1. Procurement Transportation cost of purchasing supplies such as fertilizer, pesticides and equipment; communication cost between suppliers and farmers
2. Material handling Harvesting cost, handling cost, grading and depreciation cost of materials and handling equipment, and loss of harvesting
3. Transportation Gas, depreciation of vehicles, maintenance of vehicles, driver salaries, and losses during delivery
4. Inventory Opportunity cost of inventory of supplies
5. Customer communications Communications cost between farmers and customers