Supply Chain Management of Agricultural Technology Innovation: Study of Fujian and Taiwan

Hussain, Safdar and Ahmed, Wasim and Rabnawaz, Ambar and Jafar, Rana Muhammad Sohail and Akhtar, Haseeb and JianZhou, Yang (2015): Supply Chain Management of Agricultural Technology Innovation: Study of Fujian and Taiwan. Published in: Industrial Engineering Letters , Vol. 5, No. 12 (December 2015): pp. 22-30.

Abstract

Fujian and Taiwan has shared a strong cross-strait agricultural relation, and the government is keen to further strengthen the trade between the two. There has been substantial growth in the Fujian trade with Taiwan in agricultural goods that has increased more than $ 2.7 billion in 2013 for a year-on-year growth of 70%. This study adopted secondary data collection method to obtain information for the research. The research was mainly qualitative to acquire in-depth information on the matter under study. The findings showed that with the help of e-commerce both Fujian and Taiwan have been benefited with low transaction costs and efficient supply chain management to ensure effective trade.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Supply Chain Management, Agriculture, E-Commerce, Trade
• Subjects: O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O3 - Innovation ; Research and Development ; Technological Change ; Intellectual Property Rights

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