The Importance of Information Flow and Knowledge Exchange for the Creation of Green Supply Chains

2018 ◽  
pp. 161-177
Author(s):  
Anna Brdulak
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chains ◽  
Information Flow ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Green Supply Chains

Going Green

2012 ◽  
Vol 56 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Reps ◽  
Boris Braun
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chains ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Global Value Chains ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Recent Debate ◽  
Western Perspective ◽  
Green Supply Chains

Going green - environmental upgrading and value chain coordination in the Indian automotive industry. Previous debates have linked environmental upgrading processes in global value chains above all to the influence of powerful lead firms from developed countries. In this paper, we argue that the Indian automobile sector, too, shows a growing tendency for more environmental protection. However, the decisive impetus is often not given by international lead firms.Applying the concept of global value chains, this paper aims to identify both the dominating coordination mechanisms in the Indian automobile chain, and the strategies of different actors for environmental upgrading. The empirical section draws on findings from 130 qualitative interviews with eight vehicle manufactures, 54 component suppliers and several industry experts held between 2009 and 2011. Our results indicate that Indian vehicle manufacturers are presently more pivotal to driving “green” supply chains than international players. Our findings suggest that especially the strong technical and organizational support provided by Indian lead firms is the crucial factor to push component suppliers to improve their environmental performance. On this account, the recent debate on greening of supply chains seems to be led too much from a western perspective. Rather, it appears that many environmental upgrading processes in automobile supply chains occur independently of western lead firms. In fact, they are mostly initiated and implemented by local lead firms.

Logistic Flow Control System in Green Supply Chains

2020 ◽  
pp. 311-380
Author(s):  
Nikita Osintsev ◽  
Aleksandr Rakhmangulov ◽  
Aleksander Sładkowski ◽  
Natalja Dyorina
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Flow Control ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Flow Control System ◽  
Green Supply Chains

Value Engineering-Based Method for Implementing the ISO14001 System in the Green Supply Chains

2019 ◽  
pp. 580-601
Author(s):  
Jun-Der Leu ◽  
Larry Jung-Hsing Lee ◽  
André Krischke
Keyword(s):  
Waste Water ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Co2 Emission ◽  
Value Engineering ◽  
Electronics Manufacturing ◽  
Water Recovery ◽  
Effect Analysis ◽  
A Value ◽  
Green Supply Chains ◽  
Quality Tools

Numerous green regulations currently require companies to be responsible for their effect on the natural environment, in addition to achieving their economic goals. In view of this, many companies have implemented the ISO14001 system in their supply chain to comply with green regulations. However, implementing such a system involves technical and communication efforts; hence, an effective method is needed to support the implementation. In this paper, the authors propose a value engineering (VE)-based model with quality tools to support the implementation of the ISO14001 system in the Green Supply Chains. In it, they applied the framework of VE with the quality engineering tools Fishbone Analysis and Failure Mode Effect Analysis for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of green issues in supply chains to cover quality, risk, and value of the system. The proposed method was applied to a global electronics manufacturing company in Taiwan, and the application results showed positive outputs in terms of CO2 emission, power consumption, water consumption, and waste water recovery. Based on the evidence, academic and industrial implications are discussed.

Roles of Intermediaries in Developing Resilient Systems

2017 ◽  
pp. 43-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Hingley ◽  
Eliseo L. Vilalta-Perdomo
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chains ◽  
Food Marketing ◽  
Supply Networks ◽  
Regional Food ◽  
Community Approach ◽  
Complementary Nature ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Direct Distribution ◽  
Umbrella Group

This theoretical chapter discusses the role that intermediaries may play in direct distribution, supply chains and supply networks. The first approach does not recognize benefits from striving for collaboration and avoids intermediaries' participation as much as possible. Conversely, the latter two emphasize the creation of economic and efficiency values, through the alignment of goals and resources directed by a stronger channel lead body. However, in the case of micro-producers, increasing these values is not the only motivation; lifestyle or esteem factors may be, for example, more potent drivers. The research extends multi-actor supply arrangements beyond chains and networks, by introducing the concept of supply communities. This is illustrated through a vignette of a regional food marketing umbrella group that plays an organizing role. Findings suggest intermediaries to act as triggers for collaboration. The complementary nature of the community approach suggests a framework for micro-businesses to strengthen their operations with existing traditional supply arrangements.

scholarly journals The Design of Green Supply Chains under Carbon Policies: A Literature Review of Quantitative Models

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 3094 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhitao Xu ◽  
Adel Elomri ◽  
Shaligram Pokharel ◽  
Fatih Mutlu
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Modeling ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Cost Efficiency ◽  
Emission Reduction ◽  
Emissions Reduction ◽  
Order Quantity ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Environmental Consequences ◽  
Modeling Techniques ◽  
Green Supply Chains

Carbon footprinting of products and services is getting increasing attention due to the growing emphasis on carbon related policies in many countries. As a result, many enterprises are focusing on the design of green supply chains (GSCs) with research on supply chains (SCs) focused not only on cost efficiency, but also on its environmental consequences. The review presented in this paper focuses on the implications of carbon policies on SCs. The concept of content analysis is used to retrieve and analyze the information regarding drivers (carbon policies), actors (for example, manufacturers and retailers), methodologies (mathematical modeling techniques), decision-making contexts (such as, facility location and order quantity), and emission reduction opportunities. The review shows a lack of emissions analysis of SCs that face carbon policies in different countries. The research also focuses on the design of carbon policies for emissions reduction in different operating situations. Some possible research directions are also discussed at the end of this review.

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