Analysis of Factory Unions in Food Manufacturing Companies During Chile's 2019 Social Revolt: An Examination of Unions’ Roles Using Social Media

Substantial resources have been lost and human and societal wellbeing endangered due to the environmental challenges/impacts in the food and beverage manufacturing companies in Gauteng. The focus of this paper therefore, is to establish the potential environmental problems/impacts prevalent in food and beverage companies and to determine how environmental management accounting physical and monetary systems can address these problems. Quantitative techniques were utilized to collect numerical, non-numerical and unstructured data through analytical contacts and qualitative data was collected via annual reports, processes and policies in place in food and beverage companies of Gauteng listed in Johannesburg Stock Exchange subscribing to Socially Responsibility Investment index and ISO 14000. Documents analysis, was used to validate the literature and the data from questionnaire. Data was analysed statistically by employing a computer package called Stata V15 software and summarised in the form of absolute and relative frequencies. Cronbach's alpha tested for internal validity/consistency and reliability. The findings revealed environmental challenges/impacts like input-output balance, pollution, waste and emission generations, recycling of material and environmental costs at Gauteng food manufacturing companies of South Africa. Managerial implication is that these challenges/impacts could be prevented/reduced via full/proper application of environmental management accounting systems at source. The study thus, presents environmental management accounting to literature as a system/model for achieving strategic advantages, environmental and financial sustainability via capacity to monitor and manage the consumption and flow of energy, water, material and waste more accurately in food manufacturing companies or other industrial sectors in South Africa or the world.

Background: For organizations, conducting work in a safe environment has become mandatory under the provisions and guidelines provided by international and local laws. Occupational health and safety (OHS) standards have become a requisite in almost every industry these days; however, many organizations in developing countries are negligent at adhering to the safety measures, and there is also an absence of proper monitoring.
 Objective: Our objective was to determine the occupational health and safety standards that are prevailing in the food manufacturing sector of Pakistan. For this, we approached several food manufacturing companies and conducted interviews with quality assurance managers and health and safety executives to evaluate and analyze the workplace conditions to understand their OHS practices.
 Methods: We conducted 7 interviews with quality assurance managers in the food manufacturing and services companies of Pakistan. The interview guide was used for eliciting responses and a coding method was used to arrive at the themes of the data gathered.
 Results: The interviews conducted with quality assurance managers and those working to ensure that safety measures are practiced in their company, showed that the export-oriented food manufacturing companies in Pakistan are following OHS standards, as it has become a necessity, with numerous
 benefits such as ensuring worker safety, maintaining company reputation. However, the extent to which these measures are implemented and strictly followed varies, as there are certain issues that arise when companies try to follow and implement OHS practices The problems vary from company to company however, most of them relate to worker adaptability, costs, and training needs. OHS situation in local firms is concerning. Most of them do not have HSE officers, not the concept of toolbox talk, no preventive and safety measures. These poor practices make the situation unsafe, which lead to fatalities
 Conclusion:
 By establishing a national framework for policies and legislations as per the conventions of ILO for a better workplace environment along with proper law enforcement improvement in occupational health and safety domain can be achieved.
 
 

本研究最主要目的是探討食品、日用品製造公司會計人員知識的分類、知識分享對工作績效影響，以瞭解會計人員如何有效進行知識的分享，進而成功的提高工作績效。本研究問題包括以下各項： 一、食品、日用品製造公司會計人員知識分類是否會影響知識分享意願？ 二、食品、日用品製造公司會計人員知識分享意願是否會影響工作績效？ 三、食品、日用品製造公司會計人員知識分類是否會影響工作績效？ 本研究採用問卷調查法，以食品、日用品製造公司會計人員為研究對象，編製食品、日用品製造公司會計人員「知識分類、知識分享意願、工作績效」等三大構面之調查問卷進行調查，計發送問卷148份，回收98份，有效問卷91份，有效回收率為62%。蒐集的資料，以因素分析與信度分析、敘述性統計、Pearson積差相關、多元迴歸分析等統計方法進行資料的分析與處理，其研究結論如下： 一、食品、日用品製造公司會計人員知識的分類與知識分享意願有顯著正向影響。 二、食品、日用品製造公司會計人員知識分享意願與工作績效有顯著正向影響。 三、食品、日用品製造公司會計人員知識的分類與工作績效有顯著正向影響。

