The Role and Importance of Supply Chain Logistics Management to Table-egg Producers of Developing Countries
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The Role and Importance of Supply Chain Logistics Management to Table-egg Producers of Developing Countries - a Trinidad and Tobago Case Study
by Ms Giselle LawrenceGlobally, integrated logistics management plays a critical role in agri-food supply chains (AFSCs) however, for table-egg producers (TEPs) in developing countries including Trinidad and Tobago, supply chain logistics management (SCLM) are more ineffective and inefficient than in the developed countries resulting in scarcity, spoilage, and high egg prices at the end of the table-egg supply chain (TESC).
This study aimed to investigate this disparity, as well as develop a comprehensive definition for TESC and propose a suitable SCLM framework to support supply chain integration and collaboration objectives for Trinidad and Tobago’s TESC. Therefore, a case study methodology was used to improve the robustness of the study through triangulation of methods, and to answer the research questions.
The interview with an agri-consultant was used to construct a PESTLE analysis for the Trinidad and Tobago TESC which was then further used in a multi-case analysis of the environmental contexts for the TESCs for three (3) developed countries against six (6) developing countries. The multi-case analysis revealed that there were significant differences in political, economic, social, and legal factors, with lack of supply chain integration and collaboration in Trinidad and Tobago further exacerbated by other economic, social, and technological factors such as: low agricultural contribution to GDP; low usage of land for agricultural purposes; comparatively low table-egg demand and consumption; no active support from ATTTEP; and no use of sophisticated technology by the TEPs.
The interview of the three (3) Trinidad and Tobago TEPs revealed that their SCLM implementation was high, with an average efficiency of 84.9%. There was no evidence of ‘governance’ in the Trinidad and Tobago TESC, with this dimension receiving the lowest score. Thus, governance is critically needed to improve the TEP’s SCLM performance.
In contrast, the customer satisfaction survey (n = 175) revealed that overall, the SCLM performance of the Trinidad and Tobago TESC was moderately efficient (61.2%) and moderately effective (53.1%), and that the supply chain needed to significantly improve its cost/price performance. Correlation and regression analysis further revealed a significant and strong positive relationship between customer satisfaction and TESC SCLM performance (r (173) = .56, p < .001).
Wednesday 22nd May 2024 at 2:30 p.m.
Ms. Giselle Lawrence is an effective and results-oriented Business Management Professional, with over ten years’ experience in strategic planning, corporate governance, and in conducting qualitative research, and who also has over five years’ experience in Management Consultancy and Online Tutoring (MBA and BBA students).
Ms Lawrence has served on the Executive Boards of the Sangre Grande Chamber of Commerce (2020 -2024) as an Education & Research Officer, and AllGreen Trinidad Limited (2015 –2022) as a Research Officer, where she effectively directed and led research projects. Since 2020 she has served as Director and Chief Logistics & Supply Chain Officer at GL Farm & Cannabis Education & Research Company Limited, where she leads, directs, and controls the company using integrative supply chain logistics practices.
In January 2022, Giselle represented the Sangre Grande business community in national information-gathering sessions including the Parliamentary Joint Select Committee investigating the impact of Covid-19 on MSMEs, and the CARIRI/IDB roundtable, “Shaping the future of innovation” discussions. As a Business Management Consultant, Ms Lawrence is quite adept at researching, diagnosing, and analysing various organisational problems and providing result-oriented solutions for various clients locally, and within the wider Caribbean.
A former MBA Logistics and Supply Chain graduate of the Australian Institute of Business, Ms Lawrence is currently pursuing her Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Entrepreneurship and Commercial Studies at The University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT).
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