuoto įgyvendinimo veiksnių loginę schemą.
Uždaviniai:
1. Išnagrinėti vertikaliosios integracijos strategijos taikymo agrariniame sektoriuje teorinius aspektus;
2. Sukurti vertikaliosios integracijos strategijos kooperuoto įgyvendinimo tyrimo metodiką;
3. Atlikti pienininkystės ūkių vertikaliosios integracijos strategijos kooperuoto įgyvendinimo analizę;
4. Identifikuoti vertikaliosios integracijos strategijos kooperuoto įgyvendinimo sėkmės veiksnius.
Tyrimo metodai: mokslinės literatūros analizė ir sintezė, atvejo analizė, anketinė apklausa.
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Išnagrinėtos vertikalios integracijos ir vertikaliosios integracijos strategijos teorinės sąmpratos. Nustatyti vertikaliosios integracijos strategijos taikymo ir įgyvendinimo agrariniame sektoriuje ypatumai. Atskleistos vertikaliosios integracijos ir kooperacijos plėtros sąsajos agrariniame sektoriuje. Taikant sudarytą metodiką, atlikta Žemaitijos ūkininkų ūkių vertikaliosios integracijos strategijos kooperuoto įgyvendinimo, dalyvaujant ŽŪKB „Pieno... [toliau žr. visą tekstą]Object: 1)Samogitian family farms involved in milk production business, who have strengthened their competitiveness in milk selling/buying chain as a result of cooperative implementing of vertical integration strategy; 2) Agricultural cooperative company "Pieno gėlė" as a successful example of cooperative implementation of vertical integration strategy. Aim: to develop a logical scheme of successful cooperated implementation of vertical integration strategy for dairy farms. Objectives: 1st. To analyze the theoretical aspects of the vertical integration strategy application in agrarian sector. 2nd. To create a research methodology for cooperate implementation of vertical integration strategy. 3rd. To perform analysis of cooperate implementation of vertical integration strategy in dairy farms. 4th. To identify success factors of cooperate implementation of vertical integration strategy. Research methods: analysis and synthesis of scientific literature and case studies, a survey. Research results: Theoretical concepts of vertical integration and vertical integration strategy are analyzed. The pecularities of vertical integration strategy implementation and application in the agrarian sector are established. The connection of vertical integration and cooperation development in the agrarian sector is revealed. Using the developed methodology, analysis of cooperated implementation of vertical integration strategy of Samogitian family farms by participating in ACC "Pieno gėlė"... [to full text]
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Du, Pont de Romémont Aurelle. "Apprentissage et réflexion stratégique des producteurs agricoles : construction de la proactivité dans le conseil à l'exploitation familiale au Bénin." Thesis, Montpellier, SupAgro, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014NSAM0013/document.
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Les approches de conseil agricole favorisant le renforcement des compétences des producteurs sont au centre des préoccupations des acteurs du développement agricole, particulièrement au Sud. Le conseil à l'exploitation familiale (CEF) est une approche de conseil de gestion, basée sur des méthodes d'apprentissage et d'aide à la décision, favorisant l'évolution des producteurs dans leur réflexion stratégique. L'objet de cette thèse est l'analyse de l'évolution de la gestion stratégique des producteurs à travers l'accompagnement fourni par le CEF. Nous avons choisi d'analyser les processus d'apprentissage induits par le CEF en caractérisant l'évolution de la gestion stratégique de l'exploitation agricole chez dix-neuf producteurs du Sud-Bénin. Nous proposons d'analyser l'évolution de la réflexion stratégique comme un processus complexe, non linéaire et récursif, assimilable à un processus d'apprentissage. Nous analysons l'évolution de la réflexion stratégique à travers l'analyse de la construction de la proactivité dans le CEF, la proactivité étant définie comme la combinaison de la vision stratégique du producteur (incluant la source de changement perçue par le producteur) et de la mise en œuvre d'actions stratégiques. Pour caractériser la situation des producteurs avant le CEF, nous analysons la situation des producteurs selon trois niveaux : leur proactivité, leur système d'activités en lien avec leur niveau de ressources, et leurs pratiques de planification de gestion de l'exploitation agricole. Nous avons choisi d'adopter une posture interprétativiste d'analyse du discours des producteurs et des changements qu'ils attribuent au CEF. Les résultats de ce travail montrent tout d'abord que les trois niveaux de caractérisation des producteurs (la proactivité, le niveau de ressources et les pratiques