Industrial processing of foods assists the nation to maintain a steady supply of food products. This study assessed some factors influencing the growth of the Nigerian food industry with the view to identify some technological changes within the small-scale food enterprises and their impact in the last ten years. Information on the Nigerian food industry was compiled from a secondary source while a survey of small-scale food enterprises was conducted in SouthWest Nigeria using a structured questionnaire and interviews. Results showed that the number of food manufacturing companies (FMCs) increased over the years with the largest number of FMCs established in the 1980s. The range of products produced is still small, with several FMCs producing similar products. More than 50% of the FMCs in the country are located in the SouthWest, with Lagos State as the major host. About 91% of the FMCs are listed as private and 7.3% are publicly quoted. Indigenous entrepreneurs wholly own 56.9% of the FMCs. Percent local sourcing is high in the FMCs. Areas of technological changes include expanded capacity utilization, expansion of production lines and expanded market shares, which arose as a result of the active involvement of management in the production process, acquisition of new packaging systems, and participation of the work force in process improvement. The study identified the need to standardize locally fabricated equipment to facilitate ready production of spare parts. Recommendations were made on how to increase the financial base of the small-scale enterprises.

The purpose of the study was to determine the influence of supplier sustainability on organizational performance in food and beverage manufacturing companies in Kenya. Supplier sustainability is part of emerging issues in the dynamic business world as it is part of the Triple Bottom Line approach that wants businesses to not only focus on their profitability and the planet, but is also in the people aspect-which in this study is the supplier in their business operations. Sustainability philosophy points at the importance of not only doing business now and succeeding, but also ensuring the business continues into the distant future. Supplier sustainability in the food and beverage manufacturing arena is important since most industries depend on the contracted farmers, in this study, the supplier for their input materials. The study employed a descriptive research design. The study used systems theory. The target population was 534 respondents comprising of 217 procurement managers and 217 procurement officers from 217 food and beverage manufacturing companies. Using Yamane’s formula, a sample size of 230 respondents comprising of 115 managers and 115 procurement officers was selected from 115 food and beverage manufacturing companies in Kenya. Simple random sampling was used to get the sample for the study. Purposive sampling was used to get top procurement personnel in the food and beverage manufacturing firms. Primary data was collected by the use of a questionnaire. Analysis of data was done using descriptive and regression analysis. From the model, (R2 = .490) shows that supplier sustainability accounts for 49% variation in organizational performance in food and beverage manufacturing companies in Kenya. There was a significant influence of supplier sustainability (?=.520) on performance of food and beverage manufacturing companies. The study concluded that supplier sustainability influences the performance of food and beverage manufacturing companies. The study recommends that Food and Beverage Manufacturing Industry in Kenya and also organizations that are non-manufacturing should ensure that their suppliers are sustainable and have an environmental management system that both buyer and supplier understand. The study proposes further research in other manufacturing sectors and also proposes that data is collected from the supplier side to corroborate research in this area.

The purpose of this research is to find out and analyze the effect of capital management and leverage on firm value through profitability. This research belongs to the type of associative research, while the research approach uses quantitative. The population is Food and Beverage manufacturing sector companies listed on the IDX for 2018-2021. The sampling technique with purposive sampling, obtained a sample of 13 companies. Data analysis in this study uses Partial Least Square (PLS). The results showed that capital management had a significant negative effect on the profitability of Food and Beverage manufacturing companies, Leverage had a non-significant negative effect on the profitability of Food and Beverage manufacturing companies, Capital management had a significant positive effect on the value of Food and Beverage manufacturing companies, Leverage had a significant positive effect on Company value Food and Beverage manufacturing, Profitability has a significant effect on the value of Food and Beverage manufacturing companies. Capital management has a significant negative effect on firm value through profitability in Food and Beverage manufacturing companies. Leverage has no significant negative effect on firm value through profitability in Food and Beverage manufacturing companies.

The purpose of this research are to determine and analyse the influence of Inflation and SBI rate to Stock Price at Food and Beverage Manufacturing Company that go public in Indonesia Stock Exchange.The population used in this research are all Food and Beverage Manufacturing Company that go public in Indonesia Stock Exchange. The sampling technique is a census, so the sample size used was the entire population that 10 Food and Beverage Manufacturing Company that go public in Indonesia Stock Exchange. Method used in this research is quantitative research. According to the result of regression analysis find that:inflation have significance effects to Stock Price at Food and Beverage Manufacturing Company that go public in Indonesia Stock Exchange, SBI Rate have significance effects to Stock Price at Food and Beverage Manufacturing Company that go public in Indonesia Stock Exchange. (3) Inflation, SBI Rate have significance effects to Stock Price at Food and Beverage Manufacturing Company that go public In Indonesia Stock ExchangeKeywords : Inflation, SBI Rate, and Stock Price.

