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Abstract
Wine is one of the significant export items of Western Australia. In 2001/2002, the
State’s wine exports amounted to about A$42 million. Despite its economic
importance research on the supply chain aspects of WA wine industry is rather
limited. This paper presents the sources of uncertainties in WA wine supply chain
based on the results of an electronic focus group study with WA wine industry
stakeholders. The group identified 74 items of uncertainties, which were then
grouped into 26 unique major headings. It was revealed that sources of most of
the uncertainties are operational with ‘storage/transport/logistics’ topping the list.