Relationship between stringent customer environmental requirements and environmental performance in sustainable supply chain

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. R. H. Shumon ◽  
S. Rahman ◽  
K. Ahsan
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Environmental Requirements

Sustainable supply chain collaboration: incentives in emerging economies

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 273-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nutcharee Pakdeechoho ◽  
Vatcharapol Sukhotu
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Social Performance ◽  
Emerging Economy ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Supply Chain Collaboration ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Food Manufacturing ◽  
Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between sustainable supply chain collaboration (SSCC) and sustainability performance, and examine whether two types of incentives moderate this relationship. This empirical investigation of the Thai food manufacturing industry provides insight in the context of an emerging economy. Design/methodology/approach Survey data were collected from 215 food manufacturing firms in Thailand, and the hypotheses were tested by exploratory factor analysis, hierarchical regression analysis, and cluster analysis. Findings The results indicate that SSCC leads to better economic and social performance, but not necessarily better environmental performance; incentives provided by firms in the supply chain enhance the effects of SSCC on social performance. Practical implications The findings provide useful suggestions for supply chain managers and policy makers about effective collaboration and the use of incentives to improve the sustainability of individual firms in the supply chain. They also reveal the challenges faced by manufacturing firms in improving environmental performance in an emerging economy. Originality/value This study contributes to the literature on the implementation of sustainable supply chain management by explaining the role of incentives.

Sustainable Supply Chain Management

2019 ◽  
pp. 103-114
Author(s):  
Vimal K. E. K. ◽  
Nishal M. ◽  
Jayakrishna K.
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Environmental Economic ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Structural Modeling ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Interpretive Structural Modeling ◽  
Chain Management

The integration of sustainable development concepts with the traditional supply chain improves the environmental performance and green image among its stakeholders. During adoption of sustainability concepts in traditional supply chain management, some hurdles can be anticipated. These hurdles are called barriers, and industries must equip themselves to remove them. The difficulties associated with removal of barriers are identification and analysis for selection significant barriers. In this chapter, the significant barriers for incorporating sustainability in supply chain of high volume manufacturing are consolidated from the literature and categorized into seven groups: people, strategic, environmental, economic, societal, regulatory, and functional. The widely used evaluation methods are interpretive structural modeling and DEMATEL for which the procedure and guidance to infer the results are detailed. The chapter is expected to support the practicing engineers involved in implementation of sustainable concepts in supply chain.

A contingent perspective on the synergistic effect of governance mechanisms on sustainable supply chain

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 153-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenbin Ni ◽  
Hongyi Sun
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Synergistic Effect ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Manufacturing Strategy ◽  
Environmental Dynamism ◽  
Governance Mechanisms ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Stakeholder Pressure ◽  
Supplier Collaboration

PurposeLiterature proposes that implementing supplier assessment and supplier collaboration simultaneously may lead to better sustainable performance. The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the proposition by considering the contingent effects of two contextual factors, the environmental dynamism and the stakeholder pressure on sustainability.Design/methodology/approachFour configurations of governance mechanisms are identified according to the different levels of implementing supplier assessment and supplier collaboration. The performances of the four configurations are compared against the levels of environmental dynamism and stakeholder pressure. The empirical data from the sixth round of International Manufacturing Strategy Survey (IMSS) are used.FindingsThis paper found that the governance configuration with the highest level of implementing both governance mechanisms leads to the best performance. The synergistic effect that supplier assessment and collaboration complement each other to achieve better performance is verified. However, the synergistic effect holds robust only when the environmental dynamism and stakeholder pressure are high. The synergistic effect vanishes in the social and environmental performance when the environmental dynamism is low. The effect also vanishes in the environmental performance when the stakeholder pressure is low. No synergistic effect was found in business performance.Originality/valueThis paper reveals the complementarity between supplier assessment and supplier collaboration when they are implemented at a reasonably high level. It also reveals the importance of the fit of governance mechanisms under different external contexts. The results contribute to reconciling the disputes about the effectiveness of governing supplier relationship to achieve the sustainability along a supply chain.