de planification) ne sont pas directement liés. Notre travail montre ensuite que le CEF fait évoluer la proactivité des producteurs dans un temps court, en un an, principalement en révélant des marges de manœuvre existantes, en faisant évoluer leur vision de l'avenir et leur perception de leur pouvoir sur le changement. Enfin, les résultats valident la récursivité du processus d'apprentissage, le profil de proactivité au départ étant le facteur le plus important influençant la construction de la réflexion stratégique durant cette première année de participation au CEF. De nouvelles perspectives de recherche sont proposées, comme l'analyse de ces processus sur le temps long, l'analyse de la durabilité de la proactivité et de son lien avec la pérennité du projet des producteurs. Ces résultats alimentent également les réflexions plus opérationnelles sur le CEF, à la fois sur le ciblage de l'approche, sur l'adaptation des méthodes et des outils à l'accompagnement de cette réflexion stratégique, sur le renforcement de capacités des professionnels du CEF pour appréhender ces différentes dimensions des processus d'apprentissageAgricultural advisory approaches enabling producers' capacity building are the center of interest of many development actors, especially in developing countries. Management Advice for Family Farms (MAFF – Conseil à l'exploitation familial / CEF) is a management advice approach, based on learning methods and decision support tools, helping producers to evolve on their strategic thinking. The aim of this research is to analyze the evolution of producers' strategic management through MAFF. We chose to analyze the learning processes induced by MAFF by characterizing the evolution of strategic thinking for nineteen producers in Southern Bénin. We consider the evolution of strategic thinking as a complex, non linear and recursive process, similar to a learning process. The evolution of strategic thinking is identified through the evolution of producer's proactivity through MAFF, proactivity being defined as the combination of producers' strategic vision (including their perceived source of change) and the strategic actions undertaken to reach this strategic vision. In order to describe the producers' situation before MAFF, we chose to focus on three main levels: their proactivity, their activity systems (including their resources for different types of capitals) and their planning practices for the management of their farm. From an interpretativist point of view, we analyzed producers' speech and representations, and the changes their spontaneously attributed to MAFF after one year of participation. The results of this research show first that the three levels of characterization of the producers' situation before MAFF started (proactivity, activity system and resources, planning practices) are not directly linked. This work also shows the evolution of producers' proactivity through MAFF in a limited time (one year), mainly by changing their perception on their perceived constraints and resources, revealing flexibility, changing their vision of the future and their perception of their power on their environment and change. Finally, those results substantiate the recursivity of the learning process, proactivity profile before MAFF being the main influence factor of strategic thinking building during this first year of participation to MAFF. Those results open new research perspectives, to analyze this strategic thinking building process on the longer term, the analysis of the persistence of proactivity, and the link between proactivity, performance and the sustainability of producers' projects. Those results also raise questions at the operational level, on the inclusivity of advisory approaches, on the adaptation of methods and tools to trigger this strategic thinking building, and on the necessary capacity building for all advisory system professionals, to comprehend the various dimensions of the producers' learning processes and to take into consideration producers' strategic thinking
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Doan, D. Clair. "Strategic planning as a differentiating factor in performance." Thesis, Manhattan, Kan. : Kansas State University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/1461.
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Carlsson, Stefan. "Strategisk management för privata skogsägare : En metod för proaktiv skogsförvaltning efter stormarna Gudrun och Per." Thesis, Växjö University, School of Technology and Design, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:vxu:diva-1530.
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Familjeskogsbruket har sällan någon anledning att bekymra sig om grundläggande förändringar av verksamhetens inriktning.
