scholarly journals Performance Assessment of the Semiconductor Industry: Measured by DEA Environmental Assessment

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 5998
Author(s):  
Toshiyuki Sueyoshi ◽  
Youngbok Ryu
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Semiconductor Industry ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Global Value Chain ◽  
Strategic Plans ◽  
Using Data

This study measures the unified (i.e., operational and environmental) performance of semiconductor firms in the world by using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) environmental assessment. With its promising and expanding electronic applications, many industrial nations have supported the semiconductor industry under their strategic plans, and numerous firms are involved in the global value chain. Drawing on the proposed DEA-based environmental (sustainability) assessment, which uses two disposability criteria (i.e., natural and managerial), this study first compute the unified efficiency scores of semiconductor firms. Then, this study explores how corporate age, business model, and location influence the efficiency scores by employing Tobit regressions and t-tests. The empirical implications obtained from this research indicate that overall, the semiconductor firms look for their economic achievements but are not paying enough attention to environmental sustainability. Corporate age and business model are statistically related with their operational performance measures whereas corporate location is related with their environmental ones.

Influencing Factors of Manufacturing Upgrade in Zhejiang Province Based on Global Value Chain

2015 ◽  
Vol 775 ◽  
pp. 468-473
Author(s):  
Su Ying Fu ◽  
Sheng Xiang Liu
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Zhejiang Province ◽  
Main Body ◽  
Global Value Chain ◽  
Impulse Response Functions ◽  
Producer Services ◽  
Causality Test ◽  
Sustained Effect ◽  
Measurement Tools ◽  
Using Data

Manufacturing is the main body of industry, and it is also the pillar of the national economy. This paper makes empirical analysis of the main factors of manufacturing upgrade in Zhejiang province based on global value chain by using data from 1993 to 2012. It’s based on VAR dynamic system model and joints Granger causality test, impulse response functions, variance decomposition and other measurement tools. Empirical results show that: the influence produced by enterprise scale and advanced human capital is not significant. Technological innovation has made some impact effect, but its significance and persistence do not achieve the desired level. Producer services and system innovation have relatively stable positive stimulus and has a sustained effect. Based on this research , we put forward corresponding suggestions of the manufacturing upgrade in Zhejiang province.

scholarly journals On PTAs and Bilateral Trade: Is GVC Trade Sensitive to the Breadth of Trade Policy Cooperation?

Economies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 84
Author(s):  
Michele Delera ◽  
Neil Foster-McGregor
Keyword(s):  
Trade Policy ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Bilateral Trade ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Trade Flows ◽  
Global Value Chain ◽  
Bilateral Trade Flows ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

We study the relationship between the scope of trade policy cooperation and bilateral trade flows with a particular focus on global value chain (GVC) trade using data on the core and non-core provisions included in preferential trade agreements (PTAs). We find that broader PTAs have a larger impact on trade flows involving intermediates relative to flows involving all products, suggesting that GVC trade is particularly sensitive to the scope of trade policy cooperation. We also investigate different dimensions of heterogeneity in PTAs. We find that core provisions tend to drive the effect of PTAs on the level of GVC trade and that PTAs are particularly effective in raising the level of GVC trade between developing economies. We explore these issues using a sample of 189 countries over the period 1990–2015, with data obtained from the latest release of the EORA multi-regional input–output tables and UN-COMTRADE data.

scholarly journals Sustainability as Source of Competitive Advantages in Mature Sectors: The Case of Ceramic District of Sassuolo (Italy)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davide Settembre-Blundo ◽  
Fernando E. García-Muiña ◽  
Martina Pini ◽  
Lucrezia Volpi ◽  
Cristina Siligardi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Social Phenomena ◽  
Integrated Network

Talking about sustainable development refers mainly to the environmental sphere, but the concept is much broader and also takes into account the social and economic conditions. The concept of sustainability, in this sense, is linked to the compatibility between the development of economic activities, the related social phenomena, and the protection of the environment. Therefore, the ability to balance social, economic and environmental sustainability is the very meaning of the concept of sustainable development. Firms that choose to develop policies and strategies to enhance and pursue sustainable development in the medium to long term have the burden of having to quantitatively document the improvements in production processes with the aim of sustainable development. As a result, one of the biggest challenges for European industry is to introduce sustainability principles into business models leading to competitive advantage. This is particularly important in raw material and energy intensive manufacturing sectors such as the ceramic industry. The present state of knowledge lacks a comprehensive operational tool for industry to support decision-making processes geared towards sustainability. In the ceramic sector, the economic and social dimensions of the product and processes have not yet been given sufficient importance. Moreover, the traditional research on industrial districts lacks an analysis of the relations between firms and the territory with a view to sustainability. Finally, the attention of scholars in the field of economic and social sustainability, has not yet turned to the analysis of the Sassuolo district. Therefore, in this paper we introduce the Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA), as a method that can be a suitable tool to fill this gap, because through a mathematical model it is possible to obtain the information useful for decision makers to integrate the principles of sustainability both at the microeconomic level in enterprises, and at the meso-economic level for the definition of economic policies and territorial governance. Environmental and socio-economic analysis was performed from the extraction of raw materials to the packaging of the product on different product categories manufactured by the Italian ceramic industries of the Sassuolo district (northern Italy). For the first time the LCSA model, usually applied to unitary processes, is extended to the economic and industrial activities of the entire district, extending the prospect of investigation from the enterprise and its value chain to the integrated network of district enterprises.

