Supply chain sustainability assessment of the U.S. food manufacturing sectors: A life cycle-based frontier approach

2014 ◽  
Vol 82 ◽  
pp. 8-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gokhan Egilmez ◽  
Murat Kucukvar ◽  
Omer Tatari ◽  
M. Khurrum S. Bhutta
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Food Manufacturing ◽  
Manufacturing Sectors ◽  
The U.S

scholarly journals TRACI Assessment of Transportation Manufacturing Nexus in the U.S.: A Supply Chain-linked Cradle-to-Gate LCA

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gokhan Egilmez ◽  
Yong Park
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Decomposition Analysis ◽  
Impact Categories ◽  
Manufacturing Sectors ◽  
Life Cycle Impact ◽  
The U.S

<p class="emsd0505"><span lang="EN-GB">Sustainable transportation is an inevitable component of sustainable development intitiatives for mitigating the climate change impacts and stabilizing the rising carbon emissions thus global temperature. In this context, comprehensive analysis of the environmental impact of transportation can play a critical role towards quantifying the midpoint environmental and human health related impacts associated with the transportation activities triggered by manufacturing sectors. This study traces the life cycle impact of the U.S. transportation and manufacturing sectors’ nexus using Tool for the Reduction and Assessment of Chemicals and Other Environmental Impacts (TRACI) in the context of the Economic Input-Output Life Cycle Assessment (EIO-LCA) framework considering the following midpoint impact categories: ‘global warming’, ‘particulate matter’, ‘eutrophication’, ‘acidification’, and ‘smog air’. Both direct (onsite) and indirect (supply chain) industries’ relationships with transportation industry are considered as the main scope. Results indicated that top ten contributor manufacturing sectors accounted for over 55% total environmental impacts on each impact category. Additionally, based on the decomposition analysis, food manufacturing sector was found to be the major contributor to smog air with an approximate share of 21% in the entire supply chain. Automobile related manufacturing sectors also have significant impact on all five life cycle impact categories that the environmental impact of transportation is higher than on-site (direct) impact. Overall decomposition analysis of 53 manufacturing sector indicated that the environmental impact of transportation has severe effects on ‘smog air’, ‘eutrophication’ and ‘acidification’ with a share of 16.4%, 10.5%, and 6.0%, respectively. When we consider the average percentage share of transportation related environmental impact on the entire supply chain, U.S manufacturing sectors have a negative impact with a share of 18.8% of ‘smog air’, 16.8% for ‘eutrophication’, and 8.1% for ‘acidification’. </span></p>

Supply Chain Hardware Integrity for Electronics Defense (SHIELD) Using Small “Dielets”

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (1) ◽  
pp. 000699-000704
Author(s):  
Len Chorosinski ◽  
Venky Sundaram ◽  
Klaus Wolter ◽  
Richard Calatayud ◽  
Parrish Ralston ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Department Of Defense ◽  
Near Field ◽  
General Overview ◽  
Electronic Parts ◽  
Cryptographic Techniques ◽  
Secure Server ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Host Component

Abstract Under the DARPA/MTO SHIELD program, a Northrop Grumman led team is developing a supply chain traceability and authentication method to protect against the growing threat of counterfeit electronic parts. The foundation of our SHIELD solution is an advanced 100μm × 100μm × 20μm near-field RFID “dielet” fabricated on 14nm CMOS. This dielet will be embedded in a host component's packaging and provides a hardware root-of-trust through the integration of advanced key protection and cryptographic techniques. Throughout the life-cycle of the host component, the authenticity can be verified using an RF probe to energize and communicate with the dielet, performing a cryptographic challenge and providing a response to a centralized secure server and SHIELD authenticity database. This paper provides a general overview of the dielet design, packaging, and host component insertion. This research was developed with funding from the DARPA. The views, opinions and/or findings expressed are those of the author and should not be interpreted as representing the official views or policies of the Department of Defense or the U.S. Government.

Sustainability assessment in manufacturing organizations

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 994-1027 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuldip Singh Sangwan ◽  
Vikrant Bhakar ◽  
Abhijeet K. Digalwar
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Readiness Assessment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Manufacturing Organizations ◽  
Manufacturing Organization ◽  
Integrated Supply Chain

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a sustainability readiness assessment model and a sustainability assessment model for manufacturing organizations. Design/methodology/approach The proposed models have been developed using resource-based theory along the integrated supply chain. The models are based on resources sustainability (people, money, material, energy, infrastructure, water, and air), critical factors of sustainability (product, process and policies), sustainability dimensions (environment, economic, and social), and life cycle sustainability (integrated supply chain). Findings The paper presents an integrated assessment system which includes: product life cycle, resources, critical factors (product, process, and policy), key performance indicators, and their interrelationship with sustainability dimensions. The three critical factors and all the important resources required by a manufacturing organization along the integrated supply chain are identified. The readiness assessment model is user friendly and effective to guide the managers to identify the weak areas of sustainability. Research limitations/implications The proposed model for readiness assessment is tested and in an automotive manufacturing organization but the sustainability assessment model is conceptual and it requires validation by implementing the same in an organization to understand its effectiveness. Practical implications The readiness assessment model can help the top management to decide whether the organizational orientation is correct to improve sustainability. The easy to use models can be used by the decision/policy makers and independent bodies to assess, compare and benchmark the products, processes or organizations and thus affect public policies and attitudes. Originality/value This study has developed, for the first time, a sustainability readiness assessment model. The resource-based theory has been applied along the integrated supply chain.

scholarly journals Carbon footprint stock analysis of US manufacturing: a time series input-output LCA

2017 ◽  
Vol 117 (5) ◽  
pp. 853-872 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gokhan Egilmez ◽  
Khurrum Bhutta ◽  
Bulent Erenay ◽  
Yong Shin Park ◽  
Ridvan Gedik
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Manufacturing Industries ◽  
Input Output ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Us ◽  
Manufacturing Sectors

