A literature review and a case study of sustainable supply chains with a focus on metrics

2012 ◽  
Vol 140 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elkafi Hassini ◽  
Chirag Surti ◽  
Cory Searcy
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chains

Integrated method combining analytical and mathematical models for the evaluation and optimization of sustainable supply chains: A Brazilian case study

2020 ◽  
Vol 139 ◽  
pp. 105670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renato de Castro Vivas ◽  
Angelo Márcio O. Sant’Anna ◽  
Karla P.S. Oliveira Esquerre ◽  
Francisco Gaudêncio M. Freires
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Models ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chains ◽  
Integrated Method ◽  
Brazilian Case

scholarly journals The inherent tensions within sustainable supply chains: a case study from Bangladesh

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 932-949 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmud Akhter Shareef ◽  
Yogesh K. Dwivedi ◽  
Vinod Kumar ◽  
Rasheek Mahmud ◽  
D. Laurie Hughes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chains ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chains

Measuring social issues in sustainable supply chains

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Payman Ahi ◽  
Cory Searcy
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
The Other ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Economic Issues ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chains

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the metrics used in the literature to measure social issues in sustainable supply chains. Design/methodology/approach – A systematic literature review was conducted to identify peer-reviewed articles containing metrics pertaining to social issues in the supply chain. A structured content analysis of each identified article was conducted to extract the metrics. This analysis provided a basis for a frequency analysis to determine how often the various metrics appeared in the literature. The metrics were also analyzed to determine whether they: simultaneously addressed the other areas of the triple bottom line, namely, environmental and/or economic issues; were quantitative or qualitative metrics; and could be classified as absolute, relative or context-based metrics. Findings – A total of 53 unique metrics were identified. The analysis of the results showed that a limited number of environmental (3 metrics) and economic (11 metrics) issues were addressed by the metrics as well. A combination of quantitative (39.6 per cent) and qualitative (60.4 per cent) measurements were used. The vast majority of the metrics (90.6 per cent) were further classified as absolute metrics. Originality/value – This paper presents one of the first in-depth analyses of metrics used to measure social issues in supply chains. This is important because social issues are often overlooked in research focused on performance measurement in sustainable supply chains.

“Eco-innovations in more sustainable supply chains for a low-carbon economy: A multiple case study of human critical success factors in Brazilian leading companies”

2015 ◽  
Vol 164 ◽  
pp. 245-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charbel José Chiappetta Jabbour ◽  
Angelo Saturnino Neto ◽  
José Alcides Gobbo ◽  
Maisa de Souza Ribeiro ◽  
Ana Beatriz Lopes de Sousa Jabbour
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chains ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chains ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Carbon Economy

scholarly journals Identification of environmental supply chain bottlenecks: a case study of the Ethiopian healthcare supply chain

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bjørn Jæger ◽  
Mesay Moges Menebo ◽  
Arvind Upadhyay
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Green Supply Chain ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Green Supply Chains ◽  
Modelling Approach ◽  
Environmental Supply Chain

PurposeThe increasing rate of environmental concern and awareness by society has attracted attention from researchers and organisations to consider how to proceed towards green supply chains. The purpose of this paper is to identify operational bottlenecks in the multi-tier supply chain to guide organisations towards where to concentrate their efforts to address their supply chain environmental challenges.Design/methodology/approachThis paper presents a literature review identifying green supply chain challenges of multi-tier supply chains. Following the literature review is a case study of the Ethiopian health supply chain with 11 interviews, 11 international and 6 national surveys and data from public health information systems. An analysis based on multi-tier supply chain modelling is used to identify environmental supply chain bottlenecks.FindingsThis research found that the supply chain actors face severe challenges towards enhanced green supply chain performance mainly because of poor inventory management (IN), inefficient tracking and tracing (TR) and fake or sub-standard products in the supply chain, especially counterfeit medicines (CO). Specific environmental bottlenecks within each of the challenge areas IN, TR and CO where identified serving as recommendations for where supply chain actors should focus their work towards greener supply chains.Research limitations/implicationsThe data come from participants in a single country, Ethiopia; although the supply chain challenges are common for developing countries in general.Practical implicationsThis research presents a modelling approach to identify supply chain activities considered as environmental bottlenecks in multi-tier supply chains. The environmental bottlenecks pinpoint supply chain activities to focus on for a transition towards green supply chains for manufacturers, public and private health organisations, hospitals and health care units.Originality/valueThis paper contributes to the literature on GSCM by developing a multi-tier modelling approach for identifying environmental supply chain bottlenecks. The applicability of the model is demonstrated by the identification of environmental bottlenecks in a healthcare supply chain supporting decisions on what challenges a green supply chain strategy should address. It serves as a basis for future research on where to implement GSCM practices in supply chains (SCs).

Managing Relationships With Suppliers

2019 ◽  
pp. 50-69
Author(s):  
Ana Filipa Rebelo ◽  
Helena Nobre ◽  
Nina Szczygiel
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Supplier Selection ◽  
Market Competition ◽  
Relationship Management ◽  
Effective Management ◽  
Supply Relationship ◽  
Global Company

In recent years, growing market competition has made companies increasingly dependent on their suppliers, which requires effective management of their supply chains. To establish and maintain relationships with the best suppliers, companies apply strategic supplier selection, evaluation, and development criteria. The literature review showed the importance of supply chains and the use of strategic criteria in managing relationships with suppliers. Based on the model proposed by Oflac, the authors studied a local subsidiary of a global company of components for the automotive industry. Through this case study, it was possible to understand how a firm establishes strategies and performs in the practice its supply relationship management activities. Results suggest that the existence of strong and continuous relationships creates advantages for companies, allowing them to remain competitive in the markets. The strategies of selection, evaluation, and development of suppliers enable companies to filter the best partners and develop their capabilities to achieve greater profits.

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