I ett slag har dock situationen förändrats för skogsägarna i de stormdrabbade områdena. Den uppkomna situationen gör att många olika beslut måste tas som kommer att forma skogsfastigheten i flera decennier. Det finns därför ett behov av att kunna styra skogsgårdens verksamhet så att varje enskilt beslut bildar ett enhetligt mönster mot ett gemensamt mål. Ett sätt att göra det på är att använda teorierna kring strategisk management och applicera dessa på familjeskogsbruken.
Denna rapport har utgått från gängse metodik vid strategiframtagning och målsättningsarbete. Olika metoder och verktyg beskrivs till sitt innehåll och syfte. Därefter samlas ett antal metoder i ett arbetsflöde som passar behoven för skogsgårdens strategiframtagning. Slutligen testas metodiken på en speciell skogsgård i det storm-drabbade området
För att få kontinuitet i förändringsarbetet så har en återkommande revidering av strategiarbetet föreslagits. Det är bara genom ett enträget och långsiktigt arbete som gamla vanor och arbetsprocesser kan förändras.
The family forest farms do seldom have any reason to worry about basic changes of the business plan.
In an instant, that has been changed for the forest owners in the region that was hardest hit by the storm. The situation at hand calls for a lot of different decisions to be taken that will shape the forest estate for several decades. There is a need for controlling the forest farm business so that each individual decision is forming a uniform pattern against a defined objective. One way of doing just that is to use the theories of strategic management and apply those on the family forest farm business.
This report is based on the generic methodology that is used for strategy definition and goal setting. Different methods and tools are described to content and purpose. After that, a couple of methods are used in a work flow that fit the needs when developing the strategies for the forest farm. As a last step, the methodology is tested on a special forest farm that is situated in the storm hit region.
To achieve continuity in the change process, a reoccurring assessment of the strategy work has been proposed. It is only by dedicated and consistent work that old habits and working processes can be changed.
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Indrė, Juknytė-Jurkuvienė. "Pieno ūkio strategijos poveikis jo konkurenciniams pranašumams." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2007. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2007~D_20070816_154020-84171.
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Magistrantūros studijų baigiamasis darbas, 99 puslapiai, 31 paveikslas, 18 lentelių, 3 formulės, 56 literatūros šaltiniai, 4 priedai, lietuvių kalba. Tyrimo objektas – Šilalės rajono pieno ūkiai. Tyrimo dalykas – pieno ūkių veiklos strategijos. Tikslas – ištirti Šilalės rajono pieno ūkius ir nustatyti strategijos poveikį įvairaus dydžio ūkių konkurenciniams pranašumams. Uždaviniai: 1.Išanalizuoti šalies ir užsienio autorių mokslinę literatūrą strategijų rengimo ir konkurencinių pranašumų kūrimo klausimais. 2.Parengti pieno ūkių tyrimo metodiką. 3.Pateikti pieno ūkio strategijos vertinimo modelį. 4.Atlikti pieno ūkių apklausą Šilalės rajone. 5.Parengti pieno ūkio konkurencinių pranašumų kūrimo modelį. 6.Sukurti smulkaus, vidutinio ir stambaus pieno ūkio veiklos strategijas ir įvertinti jų įtaką ūkio konkurenciniams pranašumams. Tyrimo metodai - mokslinės literatūros loginė, aprašomoji ir palyginamoji analizė; anketinė apklausa bei pusiau struktūrizuota smulkaus, vidutinio ir stambaus pieno ūkių savininkų apklausa; ūkių stiprybių, silpnybių, galimybių ir grėsmių analizė; statistinis metodas (SPSS 13.0 programa); finansinė rizikos vertinimo analizė; grafinis modeliavimas. Apibendrinant mokslinės literatūros analizės, statistinės analizės bei empirinio tyrimo rezultatus galima teigti, jog veiklos strategijos įgyvendinimas pieno ūkyje padeda sukurti konkurencinį pranašumą lyginant su kitais tokio pat dydžio ūkiais.The final work of master studies, 99 pages, 31 pictures, 18 tables, 3 formulas, 56 sources of literature, 4 supplements, Lithuanian. Research object – milk farms of Šilalė district. Research subject – milk farms action strategies. The purpose of work is to investigate milk farms of Šilalė district and to define strategy influence on different size farms competitive advantages. Research tasks: 1.To analyze national and foreign authors research literature of strategy arrangement and competitive advantages creation. 2.To prepare a technique for research of milk farm. 3.To propose milk farm strategy evaluation model. 4.To investigate milk farms owners in Šilalė district. 5.To frame milk farm competitive advantages creation model. 6.To create small, medium and large milk farm action strategies and to evaluate influence on farm competitive advantages. Research methods – scientific literature logic, monographic and comparable analysis; questionnaire survey and semi-structured interview of small, medium and large milk farm owners; the analysis of farms strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats; statistic method (SPSS 13.0 program); financial evaluation of risk; graphic modeling. In conclusion of scientific literature research, a statistic analysis and empiric research result the decision is that actions strategy in milk farm helps to create competitive advantage in comparison with other the same size farms.
