Static supply chain complexity and sustainability practices: A multitier examination

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 2679-2691
Author(s):  
Laura Macchion ◽  
Antonella Moretto ◽  
Federico Caniato ◽  
Pamela Danese ◽  
Andrea Vinelli
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Sustainability Practices

scholarly journals From Suspicion to Sustainability in Global Supply Chains

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 383-418
Author(s):  
Robert C. Bird ◽  
Vivek Soundararajan
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Fundamental Problem ◽  
Trust Building ◽  
Global Supply Chains ◽  
Human Rights Abuses ◽  
Economic Survival ◽  
Building Process ◽  
Sustainability Practices

Global supply chains power 80% of world trade, but also host widespread environmental, labor, and human rights abuses in developing countries. Most scholarship focuses on some form of sanction to motivate supply chain members, but we propose that the fundamental problem is not insufficient punishment, but a lack of trust. Fickle tastes, incessant demands for lower prices, and spot market indifference force suppliers into a constant struggle for economic survival. No trust can grow in such an environment, and few sustainability practices can take meaningful root. Responding to multiple calls for scholarship in the supply chain literature, we propose a trust-building process by which supply chains can evolve from indifference and hostility to a relational partnership that produces joint investments in sustainable practices. The result is a supply chain that is more efficient, more humane, and embeds sustainability in the supply chain for the long-term.

scholarly journals Drivers of Sustainable Supply Chain Management: Identification and Classification

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Saeed ◽  
Wolfgang Kersten
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Supply Chain Network ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain Management ◽  
Sustainable Solutions ◽  
Sustainability Practices ◽  
Sustainability Initiatives

With the increase in awareness of environmental and social issues associated with the development and the use of products, stakeholders—especially consumers—are showing more concern regarding these issues. To address new developments and changing trends, organizations are now compelled to identify and implement innovative and sustainable solutions, not only within their organizations’ boundaries, but also across the whole supply chain network. The primary goal of this paper was to identify and analyze drivers of sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) that influence or encourage organizations to undertake sustainability initiatives and implement sustainable solutions throughout their supply chains. For this purpose, a systematic literature review was conducted and 1559 drivers of SSCM were identified from 217 journal articles. Precise interpretation, clear definitions, restructuring, and classification into external and internal driver categories produced a list of 40 unique drivers of SSCM. The results revealed that regulatory and market pressures, with reference to the number of citations, are the most prevailing drivers of SSCM for the implementation of sustainability practices. Classification of the drivers of SSCM into primary and secondary driver categories may assist practitioners and decision makers in prioritizing sustainability-related initiatives and adopting sustainability practices across the whole supply chain network.

Agility and lean practices as antecedents of supply chain social sustainability

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (10) ◽  
pp. 1589-1611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vishnu Nath ◽  
Rajat Agrawal
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Social Sustainability ◽  
Operational Performance ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sustainability Performance ◽  
Lean Practices ◽  
Sustainability Practices

PurposeThe present study aims to empirically investigate whether supply chain agility and lean management practices are antecedents of supply chain social sustainability.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from 311 supply chain practitioners from the Indian manufacturing sector. Confirmatory factor analysis was employed to test the validity and reliability of the measures used, and a structural model was analyzed to test the hypotheses of the current study.FindingsThe results indicate that agility and lean practices are significant antecedents of social sustainability orientation as well as social sustainability performance. The results also suggest that agility has a significant indirect effect on operational performance via social sustainability orientation, basic social sustainability practices as well as agility is indirectly affecting social sustainability performance via social sustainability orientation and basic social sustainability practices.Practical implicationsThe results of the present study have implications for managers that want to make their supply chain more socially sustainable.Originality/valueThe study is unique in the sense that it empirically links agility and lean practices with social sustainability orientation, social substantiality performance and operational performance in supply chains.

scholarly journals COVID-19 Pandemic Is a Wake-Up Call for Sustainable Local Food Supply Chains: Evidence from Green Restaurants in the USA

