Supply Growth and Dairy Industry Deregulation

A Dairy Supply Chain Model of the New Zealand Dairy Industry

The seasonal change in milk supply and composition of milk (fat, casein, whey protein and lactose concentration) determine the type and value of dairy products that can be manufactured by a dairy processing plant over the season. Milk composition can be manipulated on-farm using a number of methods. Those methods include animal breeding, feeding, altering calving and lactation patterns, interfe...

A new multi-product closed-loop supply chain network design in dairy industry

Nowadays, manufacturers need to satisfy consumer demands in order to compete in the real world. This requires the efficient operation of supply chain planning. On the other hand, increasing worldwide environmental, lack of food resources and social concerns are motivating manufacturers and consumers to implement recycling strategies such as product recovery, waste management, or usage of recycl...

The Tanzania Dairy Industry

Conjectural Reactions and Deregulation in the Japanese Oil Industry

There have been several recent studies of the Japanese oil industry, but they have all focused on the impact of the abolition of the Tokusekiho, the Provisional Law relating to the Importation of Specified Petroleum Products, that restricted the importation of specified petroleum products to limited number of companies. The Tokusekiho, was abolished at the end of March 1996. However, despite th...

Deregulation and Privatization of Britain's Local Bus Industry

In 1986 the British government deregulated the majority of the local bus industry, cut the amount of a subsidy, and privatized many public bus companies. Unit costs have declined significantly, cross-subsidies have been reduced, and there has been innovation in operating practices. However, mergers have increased concentration, and demand has declined due to the turmoil of service changes and t...