The New Zealand Dairy Manufacturing Industry

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...

Leptospirosis in New Zealand dairy herds

Radioactive Materials in New Zealand Industry

Certain materials "decay" at the atomic level over a period of time, giving off "radiation" in the form of energy or subatomic particles. This radiation can be harnessed and used for a variety of industrial applications. Some of the commonest of these which are used in New Zealand are listed below, although many others exist that are either only used to a small extent or used exclusively overseas.

Risk determinants of small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises (SMEs) - an exploratory study in New Zealand

The smooth running of small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises (SMEs) presents a significant challenge irrespective of the technological and human resources they may have at their disposal. SMEs continuously encounter daily internal and external undesirable events and unwanted setbacks to their operations that detract from their business performance. These are referred to as ‘disturbanc...

Business Strategies For the New Zealand Online Fashion Industry

The popularity of the Internet has raised the number of people shopping online and offers opportunities for fashion businesses to promote or sell their products via the Internet. There are an increasing number of New Zealand fashion organisations launching a web site either for information distribution, promotional use or online retailing. It is believed that the online fashion industry has a t...