A systematic analysis of quality management in agri-food supply chains: a hierarchy of capabilities perspective
ISSN: 1359-8546
Article publication date: 16 August 2022
Issue publication date: 28 March 2023
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to systematically review the literature on quality management in agri-food supply chains (SCs) and propose an integrated conceptual framework.
Design/methodology/approach
A systematic literature review that analyses 93 papers in peer-reviewed academic journals published from 1996 to November 2021 is conducted. A conceptual model is advanced.
Findings
Based on a hierarchy of capabilities perspective, the authors develop an integrated conceptual framework in which SC quality (SCQ) management practices promote three levels of SC dynamic capabilities, which in turn lead to agri-food SCQ performance.
Originality/value
The authors propose a hierarchy of capabilities perspective of quality management in agri-food SCs and develop a conceptual framework. Furthermore, a number of propositions based on dynamic capabilities and the review findings are provided. Four future research directions are presented.
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Acknowledgements
This work has been supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 71801049); the 2021 special fund for scientific and technological innovation of Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (KCX21F13A); and the Ministry of Education of Humanities and Social Science Project “Construction Strategy of'Human-land Symbiosis' in Rural Communities from the Perspective of Three-industry Convergence” (21YJAZH007).
Citation
Zhong, J., Cheng, H., Chen, X. and Jia, F. (2023), "A systematic analysis of quality management in agri-food supply chains: a hierarchy of capabilities perspective", Supply Chain Management, Vol. 28 No. 3, pp. 619-637. https://doi.org/10.1108/SCM-12-2021-0547
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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