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Showing 1 to 20 of 35 for “"Sustainable supply chain"”.
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A methodology for planning sustainable supply chain initiatives
… publication presents a methodology for planning sustainable supply chain initiatives, consisting of three scopes, each with its appropriate mechanism and background theory. The first one “Acting In” structures organizational practices in a “Framework for Managing Sustainable Supply Chain …
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From Principles to Practice: Sustainable Supply Chain Management in SMEs
Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM) is an evolving discipline, and incorporates the environmental and social performance dimensions of sustainability with the traditional measure of economic performance; current SSCM research indicates a skew towards economic performance and its interaction …
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Developing Sustainable Supply Chain Performance In The Thai Restaurant Industry
Environmental issue emergence in global supply chains has made measuring the performance of organisations, particularly service sectors, a crucial practice for driving their environmental performance. Consequently, there has been a growing cross-disciplinary interest in the topic of sustainability …
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Developing a Focal Firm’s Sustainable Supply Chain Framework: Drivers, Orientation, Practices and Performance Outcomes
… acknowledge that linking sustainability with the supply chain is a crucial step for operations management (Hall, 2000; Zhu and Sarkis, 2004; Koplin et al., 2007; Matos and Hall, 2007). Despite a growing number of studies on sustainability from the point of view of the supply chain (Linton et al., …
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Change management, production ramp up and the sustainable supply chain in the transportation industry
… of change create uncertainty within both the supply chain and the engineering change management systems. Just as a supplier may not be able to meet production requirements, elements of the change process may not be sufficiently flexible to account for the level of change the project …
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From Concept to Action: Towards a Generalizable Model for Implementing Sustainable Supply Chain Management in Practice
Sustainability within Supply Chain Management (SCM) is increasingly critical due to mounting environmental, social, and competitive demands related to innovation, risk management, and financial outcomes. This paper seeks to delineate, develop, and clarify actionable steps for implementing robust …
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Sustainable Supply Chain Management in an Uncertain Business Environment: Investigating the Resilience of Upstream oil supply in Libya
… and sustainability of the upstream oil and gas supply chain in an uncertain environment, with a focus on Sustainable Supply Chain Risk Management (SSCRM) through dynamic capabilities. The study is uniquely conducted in the turbulent context of the Libyan oil and gas sector, contrasting with …
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Linking entrepreneurial motivation, attitude, behaviour and sustainable supply chain performance measurement in South African manufacturing small and medium enterprises
Background: Sustainable Supply Chain Performance Measurement (SSCPM) and management are pivotal processes for any organisation to ensure the attainment of strategic intent. Large enterprises have been successful with the implementation of SSCPM. One of the reasons is that their motives and …
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Towards images of supply chains in a sustainable world: a conceptual exploration of metaphor for sustainable supply chain theory development
… investigation into metaphor in the context of sustainable supply chain theory development. The sustainable supply chain field is at a turning point in its development as recent work has cast a critical eye over the field’s ability to make meaningful contributions to addressing the …
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Managing stakeholder salience, influence and exposure with sustainable supply chain management practices and triple bottom line measures: the case of Safaricom, Kenya
… various stakeholders. The study identifies how Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM) practices enable the firm to manage the social, environmental and economic Triple Bottom Line (TBL) for four key stakeholder groups - customers, suppliers, regulators and the community. The study adopted a …
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Sustainable supply chains enabled by mergers & acquisitions: motivations, strategic considerations, and integration outcomes
… particularly within the context of the sustainable development goals (SDGs), and their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) commitments. Today, ESG performance is a critical component of business strategy, and a source of competitive advantage. From a strategic operations …
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Sustainability in the Leather Industry: Exploring the relationship between Social Sustainability Drivers, Practices and Indicators
… and the associated indicators in the leather supply chain through the stakeholder and institutional theory lens.<br/><br/>A qualitative methodology is applied in which primary and secondary data is used to achieve the study's aim and objectives in the context of the European leather supply …
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Sustainability Strategies in Supply Chain Management
… to the practice and literature of strategic sustainable supply chain management by examining its four aspects: measure, manage, mitigate, and market. The purpose of this dissertation is to utilize a multi-method approach and multiple secondary data sources to examine sustainable supply chain …
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Sustainability, NGOs and the UK food industry
… and to explain their role in the emergence of a sustainable food supply chain. The research focused on the experiences of 106 UK based FFNGOs. In addition to an analysis of their websites, 42 semi-structured interviews were conducted with key officers and directors of these organisations; these …
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Creating Sustainable Supply Chains: Influencing Sustainable Practices in the Supply Chain
… are reporting their commitment to create sustainable supply chains. Ultimately, supply chain professionals are the drivers of change within their respective organizations, so this dissertation examines the role of communication as a tool to persuade supply chain professionals to create …
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Measuring environmental and social sustainability in the apparel supply chain
… the apparel industry has operated in an unsustainable way. Materials, energy, and other resources are used inefficiently throughout the apparel supply chain, leading to unsustainable levels of waste generation. Post-purchase use and disposal are rarely considered during the design and …
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Corporate citizenship: Employee attitudes and their relationship to an employer brand. A comparative case study in the German FMCG industry.
… The research is driven by the dual challenges of sustainable development and the ‘war for talent’ in attracting, motivating and retaining employees. It is underpinned by the extant literature on CC dimensions, stakeholder theory and employer brands. The research approach is based on two case …
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