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Šesták, Lukáš. "Návrh podnikatelského plánu na rozšíření včelí farmy." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2016. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-254202.
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This master thesis focused to create a proposal of business plan for development of cur-rent bee farm. The work is composed of theoretical part which is concentrated on review of professional literature. The practical part including analysis of current situation in the company and proper proposal of business plan.
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Freeman, Carrie Packwood. "Struggling for Ideological Integrity in the Social Movement Framing Process: How U.S. Animal Rights Organizations Frame Values and Ethical Ideology in Food Advocacy Communication." Thesis, Connect to title online (Scholars' Bank) Connect to title online (ProQuest), 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/8281.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2008.Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 384-398). Also available online in Scholars' Bank; and in ProQuest, free to University of Oregon users.
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Fuksová, Michaela. "Strategická analýza." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2012. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-150213.
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The goal of this Diploma thesis is to conduct a strategic analysis of the organic farming farm. The work consists of two main parts, a theoretically-methodological and analytical part. The theoretically-methodological part identifies different approaches to strategy and subsequently describes methods of strategic analysis. Findings from the theoretical and methodological parts are applied in the practical part. It consists of the analysis area and analysis of internal resources and capabilities of farm. The analysis shows many opportunities, but also threats around the farm. The analysis of internal resources and capabilities can be used to determine its strengths and weaknesses. These findings are summarized in the SWOT analysis, where they are described in greater detail. The conclusion states strategic recommendations.
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Redin, Ezequiel. "FAMÍLIA RURAL E PRODUÇÃO DE TABACO: ESTRATÉGIAS DE REPRODUÇÃO SOCIAL EM ARROIO DO TIGRE/RS." Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2015. http://repositorio.ufsm.br/handle/1/3822.
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The overall aim of the thesis was to understand the social reproduction of tobacco growing families and the experiences lived in the different times of rural development in the town of Arroio do Tigre / RS. The research was a case study. For its conduction, we used both literature and secondary sources as observations and interviews in fieldwork. The theoretical framework centered on the concepts of Pierre Bourdieu's theory on strategies of social reproduction and habitus in particular. Based on the literature on colonization, rural family, social reproduction in tobacco farming, we aimed to describe and analyze changes in the rural area and the difficulties of families in the farm, paying attention to subjective aspects of family relationship, integration system, the farmer on the expansion of spaces of sociability and market, and the changes in the forms of production and reproduction in the countryside. We held thirty-one semi-structured interviews with farmers and rural youth of the town and a number of complementary informal talks. Among the results that are worth mentioning, we identified four phases in the constitution of rural households and tobacco expansion in the town: Phase I the tobacco craft production: from the beginning of the colonization to the 1960s, when the settlers, descendants from German and Italian immigrants, consolidated the region as a major producer of tobacco and installed the tobacco culture as part of the tradition of production systems, using it as a motto for the town‟s emancipation, reproducing the logic of the economic system in the countryside; Phase II The modern production of tobacco: period from 1960 to 2000, in the strengthening of agro-industrial integration system, in which the rural family had to reorder its rural management, readapt to new technologies imposed by the agro-industrial complex, changing knowledge and its ways to produce and reproduce in the countryside; Phase III tobacco production in evidence: after 2000‟s decade, when different conflicts emerged in the tobacco field; a process of