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Strategie logistyki dla przedsiębiorstw rolniczych na bazie koncepcji LSR – case study
A Model of Logistics Strategy for Agricultural Enterprises Based on LSR Concept – Case Study

Author(s): Karol Wajszczuk
Subject(s): Economy, Business Economy / Management
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: logistics strategy; LSR concept; agricultural enterpris

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents the results of pilot studies conducted in selected agricultural enterprises in order to identify the strategies in logistics taking into account the idea of the LSR concept. The study was conducted at Farm Frites Poland Two Sp. o.o. (FFPD), specializing in the cultivation of potatoes and seed potatoes on an industrial scale and in several small family agricultural enterprises in Wielkopolska region. The study used an adapted methodology for measuring the sustainability of the logistics in agricultural enterprises, taking into account the five main areas of the LSR concept. These are: purchasing social responsibility,sustainable transportation, sustainable packaging, sustainable warehousing and reverse logistics.The results showed a considerable degree of implementation of the LSR concept already in the FFPD company as opposed to family businesses.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 48/2
  • Page Range: 351-362
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish
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