The purpose of this research are to determine and analyse the influence of Inflation and SBI rate to Stock Price at Food and Beverage Manufacturing Company that go public in Indonesia Stock Exchange.The population used in this research are all Food and Beverage Manufacturing Company that go public in Indonesia Stock Exchange. The sampling technique is a census, so the sample size used was the entire population that 10 Food and Beverage Manufacturing Company that go public in Indonesia Stock Exchange. Method used in this research is quantitative research. According to the result of regression analysis find that:inflation have significance effects to Stock Price at Food and Beverage Manufacturing Company that go public in Indonesia Stock Exchange, SBI Rate have significance effects to Stock Price at Food and Beverage Manufacturing Company that go public in Indonesia Stock Exchange. (3) Inflation, SBI Rate have significance effects to Stock Price at Food and Beverage Manufacturing Company that go public In Indonesia Stock Exchange

The aim of this research study was to establish the determinants of innovation capability among food manufacturing companies by determining the most suitable Structural Equation Model that accurately represented the relationship between leadership, knowledge management, organizational behavior and innovation capability based on the gathered data. This study contributes towards achieving several United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, including SDG Two – zero hunger; SDG Three – good health and well-being; and SDG Nine – build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation. Adapted standardized survey questionnaires published in scholarly journals were utilized as primary data-gathering instruments. Four hundred seven respondents from thirty-three different food manufacturing companies were selected as respondents for this study. The research style used was descriptive-correlational, and a stratified-random selection approach was used to ensure more precise results. Statistical methods, including mean, Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Structural Equation Modeling, were used to examine the levels, relationships, effects, and optimal modeling. Results showed that leadership, knowledge management, organizational behavior, and innovation capability obtained a very high level of mean scores. The best-fit structural equation model results indicate a significant correlation between leadership and knowledge management towards innovation capability among food manufacturing companies. Leadership, knowledge management and organizational behavior are significantly related to innovation capability. Further, out of the three exogenous variables, leadership and knowledge management significantly influence innovation capability among food manufacturing companies in Southern Philippines. Model one is the best-fit model out of the six investigated structural models.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/soc/0771/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

Supplier development may serve as a better tool that firms can leverage to improve and sustain their organizational performance. The purpose of this study was to determine the moderating effect of organization culture on the relationship between supplier development and organizational performance of food and beverage manufacturing companies in Kenya. The study employed a descriptive survey research design utilizing the resource dependency theory. The target population was procurement managers and procurement officers from 217 food and beverage manufacturing companies in Kenya registered under the Kenya Association of Manufacturers as of 2017. A sample of 248 respondents was drawn. Primary data were collected through the use of a questionnaire. The reliability coefficient was assessed using Cronbach’s alpha. The content validity of the instrument was determined by the researcher using expert judgment. The analysis of the data was done using descriptive and regression analysis with the help of SPSS V26. The regression coefficients showed that the interaction between supplier development and organization culture on the performance of food manufacturing firms was significant (β = 0.058, t = 4.68, P < 0.05). The organizational culture moderates the relationship between supplier development and the performance of food and beverage manufacturing firms in Kenya. The study concluded that supplier development influences the performance of food and beverage manufacturing companies. Further, organization culture moderates the relationship between supplier development and the performance of food manufacturing firms. The management of food and beverage manufacturing companies in Kenya should enhance supplier development so as to enable the provision of better services and also to be competitive and achieve organizational goals for their survival.

Nigeria has a serious food crisis, which can be attributed to poor management of tangible non-current assets by food manufacturing companies, which leads to low productivity, product wastages, and ineffective processing and distribution of products culminating in low return on assets. Therefore, this study examined the effects of changes in tangible non-current assets on return on assets of food manufacturing firms in Nigeria. The study employed an ex-post facto research approach with data obtained from top food manufacturing companies quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange from 2008 to 2020. The finding revealed that tangible non-current assets play a very important role in the return on assets of food manufacturing companies in Nigeria. Specifically, the study revealed that changes in investment in land and buildings, plants and machineries and motor vehicles have a statistically significant influence on return on assets (ROA) of quoted food manufacturing companies (FMCs). It was concluded that an increase in tangible non-current assets enhances the return of assets of food manufacturing companies. In line with the findings of this study, it was recommended that considerable attention should be paid by the management of FMCs to efficient utilization of tangible non-current assets because it is only when non-current assets are efficiently utilized that they would have significant contributions to or implications for the return on assets of the business.