mechanization of tobacco crops begins and impacts on family labor management; women‟s participation spaces are extended in family and production; modernization continues to be of essential importance in productive activity in the rural area; Phase IV The future of the tobacco production and young heirs: between the present and the future, the rural family is tensioned by rural youth and by the state interventions; international mechanisms interfere in the management of rural families, as in the case of child labor; a period of intensification of social relations in the countryside of and intense mobility, which cause tensions between the future of the land and inheritance, besides the technological factor increasingly intense in family farming, which causes a pressure for lands and strong relationship to the economic system. Tobacco was a participant in productive activities of peasants life from a shared knowledge, and the incorporation of the tobacco habitus became an inherited knowledge after hill settlement. The exit of young people does not imply a crisis of social reproduction of rural families and, respectively, the production unit. The history of tobacco and of rural households in the region of Arroio do Tigre is marked by the inherited tradition reproduced there.O objetivo geral da tese foi compreender a reprodução social das famílias fumicultoras e as experiências vivenciadas diante dos diferentes momentos do desenvolvimento rural no município de Arroio do Tigre/RS. A modalidade de pesquisa foi o estudo de caso. Para sua realização, utilizou-se tanto a pesquisa bibliográfica e fontes secundárias quanto observações e entrevistas em pesquisa de campo. O marco teórico centrou-se nos conceitos da teoria de Pierre Bourdieu sobre as estratégias de reprodução social e habitus, em especial. Com base na bibliografia sobre a colonização, família rural, reprodução social na fumicultura, tratou-se de descrever e analisar as mudanças no espaço rural e as dificuldades das famílias na unidade de produção, atentando para aspectos subjetivos da relação familiar, do sistema de integração, do agricultor diante da ampliação dos espaços de sociabilidade e do mercado, e as alterações nas formas de produção e reprodução no rural. Foram realizadas trinta e uma entrevistas semiestruturadas com agricultores e jovens rurais do município e diversas conversas informais complementares. Dentre os resultados que merecem destaque, identificaram-se quatro momentos na constituição das famílias rurais e na expansão do tabaco no local: Fase I A produção artesanal fumageira: situada nos primórdios da colonização até a década de 1960, em que os colonos, descendentes de imigrantes alemães e italianos, consolidaram a região como grande produtora de tabaco e instauraram a cultura do tabaco como parte da tradição dos sistemas produtivos, usando-o como mote para a emancipação do município, reproduzindo a lógica do sistema econômico na vida colonial; Fase II A produção moderna fumageira: período de 1960 a 2000, em pleno fortalecimento do sistema de integração agroindustrial, em que a família rural precisou reordenar sua gestão rural, readaptar-se às novas tecnologias impostas pelo complexo agroindustrial, mudar os conhecimentos e suas formas de produzir e reproduzir-se no local; Fase III A produção fumageira em evidência: período pós-década de 2000, em que emergem diferentes conflitos no campo fumageiro; inicia-se um processo de mecanização das lavouras do tabaco que impacta na gestão do trabalho familiar, ampliam-se os espaços de participação da mulher na família e na produção, a modernização continua a assumir caráter essencial na atividade produtiva no meio rural; Fase IV O futuro da produção fumageira e dos jovens herdeiros da terra: entre o presente e o futuro, a família rural é tencionada pelo jovem rural e pelas intervenções do Estado; mecanismos internacionais interferem na gestão da família rural, como no caso do trabalho infantil; um período de intensificação das relações sociais no rural e da intensa mobilidade, o que causa tensões entre o futuro da propriedade e a herança da terra, além do fator tecnológico cada vez mais intenso na agricultura familiar, que provoca uma pressão por terras e por forte relação com o sistema econômico. O tabaco foi atividade produtiva partícipe da vida camponesa, de um saber apreendido, e a incorporação do habitus fumageiro passa, após processo de subida da serra, a um saber herdado. A saída dos jovens não implica uma crise da reprodução social da família rural e, respectivamente, da unidade de produção. A história do tabaco e também das famílias rurais na região de Arroio do Tigre está marcada pela tradição herdada e reproduzida nesse local.
