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(PDF) Dynamics Of Australian Dairy-Food Supply Chain

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Australia is one of the best-known countries in the world for dairy farming. This paper discusses supply chain for cheese which was once a high selling product, but its sale has reduced. Cheese is a fresh or matured daily product that is obtained by draining whey after the coagulation of casein the major milk protein (Nettle, Brightling & Hope 2013). Supply Chain for Cheese. The supply chain for cheese production is between two actors that is milk producers and the industries.

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Supply chain 2Supply Chain of Cheese in Dairy IndustryAustralia is one of the best-known countries in the world for dairy farming. A dairy industry, which started at a low rate in the 1978, has grown tremendously due to improved technology and machinery (Nettle, Brightling & Hope 2013). Initially, fresh milk was the only produced product from the Australian dairy firms. The demand has been shifting from fresh milk to improved milk products like cheese, yogurt, butter, powder milk and many others. This paper discusses supply chain for cheese which was once a high selling product, but its sale has reduced. Cheese is a fresh or matured daily product that is obtained by draining of whey after the coagulation of casein the major milk protein (Nettle, Brightling & Hope 2013). Supply Chain for CheeseThe supply chain for cheese production is between two actors that is milk producers and the industries. Initially, before cheese production came up, whey used to be taken as a waste and given to animal as a feed (Nettle, Brightling & Hope 2013). Today many industriesare using this whey as a material for cheese production. The supply chain starts within the dairy farms, whereby milk from cows gets to the storage tanks available in the farm via pipes.The introduction of this technology has helped farmers to save time in milking and thus increasing productivity and efficiency. The milk is kept in the tanks that are regulated to temperatures of not more than 40 degrees and should not also stay in the tanks for more than 48 hours (Nettle, Brightling & Hope 2013). From the farm, tanker trucks pick up the tanks and transport them to the processing industries. The milk has to be tested to be bacteria free and if it is well chilled. When these two factors are tested and found satisfactory, the milk proceeds for processing. The milk then undergoes acidification and coagulation to produce curds and whey that are cut into pieces, salted and allowed to ripen. Ripening is the last before the packaging and finally the
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Supply chain 3distribution to various market stores for sale (Nettle, Brightling & Hope 2013). Within this supply chain, there are several stakeholders and members who have key roles in which they play to ensure maximum productivity. The entire network entity of different stakeholders should work either dependently or independently to ensure satisfaction of same consumers (Gualarandris et al. 2015). The following is a list of stakeholders or members within a supply chain and the role they play to ensure customer satisfaction (Gualarandris et al. 2015).Stakeholder Role played Vendors (dairy farmers).They supply the raw material needed; these are dairy farms.Producers( Processors) They convert the raw material into final products. They carry out the entire processing of the product.Creditors They are able to lend loans to the farmers and the manufacturing company, thus ensuring a swift flow of the business.Distribution centres They help deliver the product to the retailers, the product is supplied to them, and now retailers can pick there at wholesale prices.RetailersThey make product available to the final consumers at variousestate shops or even supermarketsConsumers They are final users of the products, without consumers then the whole chain is non-profitable.The current supply chain for cheese production is efficient as it helps to ensure maximum satisfaction to the final user. As from the chain, it is evident that the chain is not only limited to the internal organization of the company, but also to external and even to the consumers. Feedbacks are able to be handed in from the consumers through the various members and finally to the company, making it very effective.Challenges, Strengths, and Threats for of the Supply ChainThe supply chain for the production of cheese just like any other daily product's supply chain has a lot of challenges. First, there is a problem with legislative. Milk is a
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