The Theoretical Foundations and Antecedents of The Sector Approach

Abstract

The concept of sector is a very old concept which goes back etymologically to the 1380s and designated “an instrument intended to stretch threads”. The founding works of the notion of supply chain date back to between the two world wars (Mason, 1939). Later, in the early sixties, J. Le Bihan, L. Malassis and M. Bourgon carried out the first work on the upstream and downstream relationships of agriculture.