Supply chain integration, quality management and firm performance in the pork processing industry in China

Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Wageningen University. - Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-200)

''Table of contents''; ''Acknowledgements''; ''Chapter 1. Introduction''; ''1.1 Research background''; ''1.2 Problem statement and research questions''; ''1.3 Theoretical components and research design''; ''1.4 Outline of the thesis''; ''Chapter 2. Research domain''; ''2.1 Pork production and supply: undergoing rapid change''; ''2.2 Pork slaughtering and processing: fragmentation and integration coexist''; ''2.3 Pork distribution and marketing''; ''2.4 Pork consumption''; ''2.5 Quality management and regulation''; ''2.6 Selected areas for the empirical study''; ''2.7 Concluding remarks''

''Chapter 3. The joint impact of supply chain integration and quality management on firm performance''''3.1 Introduction''; ''3.2 Theory and research hypotheses''; ''3.3 Research methodology''; ''3.4 Result of structural modelling''; ''3.5 Discussion and conclusions''; ''3.6 Suggestions for further research and management implications''; ''Chapter 4. Integrated information and logistics management, quality management and firm performance''; ''4.1 Introduction''; ''4.2 Theoretical framework: a structural model''; ''4.3 Research design''; ''4.4 Empirical results''

''4.5 Conclusion and discussions''''4.6 Managerial implications''; ''Chapter 5. Governance and quality management''; ''5.1 Introduction''; ''5.2 Theoretical background''; ''5.3 Conceptual model and hypotheses''; ''5.4 Research methodology''; ''5.5. Empirical results''; ''5.6 Conclusion and discussions''; ''5.7 Managerial implications''; ''Chapter 6. Competitive strategy, quality management and government support''; ''6.1 Introduction''; ''6.2 Theoretical framework and hypotheses''; ''6.3 Research design''; ''6.4 Results''; ''6.5 Discussion and conclusions''

''6.6 Limitations and directions for future research''''Chapter 7. Discussion and conclusions''; ''7.1 Answering of the research questions''; ''7.2 Managerial implications''; ''7.3 Theoretical and methodological contributions''; ''7.4 Limitations of the study and directions for further research''; ''References''; ''Appendices''; ''Appendix A. Questionnaire for pork slaughterhouses and processors''; ''Appendix B. Protocol for in-depth interviews''; ''Appendix C1. Factor analysis for constructs SCI and QMP (Upstream model, n=229)''

''Appendix C2. Factor analysis for constructs SCI and QMP (Downstream model, n=229)''''Appendix D1. Loadings and cross loadings (upstream model, n=219)''; ''Appendix D2. Loadings and cross loadings (downstream model, n=219)''; ''Appendix E. Factor analysis for prospector strategy and government support''; ''Appendix F. Proposed hypotheses with the empirical results''; ''Summary''; ''About the author''; ''International chains and networks series''

Food quality incidents have made societal concerns on food safety grow worldwide. In the developed world, academics and practitioners explore food quality using a supply chain perspective. In transitional economies, such as China, this perspective is largely unexplored. This book addresses food quality and firm performance improvements through supply chain integration and quality management in China's pork processing industry. Data were collected from Chinese pork processing firms. This book shows the relationship between quality management practices and firm performance. Factors that influence firm performance include in-company quality management, supplier/customer quality management, employee involvement and integrated governance mechanisms. This book is a valuable resource for practitioners of meat processing enterprises, as well as academic researchers with an interest in the areas of agri