Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: Byrnes9; Folder: MSU Ph.D files Document Number: D09117
Notes:
Francis C. Byrnes Collection, Adapted from material developed by George Beal and Joe M. Bohlen, Ph.D files, Michigan State University, East Lansing. 4 pages.
Segman, R. (author / USDA Forest Service, Pinchot Institute, Milford, PA) and USDA Forest Service, Pinchot Institute, Milford, PA
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1984
Published:
UK
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 54 Document Number: C01056
Notes:
Phase 2; Evans, In: Moeller, G.H. and Seal, D.T., eds., Technology transfer in forestry : proceedings of a meeting of the International Union of Forestry Research Organizations, subject group s608; 1983 25 July - 1 August. London : Great Britain Forestry Commission, 1984. (Forestry Commission Bulletin No. 61) p. 101-104.
van den Ban, A.W. (author) and Muntjewerff, C.A. (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
1981
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C12702
Notes:
Pages 149-156 in Bruce R. Crouch and Shankariah Chamala (eds.), Extension education and rural development. Volume 2 - Experience in strategies for planned change. John Wiley & Sons, Chichester. 371 p.
Chain coordination is growing in importance for those in the food industry to maintain access to global markets and competitive advantage. Information communication facilitates coordination and is seen as the glue that holds organisational chain relationships together. This paper describes how Australian food processors have been exchanging information to coordinate customers and suppliers in their chains along with changes over time. The most frequent information exchanged was to resolve problems. Operational issues were only discussed when exceptions arose and this was decreasing over time, as problems were resolved and processes improved. For the organisations studied, they were increasingly formalising processes to review progress and performance. A wide range of organisational departments were involved in communications with customers and suppliers, especially to resolve problems and develop new products. While the traditional telephone and face-to-face communication methods were the most popular, e-mails were replacing faxes. There were also moves to increasing use of reports, electronic data interchange and intranets for more well developed relationships with larger customers and suppliers. These changes in communication systems were the source of some increased satisfaction with information systems by improving timeliness and depth of information shared. However, there was perceived to be some room for further improvement.
Introduction
Gutiérrez-Castorena, Edgar Vladimir (author), Ortiz-Solorio, C.A (author), Gutiérrez-Castorena, M.C. (author), Cajuste-Bontemps, L. (author), and Rocha-Aguilar, M. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2008-10
Published:
Mexico
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 158 Document Number: D07600
