Supply chain performance indicators for Australian beef enterprises: An empirical approach

This research presents and analyses supply chain performance indicators for Australian beef producers, processors and retailers/wholesalers based on an empirical approach. The survey results showed that: - for producers, competitive advantage was significantly influenced by the supply chain performance components food quality, flexibility and responsiveness - for processors, competitive advantage was significantly influenced by the supply chain performance components food quality and responsiveness - at the retail/wholesale level, competitive advantage was significantly influenced by food quality, flexibility, responsiveness and efficiency - a significant problem affecting the overall performance of the Australian beef supply chain was unskilled and inexperienced staff. Various statistical tests confirmed the validity and reliability of the results