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Wang, Liguo. "Modelling and Advanced Control of Fully Coupled Wave Energy Converters Subject to Constraints: the Wave-to-wire Approach." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala universitet, Elektricitetslära, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-320906.
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Ocean wave energy is a promising renewable source to contribute to supplying the world’s energy demand. The Division of Electricity at Uppsala University is developing a technology to capture energy from ocean waves with a wave energy converter (WEC) consisting of a linear permanent magnet generator and a point absorber. The linear generator is placed on sea bed and is driven directly by the floating absorber. Since March 2006, multiple wave energy converters have been deployed on the Swedish west coast outside the town of Lysekil. The technology is verified by long-term operation during at sea and satisfactory reliability of the electricity generation. This thesis focuses on developing advanced control strategies for fully coupled wave energy converters subject to constraints. A nonlinear control strategy is studied in detail for a single WEC subject to constraints under regular and irregular waves. Besides, two coordinated control strategies are developed to investigate the performance of a wave energy farm subject to constraints. The performance of the WECs using these control strategies are investigated in case studies, and optimal PTO damping coefficients are found to maximize the output power. The results show that these control strategies can significantly improve the performance of the WECs, in terms of mean power, compared to a conventional control. Besides these control strategies, a wave-to-wire simulation platform is built to study the power generation control of the WEC subject to constraints. The wave-to-wire simulation platform allows both nonlinear and linear control force. The results show that there is a good agreement between the desired value and the actual value after advanced control.
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Van, der Merwe Danelle. "Strategic management process for diverse farming businesses in the North West Province / Danelle van der Merwe." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/15633.
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Agriculture plays a vital role towards shaping the economy of South Africa. The role
of agriculture in South Africa in ensuring a strong food supply has been greatly
emphasised by the department of Agriculture in their Strategic Plan for South African
agriculture. The agricultural environment in South Africa changes just as much as
any other corporate environment and has forced farm owners and managers to start
thinking holistically.
With the many challenges facing farming businesses in South Africa, including
constantly rising input costs, an unwell labour market, discouraging political talks
about land reform, price fluctuations for crops and very limited help with financing, it
is essential that all activities and resources of the farming business be strategically
planned and prioritised. It is essential that all individuals involved in managing the
farming business understand where the farm is going, how it plans to get there, and
the problems and/or opportunities that lay ahead.
This study focused on agricultural businesses in the North West Province of South
Africa, and the main objective was to establish whether a well-research strategic plan
could benefit farm owners and farm managers to produce more successful results.
The research objective was, firstly, to review the literature and determine the key
enablers required for successful strategy implementation in the agriculture industry
and to investigate different strategy management frameworks to give a structure to
allocate resources effectively in order to ensure long-term achievement of goals that
are set out in the strategy. The second objective of the study was to analyse the
findings of the empirical study and make recommendations on how to improve on the
strategy of the farming business.
The study report is concluded by making recommendations and encouraging farm
owners and managers to include strategic planning into their business for farming
success.MBA, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2015
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Wu, Chia-Cheng, and 吳佳成. "Analysis of management strategy for Huang’s silky fowls farm in Yunlin." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/773j3x.