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an input-output life cycle assessment model to estimate the carbon footprint of US manufacturing sectors. To achieve this, the paper sets out the following objectives: develop a time series carbon footprint estimation model for US manufacturing sectors; analyze the annual and cumulative carbon footprint; analyze and identify the most carbon emitting and carbon intensive manufacturing industries in the last four decades; and analyze the supply chains of US manufacturing industries to help identify the most critical carbon emitting industries. Design/methodology/approach Initially, the economic input-output tables of US economy and carbon footprint multipliers were collected from EORA database (Lenzen et al., 2012). Then, economic input-output life cycle assessment models were developed to quantify the carbon footprint extents of the US manufacturing sectors between 1970 and 2011. The carbon footprint is assessed in metric tons of CO2-equivalent, whereas the economic outputs were measured in million dollar economic activity. Findings The salient finding of this paper is that the carbon footprint stock has been increasing substantially over the last four decades. The steep growth in economic output unfortunately over-shadowed the potential benefits that were obtained from lower CO2 intensities. Analysis of specific industry results indicate that the top five manufacturing sectors based on total carbon footprint share are “petroleum refineries,” “Animal (except poultry) slaughtering, rendering, and processing,” “Other basic organic chemical manufacturing,” “Motor vehicle parts manufacturing,” and “Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing.” Originality/value This paper proposes a state-of-art time series input-output-based carbon footprint assessment for the US manufacturing industries considering direct (onsite) and indirect (supply chain) impacts. In addition, the paper provides carbon intensity and carbon stock variables that are assessed over time for each of the US manufacturing industries from a supply chain footprint perspective.

BIM-enabled sustainability assessment of material supply decisions

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 668-695 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alireza Ahmadian F.F. ◽  
Taha H. Rashidi ◽  
Ali Akbarnezhad ◽  
S. Travis Waller
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Social Impacts ◽  
Life Cycle Thinking ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Material Supply ◽  
Trade Offs

Purpose Enhancing sustainability of the supply process of construction materials is challenging and requires accounting for a variety of environmental and social impacts on top of the traditional, mostly economic, impacts associated with a particular decision involved in the management of the supply chain. The economic, environmental, and social impacts associated with various components of a typical supply chain are highly sensitive to project and market specific conditions. The purpose of this paper is to provide decision makers with a methodology to account for the systematic trade-offs between economic, environmental, and social impacts of supply decisions. Design/methodology/approach This paper proposes a novel framework for sustainability assessment of construction material supply chain decisions by taking advantage of the information made available by customized building information models (BIM) and a number of different databases required for assessment of life cycle impacts. Findings The framework addresses the hierarchy of decisions in the material supply process, which consists of four levels including material type, source of supply, supply chain structure, and mode of transport. The application is illustrated using a case study. Practical implications The proposed framework provides users with a decision-making method to select the most sustainable material alternative available for a building component and, thus, may be of great value to different parties involved in design and construction of a building. The multi-dimensional approach in selection process based on various economic, environmental, and social indicators as well as the life cycle perspective implemented through the proposed methodology advocates the life cycle thinking and the triple bottom line approach in sustainability. The familiarity of the new generation of engineers, architects, and contractors with this approach and its applications is essential to achieve sustainability in construction. Originality/value A decision-making model for supply of materials is proposed by integrating the BIM-enabled life cycle assessment into supply chain and project constraints management. The integration is achieved through addition of a series of attributes to typical BIM. The framework is supplemented by a multi-attribute decision-making module based on the technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution to account for the trade-offs between different economic and environmental impacts associated with the supply decisions.

Connectivity is key: holistic sustainability assessment and reporting from the perspective of food manufacturers

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebekka Küchler ◽  
Christian Herzig
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Food Sector ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Food Manufacturing ◽  
Content Type

PurposeAs members of the food supply chain, food manufacturers acquire power and hold responsibility for the sustainable transformation of our food systems. Sustainability assessment and reporting frameworks function as instruments to shape sustainable transformation processes. The purpose of the paper is to investigate the suitability for food manufacturing companies and their connectivity with the up- and downstream food supply chain.Design/methodology/approachThe first section of the study explores the need for holistic, company-based sustainability frameworks in the food manufacturing sector from the literature. The second part compares seven frameworks, in terms of content and supply chain connectivity.FindingsFood sector specificity demands the inclusion of topics specific to food systems. Furthermore, none of the investigated frameworks fulfil both food sector specificity and full connectivity with the up- and downstream supply chain.Research limitations/implicationsAs a limitation to this work, comparison of the frameworks at topic level instead of indicator level is considered. The findings call for more harmonised and integrated sustainability assessment throughout the food supply chain.Practical implicationsThe framework a food manufacturer should apply depends on their motivation behind conducting the sustainability assessment and reporting. Evidence is provided from various perspectives and with regard to key issues such as content, certification and communication.Originality/valueNo comparison between sustainability frameworks has been made yet from the supply chain perspective of food manufacturers.

Life Cycle Perspective for Improving Sustainable Supply Chain Management

2014 ◽  
Vol 708 ◽  
pp. 8-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorota Burchart-Korol ◽  
Magdalena Graczyk ◽  
Krzysztof Witkowski
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Life Cycle Approach ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain Management ◽  
Life Cycle Perspective

This paper presents the supply chain management with life cycle approach and direction of improving sustainable supply chain management. The main aim of this paper is to implicate of life cycle perspective across the supply chain, to show importance of this concept. This paper provides an overview of the current status of sustainability assessment methodology and its applicability for extended supply chain. Life cycle approaches to supply chain and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for improving sustainable supply chain were developed in this paper.

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