Network Analysis of Supply Chain Management Strategies for Processing Date Products: An Approach to Sustainable Development in Sistan and Baluchestan Province

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Assistant Professor of Public Administration, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran

2 Assistant Professor of Management, Velayat University, Iranshahr, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to identify and prioritize supply chain strategies for date products processing in Sistan and Baluchestan province. The statistical population of the research was managers and experts of the Agricultural Jihad Department, Faculty of Agriculture and gardeners of Saravan city, who were surveyed. The research method is descriptive-survey and practical in terms of purpose. The research tool is a preference questionnaire. This questionnaire had three main criteria and six sub criteria. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed. The inconsistency rate of all indicators was less than 0.1. Then this questionnaire was distributed among the sample members and the resulting data was analyzed by AHP method and Super Decision software. The results of the research showed that the field of supply and distribution is in the first place with a weight of 0.086, the field of supply and production is in the second place with a weight of 0.053, and the field of supply and procurement is in the third place with a weight of 0.043. The production support sub-criterion with a weight of 0.361 was ranked first, transportation to distribution centers with a weight of 0.296 was ranked second, and storage of raw materials, storage of manufactured goods, and packaging were placed in the next ranks, respectively. Therefore, the most attention is directed to the field of supply and distribution.

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