中文摘要：本研究分析了英国中小型企业对食品供应链可追溯性的认知和态度，以分析英国中小型企业是否意识到自己是食品追溯系统的主体，以及中小型企业参与到食品追溯体系的重要性。研究采用问卷形式调查了供应链中食品和饮料生产企业的情况。结果表明：中小企业能意识到食品追溯体系可以降低召回成本、提高召回速度以及提高食品安全和质量；但企业也存在认识误区，即企业认为食品追溯体系可降低召回的可能性。企业对食品追溯体系的态度与对其重要性的认知密切相关，但研究也发现企业存在不愿意投资食品追溯体系的意愿。该结果表明，企业在食品追溯体系战略意义的认识方面还存在许多不确定性。
外文摘要：In this paper the awareness and attitudes towards traceability are examined in the food supply chain (FSC) within UK Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). The objective of this paper is to test some propositions found in the literature, and understand whether or not SMEs in the UK are aware of the main objectives of traceability and what importance is given in term of relevance and intention to invest in their traceability systems. This study employed a survey strategy by means of a questionnaire that was sent to food and drink companies operating in the FSC. 146 SMEs answered the questionnaire. Answers were analysed by means of quantitative tools (i.e. contingency tables; Chi-squared test; and Spearman's rank correlation). The findings show that UK SMEs are aware of the main purposes of traceability systems such as recall cost reduction, rapid recalls, and the improvement of food safety and quality, while there is a, misguided, belief that traceability systems can reduce the probability of recalls. The attitude towards traceability is found to be positive in term of recognition of its importance but an unwillingness to invest in traceability systems' enhancement is also found. The findings pose a question mark as to whether or not companies see traceability systems as a strategic tool. This study fills the gap found in the literature where few recent academic papers focused attention on SMEs awareness and attitudes towards traceability in the FSC. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd.
外文关键词：Traceability；Recalls；Food supply chain；Food and drink industry；SMEs；UK
作者：M Mattevi，JA Jones
作者单位：英国华威大学
期刊名称：FOOD CONTROL
期刊影响因子：3.388
出版年份：2015
出版刊次：12
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