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碩士環球科技大學
中小企業經營策略管理研究所
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Taiwanese native chicken is one of Taiwanese unique domesticated fowl product, and is long the most favorite product among Taiwanese people. However, as the entry into the WTO, the policy of Taiwanese government to ban on slaughter of live poultry in the traditional market, in additionally to the breeding method adapted by the farms unable to correspond to the trend, the local market share of the fowl product have been decreased downwardly. Therefore the owner of fowl farm in Taiwan must give the strong market positioning of the product. Otherwise, the domestic industry will loss its battle ground to foreign competitors. This research adopted a case study methodology to formulate management strategy for Taiwanese native chicken industry by taking Huang’s silky fowl farm in Yunlin as an example. This study has used Michael Porter's Five Forces Model and SWOT Analysis to summary data gathered from the farm owner and the questionnaire from consumers to make up some recommendations for Mr. Huang to run the business. This case study was expected to help domestic Silky Fowls industry achieve its business objective and make this traditional industry to compete sustainably and internationally.
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Chien-MinHuang and 黃倩旻. "Sampling Strategy for the Primary Farm Household Surveyof the Taiwanese Agriculture Study." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/33237872134017886205.
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統計學系
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The census of Agriculture, Forestry, Fishery and Animal Husbandry is one of the important surveys conducted regularly in Taiwan. However, enormous amount of survey cost is required for such a nationwide census, hence it can be proceeded every five years. Therefore, it would be necessary to conduct certain agriculture survey annually for current industry situation and information, so that proper policy can be formulated timely. A sampling strategy for the Taiwanese primary farm household survey is constructed based on the 2010 census data in this research. Primary farm households is defined as the farm households whose gross income per year is higher than 200 thousand dollars and lower than 50 million dollars and at least one household member engaging in the agriculture production is under 65 years old. In the design stage of the sampling strategy, a stratified random sampling with optimal allocation and stratum boundary is constructed. In addition, auxiliary information is utilized in the inference stage for more efficient estimation results. Simulation result shows that auxiliary information in inference stage can effectively improve the estimation precision under the proposed stratified sampling design. Besides the subpopluation defined by the stratification variable, subpopulation not defined by stratification variable may be of interest in practice as well. Hence, estimation method of the subpopulation not defined by stratification variable and the related issues are studied as well in this research.
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Chen, Ting-Yuan, and 陳鼎元. "The Strategy of Management for Mr. Tsu's Native Chicken's Farm in Tainan." Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/60249543683098612683.
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碩士國立屏東科技大學
農企業管理研究所
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As the accession to the WTO of Taiwan faces the market to open in an all-round way. Taiwanese native chicken is considered to be a balance product for the trade to broiler. So, we must decide the position in business to this product. Otherwise, it will be loss in this trade battle while those runner who managing Taiwanese native chicken industry persons without unanimous position. This research adopts on case study. Mr. Hsu’s Taiwanese native chicken farm is the case target. Analyze with Taiwanese native chicken industry's environment and Mr. Hsu’s management strategy. This study focus on SWOT analysis and Poter five force analysis. To summary from this study, there are several suggestions for Mr. Tsu in management. 1. To build a own brand for Taiwanese native chicken in order to run the domestic market then to redevelop the trade business in other country indirectly. 2. Develop the high value original or processing products from Taiwanese native chicken. 3. Reduce the products cost of Taiwanese native chicken. 4. Taiwanese native chicken’s limit producing / proving / selling. 5. Strengthen strategic alliance completely of Taiwanese native chicken, combine production and marketing to be a unique industry. 6. Using people with ability, enhancing research and development, increasing additional value of the products.
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Tsay, Giin-Donq, and 蔡錦棟. "A Study for Application "Design + Build + Operation + Maintenance + Education" procurement strategy for Sewage-farm." Thesis, 2004. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/86861715168299369979.