In food manufacturing, maintenance of manufacturing equipment is one of the most important essentials for an efficient manufacturing as this sector continuously face challenges that makes maintenance very critical due to the nature of manufacturing, thus as a result food manufacturing companies must add or modify their maintenance strategies in order to keep production running efficiently. The aim of this study is to carry out a maintenance performance evaluation and downtime analysis in a food manufacturing company and suggest areas for further improvement. In this study, an empirical case study was carried out in order to evaluate the maintenance performance and downtime analysis. Overall equipment effectiveness and Pareto analysis were used to carry out a maintenance performance evaluation and downtime analysis on the manufacturing equipment using three years historical data obtained from the food manufacturing company as an industrial case study. The study found that the average overall equipment effectiveness is 55.30% which is a low value when compared with Overall Equipment Effectiveness world standards, meaning that the manufacturing organisation is operating in an average condition and there is a required urgent improvement of maintenance policies and strategies, otherwise it will be difficult for the manufacturing organisation to sustain it. Thus it is necessary that in order to improve productivity, the manufacturing organisation under study should look into its manufacturing strategies so that urgent improvement of maintenance policies and strategies can be implemented and adopted.

The Effectiveness of ISO 9001 Implementation in Food Manufacturing Companies: A Proposed Measurement Instrument

PurposeFood manufacturing companies which are essential for national economies, need to attach importance to the adoption of both the lean manufacturing (LM) operational excellence methodology and the Industry I4.0 (I4.0) technologies that empower LM to achieve operational improvement. This study aims to focus on the Greek food manufacturing companies and determine the degree of implementation of LM practices and I4.0 technologies and the impact of I4.0 on LM.Design/methodology/approachA survey was conducted based on a structured questionnaire which included items reflecting LM practices and I4.0 technologies. A sample of Greek food manufacturing companies were approached and 102 of them fully completed the questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were applied to determine the degree of implementation of LM practices and I4.0 technologies, while the impact of I4.0 on LM was determined through the linear regression analysis.FindingsThe degree of implementation of LM practices in the responding food manufacturing companies is high, while the degree of implementation of I4.0 technologies is low to medium. The findings also support a significant and positive impact of I4.0 on LM.Research limitations/implicationsThe small size of the sample of the responding Greek food manufacturing companies, the subjective character of the data collected and the cross-sectional nature of the study, constitute the main limitations of the study. Based on these limitations, further studies can be designed.Practical implicationsThe present study findings can guide the managers of the food manufacturing companies to further increase the degree of implementation of LM practices through adopting I4.0 technologies. Therefore, they can improve quality, eliminate waste, survive and be more competitive in the current difficult business environment. Academics can also benefit from the present study, given that it provides the LM practices and I4.0 technologies that can be further tested and validated in the food sector.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study that focuses on LM and I4.0 in the Greek food manufacturing companies operating in a business environment where the crises of finance, energy and the Covid-19 pandemic dominate.

This study was carried out to investigate how marketing strategies, consisting of product, price, place, and promotion strategies, affected the sales performance of a food and beverage manufacturing company. A review of extant literature indicated the need for studies, in this regard, in Nigeria’s food and beverages industry. The study adopted a survey research design. Two hundred and seventy four employees of a food and beverage manufacturing company in Lagos State were studied. Data were collected on a four-point scale ranging from strongly disagree, 1, to strongly agree, 4. Mean and standard deviation values of statements relating to marketing strategies were obtained from descriptive statistics while inferential statistics based on multiple regression analysis produced results that determined the effects of marketing strategies on sales performance. The results indicated statistical significance [F(4,269)df = 4783.108, p < .05)] for the effect of marketing strategies on sales performance. Product (β = .478, t = 5.588, p < .05), place (β = .454, t = 5.360, p < .05), and promotion (β = .075, t = 1.773, p > .05) strategies had positive effects on sales performance while price strategy indicated insignificant negative effect (β = -.023, t = -.626, p > .05) on sales performance. Marketing strategies explained 98.6 percent variation in sales performance. The conclusion of the study indicated a need for the managers of the company to increase the tempo of premium-pricing promotion strategy and advertisements in the social and electronic media as well as reevaluate the pricing strategy of the company as a means of improving its effectiveness by increasing the chances of achieving the objectives of cost recovery and meeting the needs of customers.