Economics and management of the food industry /
Dorfman, Jeffrey H.
Economics and management of the food industry / Jeffrey H. Dorfman. - xiv, 197 pages ; 25 cm. - Routledge textbooks in environmental and agricultural economics ; 10 . - Routledge textbooks in environmental and agricultural economics ; 10. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : the basics of the food industry -- Cost economics for processing plants -- Pricing economics for food processing -- Trade among regions -- The economics of storage -- Plant location and size decisions -- Risk management -- The economics of the marketing sector -- Price discrimination -- Imperfect competition and game theory -- Spatial competition -- The food service industry -- Food retailers -- Launching a new product -- Special organizational features in the food industry.
9780415539913 (hardback.) RM 487.69 0415539919 (hardback.) 9780415539920 (pb : alk. paper) 0415539927 (pb : alk. paper)
Food industry and trade--United States.
Food industry and trade--Management.--United States
Competition--United States.
Economics and management of the food industry / Jeffrey H. Dorfman. - xiv, 197 pages ; 25 cm. - Routledge textbooks in environmental and agricultural economics ; 10 . - Routledge textbooks in environmental and agricultural economics ; 10. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : the basics of the food industry -- Cost economics for processing plants -- Pricing economics for food processing -- Trade among regions -- The economics of storage -- Plant location and size decisions -- Risk management -- The economics of the marketing sector -- Price discrimination -- Imperfect competition and game theory -- Spatial competition -- The food service industry -- Food retailers -- Launching a new product -- Special organizational features in the food industry.
9780415539913 (hardback.) RM 487.69 0415539919 (hardback.) 9780415539920 (pb : alk. paper) 0415539927 (pb : alk. paper)
Food industry and trade--United States.
Food industry and trade--Management.--United States
Competition--United States.