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The Hot Spot Analysis: Utilization as Customized Management Tool towards Sustainable Value Chains of Companies in the Food Sector

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  • Rohn, H.
  • Lukas, M.
  • Bienge, K.
  • Ansorge, J.
  • Liedtke, C.

Abstract

The food and agricultural sector will face numerous challenges in the next decades, arising from changing global production and consumption patterns, which currently go along with high resource use, causing ecological and socio-economic impacts. The aim of this paper is to illustrate and evaluate the practical applicability of the Hot Spot Analysis methodology in the context of supply chain management in companies. The HSA is a method to identify social and ecological problems along the entire life cycle of a product. Special emphasis is put on a customized implementation in the value chain beef of McDonald’s Germany. The HSA of McDonald’s beef value chain shows that the main ecological problems arise in the phase of raw material extraction, whereas the main social problems can be identified in the phase of slaughtering. Finally, the paper shows potentials and shortcomings of such a customized application and how the results can be implemented in the sustainability management of a company.

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  • Rohn, H. & Lukas, M. & Bienge, K. & Ansorge, J. & Liedtke, C., 2014. "The Hot Spot Analysis: Utilization as Customized Management Tool towards Sustainable Value Chains of Companies in the Food Sector," AGRIS on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Economics and Management, vol. 6(4), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aolpei:196583
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.196583
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    1. Lettenmeier, Michael & Gobel, Christine & Liedtke, Christa & Rohn, Holger & Teitscheid, Petra, 2012. "Material Footprint of a Sustainable Nutrition System in 2050 – Need for Dynamic Innovations in Production, Consumption and Politics," 2012 International European Forum, February 13-17, 2012, Innsbruck-Igls, Austria 144983, International European Forum on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks.
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