Sustainable Supply Chain Management: A Case Study From Indian Automotive Industry

2012 ◽  
Vol 472-475 ◽  
pp. 3359-3370
Author(s):  
Sanjeev Kumar ◽  
Somnath Chattopadhyaya ◽  
Vinay Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain Management ◽  
Vendor Management

This study aims to investigate the sustainable supply chain management practices likely to be adopted by the manufacturing industry of automotive products in India. The approach of the present research includes a literature review, in depth interviews and questionnaire surveys. The relationship between sustainable supply chain management practices and environmental performance is studied. The industries in the automotive products industry in India were sampled for empirical study. The data were then analyzed using statistical package for the social sciences is used as a path analysis model to verify the hypothetical construction of the study. The results indicate that performance of automotive products industry regarding eco procurement, eco accounting, eco logistic design, eco product design, eco manufacturing practices, operational performance, vendor management etc in response to the current wave of national & international green issues and also environmental performance of the respective industries.

Sustainable Supply Chain Management

2016 ◽  
pp. 303-330
Author(s):  
Shirish C. Jeble
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain Management

In the recent years, interest in Sustainable Supply Chain Management has grown as the effects of global warming can be seen through various scientific researches. In a global economy as supply chains are spreading across continents – economic, social and environmental sustainability – commonly referred as triple bottom line (TBL) assumes significance. Focal firms in supply chain are held accountable for their economic performance by shareholders, social and environmental performance by society. Even the actions of members of their extended supply chain come under scrutiny. Growing global supply chains facilitate economic growth, improve standard of living of people and provide business opportunities to distant locations across the world. However, they have unfavorable environmental impact. In order to preserve natural resources for future generations, sustainability needs to be embedded across the supply chains. This literature review - covers different aspects of greening the supply chain. Supply chain is viewed as a system consisting of focal firm, chains of suppliers, distributors, logistics partners, retailers etc. Role of each member of supply chain in sustainability goals is discussed in detail. Extant literature has covered individual parts of supply chain, whereas this paper integrates this knowhow to facilitate learning all interrelated concepts in SSCM. Some of the supply chain companies have already taken proactive steps towards SSCM and have certified in ISO14000. Through extensive literature review, important factors which contribute for better environmental performance for an organization are studied and a model for designing and implementing SSCM strategy is presented.

scholarly journals Implementation of Collaborative Activities for Sustainable Supply Chain Innovation: An Analysis of the Firm Size Effect

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 3026 ◽  
Author(s):  
DonHee Lee
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Firm Size ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Chain Process ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
General Belief ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Collaborative Activities

This study examines the effects of collaborative and implementation activities on environmental performance for sustainable supply chain management. Specifically, the proposed research investigates the moderating effect of firm size on the effect relationships. The structural equation modeling with AMOS 23.0 was employed to test hypotheses. The results confirm the positive effects of collaborative activities on environmental performance and the positive relationship between collaborative activities and green certification programs in both small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and large-sized firms. Contrary to general belief, firm size did not moderate the relationship between autonomous collaborative activities and green activities. However, other relationships were supported in the research model, thus firm size partially moderates the relationships of collaborative activities with implementation activities and environmental performance. The study demonstrates that implementation activities play a key role in improving collaborative activities with suppliers and vendors for sustainable supply chain innovation. Additionally, it contributes to the practice of sustainable supply chain innovation as well as to efficiency through collaborative activities in the supply chain process.