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碩士國立臺北科技大學
土木與防災技術研究所
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ABSTRACT Title：A Study for Application “Design + Build + Operation + Pages：114 Maintenance + Education” procurement strategy for Sewage-farm School：National Taipei University of Technology Department：Institute of Civil and Disaster Prevention Engineering Time：June, 2003 Degree：Master Researcher：Giin-Donq Tsay Advisor：Lung-Chuang Wang Keywords：popularization ratio of sewerage system, sewage-farm, procurement quality management（PQM）, most benefit bid, Design + Build + Operation + Maintenance + Education（D/B/O/M/E） procurement strategy On May 31, 2002, the Executive Yuan of the Republic China approved the ‘’Challenge 2008 — National Development Plan’’ to raise the popularization ratio of sewerage system from 10.1% as at 2002 to 20.3% at 2007. 65.5 billion NT dollars will be allocated for the construction of the sewerage system within a period of six years（2002 — 2007）. Therefore, the construction of sewerage system and treatment plant is necessary to reach this target. The construction of a sewage treatment plant requires not only the traditional design and build knowledge but also the technology from a variety of other engineering fields such as civil, architectural, electrical, mechanical, environmental, control and landscaping design. In the past, the construction project was split into several phases. The work of each phase was assigned to different individual party, so different people were involved in different phases of the project. Consequently, the project was often delayed by the poor coordination of the project interfacing work. In recent years, turnkey basis (D/B) is adopted to solve this problem. For the sewage treatment plant, the ultimate goal is to have a smooth operation during its entire service life after the commencement of its operation. The comprehensive integration of the interfaces between the design, construction and operation is the key factor to the success of the whole project. After the enforcement of Government Procurement Law, the scope of the quality improvement for the public construction work was extended from the construction itself to include the design work. With an effective procurement quality management （PQM） system and based on the characteristics and requirements of the project, the government could direct the procurement process including the planning, design, monitoring & construction work and adopt the appropriated strategies to select the most qualified consortium. So the performance of the contractor and schedule of the project could be guaranteed. Under this circumstance, it is necessary to adopt an improved procurement strategy to shorten the procurement processing time, ensure the procurement quality and introduce new managing method to accelerate the progress of the construction project. This paper investigates the execution and operation processes of three large sewage treatment plants which were completed by the Construction & Planning Agency, Ministry of Interior with the traditional procurement method to understand the demands and problems associated with the construction of the sewage treatment plant. Besides, this paper also makes reference to several related research papers and overseas successful experiences. The purpose is to propose an integrated logistic workflow: ‘design + build + operation + maintenance + education’ （D/B/O/M/E） of the procurement strategy to accelerate the popularization ratio of sewerage systems through the intensive planning, appropriate selection of qualified bidder and finishing jobs on schedule. In order to further ensure the feasibility of the proposed strategy, the construction plan of Liu-Ing Sewage Treatment Plant was selected as a case study for verification, analyses and feedback. We wish this paper can be helpful and used as references for the future sewerage projects.
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WANG, YI-HUI, and 王義輝. "Strategy for Developing Southeast Asian Market in Leisure Farms: A Case Study of Tou-Cheng Leisure Farm, Yi-Lan County." Thesis, 2015. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/d2d59j.
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碩士國立暨南國際大學
東南亞研究所
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Under the intense competition of leisure farm industry in Taiwan, it is one of a thorny issues faced by the industry. This research explores the strength and weakness and outside market situation analysis, which will determine products and market orientation, as well as the execution of marketing programs of Tou-Cheng leisure farm through in-depth interview. The research also discusses how Tou-Cheng leisure farm employing “blue-ocean” strategy to extend its Southeast Asian market, including: firstly, to eliminate the low price and homogeneous service product strategies (Eliminating); secondly, to reduce the costs of developing market and pursuing trend (Reducing); thirdly, to improve customer-oriented service value and publicity benefit of marketing (Raising); and fourthly, to create brand product and innovative value of core-product (Creating). The thesis also analyzes the different value curve of innovating between the discussed leisure farm and the general recreation farm, which will provide recommendation and reference to those who had already in or will enter into the Southeast Asian market. However, we can also discover the biggest problem faced by the owners of leisure farm is reducing visitors during off-peak season; the development of the Southeast Asian market, constructing visitor-friendlyservice environment and exploring core value and brand making, etc., will indeed significantly attract more domestic and international visitors during the off-peak season, and will balance the cost and benefit of the industry. There are many competitors in the leisure farm industry, only those who have devoted to the exploration of industry core value would create a non-competitive blue ocean market. Key words：Leisure Farm, Internationalization Strategy, Blue Ocean Strategy