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| Author: | Bendiksen, B.I. Dreyer, B. |
| Title: | Technological changes - the impact on the raw material flow and production |
| Journal: | European Journal of Operational Research
2003 : JAN 16, VOL. 144:2, p. 237-246 |
| Index terms: | Fishing industry Plant location Raw materials Supply chain management Technological change Norway |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This paper examines the impact of technological changes on the raw material flow and the way the production is organised. The case studied is the Norwegian fish processing industry. The last years an increasing part of the fishing fleet has been rebuilt or replaced by newer vessels, where the catch is frozen on board. This change in supply, from fresh to frozen fish, has triggered investments in new cold storage plants along the Norwegian coast where most of these vessels now discharge their catch. These changes, involving new logistics challenges for the buyers, are about to change the entire marketfor raw materials, and also the fish processing industry itself. |
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