scholarly journals Environmental assessment of PSS, feedback on 2 years of experimentation

2017 ◽  
Vol 105 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Romain Allais ◽  
Julie Gobert
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Environmental Regulation ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Comparative Lca ◽  
Model Transition

This communication details the sustainability assessment of the partial transition of business model from selling products to product renting for small household equipment (SHE). Perceived by the French SHE manufacturer as a strategic opportunity to meet customers’ expectations and environmental regulation, 2-years experimentation was performed on a specific territory with the support of a network of new competencies (B-to-B-to-C market). Researchers were mandated for the sustainability assessment of such a transition but this communication focuses on the environmental performance of the experimentation. The results of the comparative LCA are presented and the main environmental impacts linked to this business model transition are specified and discussed. Then, different eco-design scenarios are explored and recommendations for this specific case are proposed.

scholarly journals Indicators and Assessment System for Sustainability of Municipalities: A Case Study of South Korea’s Assessment of Sustainability of Cities (ASC)

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (23) ◽  
pp. 6611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong ◽  
Kweon ◽  
Lee ◽  
Kim
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Specific Area ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Korean Government ◽  
Metropolitan Cities ◽  
Assessment Systems ◽  
Using Data

Sustainability assessment systems are commonly used to achieve sustainability. However, internationally agreed systems are difficult to locate. Analysis of sustainability assessment systems in various contexts can lead to creating a standardized sustainability assessment framework. Here, we reviewed the experience of the sustainability assessment system applied in Korea for sharing knowledge and providing implications for creating internationally standardized sustainability assessment frameworks. The subject of the study was the assessment of sustainability of cities (ASC, conducted annually by the Korean government) using data from the 2015 assessment and consisting of two parts: Descriptive analysis of the ASC system and analysis of the 2015 ASC assessment results. The ASC assessment unit is the low-ranked municipality, and indicators include social, economic, environmental, and institutional themes. The ASC assesses overall sustainability by incorporating mandatory and voluntary indicators, and the Korean government encourages improved sustainability through awards, diagnostic reports, and incentives. Gun was highly evaluated in social sustainability, and the southern Seoul metropolitan area and Chungcheong area were highly evaluated in economic sustainability. In environmental sustainability, metropolitan cities received high scores, while institutional theme scores were not high in any specific area. Municipalities in metropolitan cities received higher voluntary indicator scores than rural areas.

A METHOD FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT: THE CASE OF THE POLISH REGIONS

2004 ◽  
Vol 06 (04) ◽  
pp. 493-509
Author(s):  
ELŻBIETA GOŃCZ ◽  
MARIUSZ KISTOWSKI
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
National Level ◽  
Assessment Framework ◽  
Strategic Plans ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Regional Sustainable Development ◽  
Practical Tool ◽  
Development Objectives

Integrated planning for regional development is relatively new in Poland, following the reform of the territorial administration in 1999. The strategic plans now produced by the regional parliaments are crucial research documents, particularly for their orientation to environmental and regional sustainable development objectives. This research developed and tested an assessment framework of issues for each regional plan. This was framed first in terms of internal regional objectives, and second in terms of their role in national level plans and policies. Such vertical integration of planning systems is a major challenge for European multi-level systems of governance. The assessment framework uses a system of indicators and indices, comparing regional versus national conditions and trends, based on a simple rational/maximal model. The methodology was designed to be transferable to other territorial levels, and may become a practical tool for evaluation of structural funding in similar regions across the EU. The methodology will benefit from further enhancements, in particular for the indicator set used for the 2000–2010 regional sustainable development model. However, at this stage in the development of Polish strategic planning, it aims to provide a starting point for sustainability impact assessment of all major policy proposals, in the spirit of the Göteborg principles for European sustainable development.

Environmental sustainability assessment of a new degreasing formulation for the tanning cycle within leather manufacturing

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (19) ◽  
pp. 4571-4582 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Rosa ◽  
Martina Pini ◽  
Paolo Neri ◽  
Massimo Corsi ◽  
Roberto Bianchini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Scale Preparation

The environmental assessment of the lab-scale preparation of a new lactose derivative-based degreasing formulation, for the leather manufacturing cycle, was performed by using EATOS and LCA methodologies.

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