Polderijk, JJVan Dyk, FEFerreira, DGuis, GWKeller, S2007-07-032007-07-032006-03Polderijk JJ, et al. 2006. FRUITFUL: Integrated supply-chain information system for fruit produce between South Africa and the Netherlands. Agro-food chains and networks for development, pp 129-140978-1-4020-4600-1http://hdl.handle.net/10204/874South-African and Dutch research institutes and business partners collaborated in several pilot projects for improving logistical performance and quality performance to strengthen the market position of South-African fruit after deregulation of the domestic market. Based on participatory problem assessment, it was concluded that major bottlenecks for realizing fully integrated exchange of information were far less of a the technical nature (hardware and software), but had to do with the cost side and the human nature, e.g., education, procedures, data accuracy, mistrust, competition, institutional capacities and organization. Pilots were conducted to improve inter-company planning, coordination and information exchange, and to enhance the role of the government in moving towards standardization. Keywords: deregulation; logistics; electronic data exchange; black empowerment; traceability.enSupply chainSupply chain information systemsFruit productionNetherlandsSouth AfricaDeregulationLogisticsElectronic data exchangeBlack empowermentTraceabilityConference PresentationPolderijk, J., Van Dyk, F., Ferreira, D., Guis, G., & Keller, S. (2006). FRUITFUL: Integrated supply-chain information system for fruit produce between South Africa and the Netherlands. Springer. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/874Polderijk, JJ, FE Van Dyk, D Ferreira, GW Guis, and S Keller. "FRUITFUL: Integrated supply-chain information system for fruit produce between South Africa and the Netherlands." (2006): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/874Polderijk J, Van Dyk F, Ferreira D, Guis G, Keller S, FRUITFUL: Integrated supply-chain information system for fruit produce between South Africa and the Netherlands; Springer; 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/874 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Polderijk, JJ AU - Van Dyk, FE AU - Ferreira, D AU - Guis, GW AU - Keller, S AB - South-African and Dutch research institutes and business partners collaborated in several pilot projects for improving logistical performance and quality performance to strengthen the market position of South-African fruit after deregulation of the domestic market. Based on participatory problem assessment, it was concluded that major bottlenecks for realizing fully integrated exchange of information were far less of a the technical nature (hardware and software), but had to do with the cost side and the human nature, e.g., education, procedures, data accuracy, mistrust, competition, institutional capacities and organization. Pilots were conducted to improve inter-company planning, coordination and information exchange, and to enhance the role of the government in moving towards standardization. Keywords: deregulation; logistics; electronic data exchange; black empowerment; traceability. DA - 2006-03 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Supply chain KW - Supply chain information systems KW - Fruit production KW - Netherlands KW - South Africa KW - Deregulation KW - Logistics KW - Electronic data exchange KW - Black empowerment KW - Traceability LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2006 SM - 978-1-4020-4600-1 T1 - FRUITFUL: Integrated supply-chain information system for fruit produce between South Africa and the Netherlands TI - FRUITFUL: Integrated supply-chain information system for fruit produce between South Africa and the Netherlands UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/874 ER -