Abstract The industrialisation of the agri-food sector has enabled power imbalances to emerge in the supply chain that tend to disfavour farmers. Exposure to price volatility, stemming from these power imbalances, is a key threat to family farm viability. Farmers have utilised co-operatives to redress these power imbalances and enhance viability. Separately, values-based supply chains (VBSCs) have emerged as an alternative to commodity-based supply chains, embodying values of sustainability, equity, fair pricing and transparency. Similarly, co-operatives embody these values and are adaptable business models that represent a good fit for integration to VBSCs. A qualitative case-study of a beef cooperative, integrated to a VBSC, is presented. This aimed to understand, from members' perspectives, how the theoretical ‘fit' between cooperatives and VBSC's translates in practice, focusing on the central role and importance of co-operative members. VBSCs and co-operatives aim to promote fair and equitable governance structures. However, findings indicated that responsiveness of the beef co-operative to customer preferences supported dynamics where non-member partners exerted significant influence over internal co-operative functions. This, in turn, had implications for the co-operative and threatened its sustainability. While VBSCs and co-operatives share many principles and ambitions, co-operative success is dependent on balancing relationships and maintaining co-operative values.

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基于价值的供应链中的合作社业务方法：以牛肉合作社为例

摘要农业食品部门的工业化使供应链中出现了权力不平衡现象，这往往不利于农民。这些权力失衡造成的价格波动是家庭农场生存能力的主要威胁。农民利用合作社来纠正这些权力失衡并提高生存能力。另外，基于价值的供应链（VBSC）已取代基于商品的供应链出现，体现了可持续性，公平，公平定价和透明度的价值。同样，合作社体现了这些价值观，是适应性强的业务模型，非常适合与VBSC集成。提出了与VBSC集成的牛肉合作社的定性案例研究。这旨在从成员的角度了解理论上的“适合”程度。合作社和VBSC的翻译在实践中进行了翻译，着重于合作社成员的核心作用和重要性。VBSC和合作社旨在促进公平，公正的治理结构。但是，研究结果表明，牛肉合作社对顾客喜好的响应支持了动态，其中非成员合作伙伴对内部合作社功能产生了重大影响。反过来，这对合作社产生了影响，并威胁到其可持续性。尽管VBSC和合作社拥有许多原则和抱负，但合作社的成功取决于平衡关系和维持合作社的价值观。VBSC和合作社旨在促进公平，公正的治理结构。但是，研究结果表明，牛肉合作社对顾客喜好的响应支持了动态，其中非成员合作伙伴对内部合作社功能产生了重大影响。反过来，这对合作社产生了影响，并威胁到其可持续性。尽管VBSC和合作社拥有许多原则和抱负，但合作社的成功取决于平衡关系和维持合作社的价值观。VBSC和合作社旨在促进公平，公正的治理结构。但是，研究结果表明，牛肉合作社对顾客喜好的响应支持了动态，其中非成员合作伙伴对内部合作社功能产生了重大影响。反过来，这对合作社产生了影响，并威胁到其可持续性。尽管VBSC和合作社拥有许多原则和抱负，但合作社的成功取决于平衡关系和维持合作社的价值观。