An integrated framework for sustainable supplier development through supplier evaluation based on sustainability indicators

AbstractIn today’s dynamic business environment, firms are required to utilize efficiently and effectively all the useful resources to gain competitive advantage. Supplier development has evolved as an important strategic instrument to improve buyer supplier relationships. For that reason, this study focuses on providing the strategic significance of supplier development approaches to improve business relationships. By using qualitative research method, an integrated framework of supplier development and buyer-supplier relationship development has been tested and validated in a Finnish case company to provide empirical evidence. It particularly investigates how supplier development approaches can develop buyer-supplier relationships. The study present a set of propositions that identify significant supplier development approaches critical for the development of buyer-supplier relationships and develop a theoretical framework that specifies how these different supplier development approaches support in order to strengthen the relationships. The results are produced from an in-depth case study by implementing the proposed research framework. The findings reveal that supplier development strategies i.e., supplier incentives and direct involvements strongly effect in developing buyer-supplier relationships. Further research may focus on considering in-depth investigation of trust and communication factors along with propositions developed in the study to find out general applicability in dynamic business environment. Proposed integrated framework along with propositions is a unique combination of useful solutions for tactical and strategic management’s decision making and also valid for academic researchers to develop supplier development theories.

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Supply Chain Strategy Based Supplier Evaluation-An Integrated Framework

International Journal of Managing Value and Supply Chains ◽

10.5121/ijmvsc.2015.6207 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 69-84 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Hemalatha S ◽

G.Ram Babu ◽

K.Narayana Rao ◽

Venkatasubbaiah K

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Supplier Evaluation ◽

Supply Chain Strategy ◽

Integrated Framework

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Sustainability Indicators of GRIHA Certified Green Buildings in India

Construction Research Congress 2020 ◽

10.1061/9780784482858.064 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Velmurugan Ashokkumar ◽

Sivakumar Palaniappan ◽

Aarthipriya Venkataraman

Keyword(s):

Green Buildings ◽

Sustainability Indicators

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Integrated FAHP-VIKOR model for green supplier selection in a Nickle coating SME

WEENTECH Proceedings in Energy ◽

10.32438/wpe.0602126 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 133-139

Author(s):

Sanatan Ratna ◽

B Kumar

Keyword(s):

Staff Training ◽

Supplier Selection ◽

Fuzzy Ahp ◽

Research Work ◽

Supplier Evaluation ◽

Green Supplier Selection ◽

The Past ◽

Coating Industry ◽

Sustainability Issue ◽

Selection Of

In the past few decades, there has been lot of focus on the issue of sustainability. This has occurred due to the growing concerns related to climate change and the growing awareness about environmental concerns. Also, the competition at global level has led to the search for the most sustainable route in the industries. The current research work deals with the selection of green supplier in a Nickle coating industry based on certain weighted green attributes. For this purpose, a hybrid tool comprising of Fuzzy AHP (Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy) and VIKOR (VlseKriterijumska Optimizacija I Kompromisno Resenje) is used. The Fuzzy AHP is used for assigning proper weights to the selected criteria for supplier evaluation, while VIKOR is used for final supplier selection based on the weighted criteria. The three criterions for green supplier selection are, Ecological packaging, Corporate socio-environmental responsibility and Staff Training. The outcome of the integrated model may serve as a steppingstone to other SMEs in different sectors for selecting the most suitable supplier for addressing the sustainability issue.

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