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 9234
Author(s):  
Omar Alsetoohy ◽  
Baker Ayoun ◽  
Mahmoud Abou-Kamar
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Local Food ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Destination Branding ◽  
Food Supply Chains ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Sustainability Practices

The COVID-19 outbreak has forced customers to shift their food habits to more locally grown products. Therefore, restaurants have begun to provide local food, which is reflected in “farm to fork” or “locally-sourced” or “farm to table” restaurants. Thus, purchasing sustainable food, specifically local food products, has become one of the most salient sustainability practices in restaurants. Therefore, this study seeks to further explore the influences of the Sustainable Local Food Supply Chain (SLFSC) of green fine-dining restaurants on tourist food experiences and destination branding in the USA. Data were analyzed using the partial least square (PLS) technique of a sample of 232 respondents. The findings of this study showed positive impacts of all sustainability dimensions on most consumption values of tourists (i.e., emotional, epistemic, health, taste/quality, etc.). The findings indicated that each sustainability dimension and overall sustainability of the local food supply chain had strong positive effects on destination branding. Finally, tourist food experiences in totality mediated the relationship between the overall Sustainable Local Food Supply Chain and destination branding. This study contributes to the existing literature by developing and validating a scale to measure the sustainability practices of local food supply chains in restaurants to fill this gap in the literature. Additionally, the findings have intimate important theoretical and practical implications.

Sustainable service supply chain practices (SSSCPs): a framework development

2019 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 813-833 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fahimeh Aliakbari Nouri ◽  
Mohsen Shafiei Nikabadi ◽  
Laya Olfat
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Individual Member ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Service Supply Chain ◽  
Fuzzy Delphi ◽  
External Relations ◽  
Service Sectors ◽  
Sustainability Practices ◽  
Framework Development

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a framework of sustainable service supply chain management (SCM) processes and practices in the multi-dimensional construct. It tries to provide a template for those sustainability general key practices that can be scheduled and budgeted in different service sectors. Design/methodology/approach To provide an applicable framework, its adaptability to most service settings should be ensured. In this regard, at first, the related literature on service SCM processes and sustainability practices of SCM are reviewed. To modify and confirm the extracted list, it is distributed to experts. After summarizing experts’ opinions, an initial list of the sustainable service supply chain practices (SSSCPs) is provided. Finally, the Fuzzy Delphi Method is applied to construct the framework for hospital supply chain (SC). Findings It suggests that the SSSCPs can be constructed in terms of seven major processes: managing the sustainable supplier, sustainable employee, sustainable customer, sustainable service performance, sustainable service operations, sustainable external relations, and sustainable knowledge, information and technology. Practical implications The framework can be employed as a template of sustainability practices for individual member firms of service SCs to identify and implement the key practices toward sustainability. Originality/value Reviewing the literature indicates that determining what is unique about the sustainable SCM in the service sector is immature. The paper is a preliminary effort to identify the general sustainability practices, in incorporating all sustainability dimensions in service SC processes.

Accounting Perspective for Sustainable Supply Chain Management

2019 ◽  
pp. 130-151
Author(s):  
Mehpare Karahan Gokmen
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Stakeholder Engagement ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chains ◽  
External Stakeholders ◽  
Sustainability Reports ◽  
Sustainability Practices

Growing interest in sustainability has gained momentum due to increased globalization. Especially the proliferation of international trade has reinforced the importance of sustainability in supply chains. Internal and external stakeholders are also willing to be informed about these sustainability practices. Accounting provides a proper communication media with sustainability reports. Hence, accounting ensures its relevance in preparation of reports with the inclusion of required information. Additionally, uniformity is brought among sustainability reports that increase comparability and understandability of them. The aim of this chapter is to reveal how companies represent their sustainable supply chain practices in sustainability reports. At the result of the research on companies in Borsa Istanbul it is found that preference for local suppliers, sustainability assessment for suppliers, raw material sustainability, product safety and quality and stakeholder engagement are commonly represented practices that are related with sustainable supply chains.

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