Investigating green supply chain management practices and performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 767-786 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul D. Cousins ◽  
Benn Lawson ◽  
Kenneth J. Petersen ◽  
Brian Fugate
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Green Supply Chain Management ◽  
Green Supply Chain ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Cost Performance ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Content Type

Purpose Sustainable supply chain management has become an increasingly important driver of business performance. Understanding the contingent nature of how performance is improved in this context is therefore a critical task for management. The purpose of this paper is to explore the moderating effects of two practices unique to sustainable supply chain – ecocentricity and supply chain traceability – on a firm’s environmental and operating cost performance. Design/methodology/approach Survey data were collected from 248 UK manufacturing firms and analyzed using moderated hierarchical regression. Findings The results suggest that green supply chain management (GSCM) practices are associated with improvements in both environmental and cost-based performance. Further, higher levels of ecocentricity and supply chain traceability are associated with stronger relationships between GSCM practices and cost performance. Contrary to expectations, high levels of supply chain traceability were found to negatively moderate the relationship between GSCM practices and environmental performance. Research limitations/implications The research design was survey-based and cross-sectional. Future studies would benefit from longitudinal research designs that capture the effects of GSCM practices on performance over an extended period. The survey data is also perceptual; using secondary data to capture environmental performance outcomes, for example, would be another opportunity for future research. Practical implications The authors provide additional support to findings that GSCM practices benefit both environmental and cost performance dimensions. In this context, the authors show that investments by firms in working with a broader set of eco-system partners (ecocentricity) and building supply chain traceability and leads to improved environmental sustainability outcomes. The authors encourage managers to carefully consider how they conceptualize and monitor their supply chains. Originality/value This paper offers several contributions to the research in this area. First, the authors develop and validate a measurement scale for ecocentricity and supply chain traceability. Second, the authors show how these two variables – unique to sustainable supply chains – can positively influence firm and environmental performance.

scholarly journals A Short Review on Green Supply Chain Management Practices: The Impact on Operational and Environmental Performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 5367-5370
Author(s):  
F. A. Shaikh ◽  
M. S. Shahbaz ◽  
N. Odhano
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Short Review ◽  
Green Supply Chain Management ◽  
Green Supply Chain ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
The Impact

The aspects of sustainability and ecology have gradually become matters of significant concern within supply chain management processes. The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of the green supply chain on the environment and on operational performance. This study considers environmental management practices within firms, sustainable supply chain management practices relating to suppliers and customers, and environmentally conscious product and process design, by adopting a case-study approach and focusing on four major firms. The findings of this study reveal that the companies applying green supply chain management achieve better environmental performance but at an extra cost. Meanwhile, green practices provide improved customer satisfaction and attraction for retailers, distributors, and authorities.

Expect the unexpected: toward a theory of the unintended consequences of sustainable supply chain management

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (12) ◽  
pp. 1857-1871
Author(s):  
Craig R. Carter ◽  
Lutz Kaufmann ◽  
David J. Ketchen
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Unintended Consequences ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain Management ◽  
Trade Offs

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to develop a theorization of the unintended consequences of sustainable supply chain management (SSCM).Design/methodology/approachThe authors integrate extant theory of unintended consequences, sustainable supply chain management and paradox theory to develop a typology of the unintended consequences of SSCM initiatives and a conceptual model of the antecedents of these unintended consequences.FindingsThe authors advance a mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive typology of the unintended consequences of SSCM initiatives. These unintended consequences include trade-offs as well as synergies in the form of positive spillover. The authors’ conceptual model identifies multiple levels of stakeholders, multiple performance dimensions, multiple time horizons and the interplay with social construction as antecedents to the unintended consequences of SSCM initiatives.Practical implicationsThe authors’ typology suggests that managers must move beyond simply assessing whether the intended consequences of an SSCM initiative have been achieved. Managers must also, to the extent they can, assess the potential for unintended consequences to arise. The authors’ typology provides an initial roadmap for managers to continue, discontinue or further consider an SSCM initiative, based on the resulting unintended consequences. The authors’ theorization also provides guidance about how managers can more successfully bring SSCM initiatives to fruition and start cycles of learning.Originality/valueThere largely has been a focus in the operations and supply chain management literature on trade-offs between economic performance on the one hand and social or environmental performance on the other. The authors advocate that this focus needs to shift to interactions within and between social and environmental performance. Further, trade-offs are only one type of unintended consequence. By developing a mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive typology, the authors introduce a much clearer conceptualization of the unintended consequences of an SSCM initiative and a much better understanding of how to manage SSCM initiatives, both prior to and postimplementation.

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