SUPPLY CHAIN STUDY “PROMOTE INDIGENOUS DEVELOPMENT BY ENHANCING LOCAL BRANDING THROUGH PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND TERTIARY ECONOMIC SECTOR CLUSTERS AND INNOVATION NODES” “BRANDINODE” SUPPLY CHAIN [WP 4.1, Deliverable 4.1.1] SUPPLY CHAIN STUDY TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................................... 2 CONTENT OF IMAGES ..................................................................................... 4 CONTENTS OF TABLES .................................................................................... 5 PREFACE ..................................................................................................... 6 THE CONCEPT OF SUPPLY CHAIN....................................................................... 8 1. PROBLEMS OF PRIMARY PRODUCTION ............................................................11 1.1 PROBLEMS OF LIVESTOCK IN THE CROSS-BORDER REGION ..................................... 11 1.2 PRODUCER‟S AND CONSUMER‟S PRICE RANGE ................................................... 14 1.3 COMPETITIVENESS OF AREA ......................................................................... 16 2. RECOGNITION OF EXISTING SUPPLY CHAIN ......................................................18 2.1 AGRO-FOOD SYPPLY CHAIN ......................................................................... 18 2.2 ENTITIES INVOLVED - MEMBERS OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN ........................................ 23 2.3 AGRO-FOOD PRODUCTS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN .......................... 26 2.4 THE FLOW OF PRODUCTS ........................................................................... 28 2.5 FLOW OF INFORMATION .............................................................................. 30 2.6 SUPPLY CHAIN IN THE AREA ......................................................................... 32 2.6.1 Greece ............................................................................................... 32 2.6.2 Albania ............................................................................................... 33 2.7 LOGISTICS COMPANIES ............................................................................... 35 3. STRUCTURE OF SUPPLY CHAIN .....................................................................36 3.1 STAGES OF SUPPLY CHAIN .......................................................................... 36 3.2 TRENDS IN SUPPLY CHAIN STRUCTURE ............................................................ 39 3.3 IDENTIFICATION OF STRUCTURAL DIMENSIONS OF SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK .............. 42 4. SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT.......................................................................44 4.1 NETWORK / DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS ............................................................ 46 4.2 DISTRIBUTION STRATEGY ............................................................................ 49 4.3 INVENTORY MANAGEMENT ........................................................................... 50 4.4 CONFIDENCIAL AND DEVELOPMENT OF PARTNERSHIPS CLIMATE.............................. 52 5. TRANSPORTATION OF PRODUCTS ..................................................................57 5.1 TRANSPORT NETWORK ............................................................................... 57 5.2 KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN TRANSPORT................................................................ 61 5.3 EVALUATION OF TRANSPORT ....................................................................... 62 5.4 PRODUCT SAFETY IN TRANSIT ...................................................................... 65 5.5 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN TRANSPORT ..................................................... 67 5. STANDARDIZATION, PACKAGING & MARKING ...................................................... 69 6. STORAGE OF GOODS ..................................................................................74 6.1 INFRASTRUCTURE - RECEPTION STATIONS IN BORDER REGION ............................... 76 6.2 WAREHOUSE ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE ............................................................ 79 6.2.1 Use of warehouse management systems (informatics) ...................................... 80 7. LOGISTIC PROBLEMS IN THE SECTOR ..............................................................83 7.1 IDENTIFICATION ....................................................................................... 83 7.2 TRENDS (DOMESTIC - INTERNATIONAL)............................................................ 87 8. CUSTOMER - FINAL CONSUMER SERVICE..........................................................91 9. RISK TREATMENT ......................................................................................93 9.1 IDENTIFICATION OF RISKS…………………………………………………………………………………………………94 9.2 RISK MANAGEMENT……………………………………………………………………………………………………………96 2 SUPPLY CHAIN STUDY 9.3 RISK TREATMENT - BEST PRACTICES………………………………………………………………………………..97 10. SUGGESTIONS .........................................................................................99 ANNEX Ι: LOGISTIC COMPANIES ...................................................................... 103 ANNEX ΙΙ: QUESTIONNAIRE ............................................................................ 106 SOURCES .................................................................................................. 107 3 SUPPLY CHAIN STUDY CONTENT OF IMAGES Image 1: Agro-food Supply Chain ....................................................................... 10 Image 2: Supply chain of agricultural products ...................................................... 18 Image 3: Characteristics of Agro-food supply chain ................................................ 19 Image 4: Representing numerous intermediaries in the supply chain ........................... 23 Image 5: Stakeholders .................................................................................... 24 Image 6: Flow of products and information to rural vulnerable chain of agricultural products ..................................................................................................... 30 Image 7: The structural dimensions of the supply chain ........................................... 42 Image 8: Basic conditions for the development of collaborative relationships Logistics..... 55 Image 9: The Ionian Road ................................................................................ 57 mage 10: Isochronized change in travel time zones with city center Ioannina (full operation of the Egnatia Highway) .................................................................................. 59 Image 11: Length of motorways in the EU, 2009 .................................................... 62 Image 12: Volume of freight transport by mode Transport in Greece, Eurostat, 2013) ...... 63 Image 13: Geographical dispersion Freight Centres (Albania) - Cold Storage .................. 76 Image 14: The IT in Warehouse ......................................................................... 80 Image 15: Barcode systems ............................................................................. 81 Image 16: QR Code ....................................................................................... 81 Image 17: RFID Chips ..................................................................................... 82 Image 18: Formal risk management processes ...................................................... 93 4 SUPPLY CHAIN STUDY CONTENTS OF TABLES Table 1: Production of goat milk in the prefecture of Ioannina and Epirus Region Source: ELOGAK ........................................................................................... 16 Table 2: Physical product flow to and from the node 'Wholesalers' ............................. 28 Table 3: Physical product flow to and from the node 'producer'10 ............................... 29 Table 4: Physical product flow to and from the node "Private Packaging» 10 .................. 29 Table 5: Weighted product flow from the three nodes ............................................ 29 Table 6: Changes in the supply chain ................................................................. 40 Table 7: List of Certified Milk Collection Centres, Ministry of Rural Development and Food (25/07/2013) ............................................................................................... 71 Table 8: List of Approved Centres Packaging, Ministry of Rural Development and Food (06/27/2014) ............................................................................................... 71 Table 9: List of approved slaughterhouses, Ministry of Rural Development and Food (07/11/2014) ............................................................................................... 71 Table 10: Lists of approved meat processing, Ministry of Rural Development and Food (21.05.2012) ................................................................................................ 72 Table 11: List of Approved Slaughterhouses and cutting Birds, Ministry of Rural Development and Food (07/11/2014) .................................................................. 72 Table 12: List of Centers of Meat Processing ........................................................ 73 Table 13: List of Milk collection centers .............................................................. 73 Table 14: Milk storage conditions ..................................................................... 75 Table 15: List of Approved Cold Stores (Cold Stores) Regulations: 852/2004, 853/2004 & 854/2004, Ministry of