scholarly journals Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Digital-Based Supply Chain Integration, and Firm Performance: A Cross-Country Empirical Comparison between South Korea and Vietnam

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 7315
Author(s):  
Su-Yol Lee
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Supply Chain Integration ◽  
Global Value Chain ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Adoption And Implementation

Sustainability and digitization issues have coevolved in supply chain management (SCM), receiving attention from the academic and business circles. However, few studies have addressed this topic in an integrated way. In this regard, this study examined the relationships between sustainable SCM, digital-based supply chain integration, and supplying firms’ performance in two different country settings: South Korea and Vietnam. This comparative study provides evidence that sustainable SCM facilitates the adoption and implementation of supply chain integration using digital technologies, leading to suppliers’ operational competitiveness. This study also indicates the differences and similarities of sustainable SCM and its effects in the two different economies. These findings provide scholars, managers, and policymakers with theoretical and practical implications to encourage firms in Asian countries to enhance corporate competitiveness by adequately responding to environmental and social issues and digitalization along the global value chain.

scholarly journals Drivers of Sustainable Supply Chain Management: Identification and Classification

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Saeed ◽  
Wolfgang Kersten
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Supply Chain Network ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain Management ◽  
Sustainable Solutions ◽  
Sustainability Practices ◽  
Sustainability Initiatives

With the increase in awareness of environmental and social issues associated with the development and the use of products, stakeholders—especially consumers—are showing more concern regarding these issues. To address new developments and changing trends, organizations are now compelled to identify and implement innovative and sustainable solutions, not only within their organizations’ boundaries, but also across the whole supply chain network. The primary goal of this paper was to identify and analyze drivers of sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) that influence or encourage organizations to undertake sustainability initiatives and implement sustainable solutions throughout their supply chains. For this purpose, a systematic literature review was conducted and 1559 drivers of SSCM were identified from 217 journal articles. Precise interpretation, clear definitions, restructuring, and classification into external and internal driver categories produced a list of 40 unique drivers of SSCM. The results revealed that regulatory and market pressures, with reference to the number of citations, are the most prevailing drivers of SSCM for the implementation of sustainability practices. Classification of the drivers of SSCM into primary and secondary driver categories may assist practitioners and decision makers in prioritizing sustainability-related initiatives and adopting sustainability practices across the whole supply chain network.

Hidden allies for value chain responsibility? A system theory perspective on aligning sustainable supply chain management and trade compliance

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 439-456
Author(s):  
Carolin Baier ◽  
Markus Beckmann ◽  
Jens Heidingsfelder
Keyword(s):  
System Theory ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Evolutionary System ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain Management

PurposeThe paper investigates how the alignment of two corporate functions, sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) and trade compliance (TC) can help companies to take corporate value chain responsibility (VCR). In particular, the authors investigate how evolutionary system theory can explain the coevolution of two distinct VCR functions (SSCM and TC) and the potential and challenges for their future alignment.Design/methodology/approachThe authors introduce evolutionary system theory as a powerful explanatory perspective to the field of VCR, SSCM and TC. By applying evolutionary system theory to the VCR debate, the authors analyze the potential for aligning both functions. They further analyze the inherent challenges of such an alignment by discussing the concept of organizational path dependencies.FindingsThe paper spells out a research agenda and formulates testable propositions for further investigating the interplay of environment and system as well as the structural options for a functional alignment of SSCM and TC.Originality/valueThe corporate function of TC has been widely overlooked by supply chain and sustainability scholars. This paper adds the function of TC to the wider discussion on SSCM and corporate VCR. Furthermore, the paper develops a research agenda for a pioneer topic and triggers discussion in academia and corporate practice.

scholarly journals Big Data Analytics in Sustainable Supply Chain Management: A Focus on Manufacturing Supply Chains

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 7101
Author(s):  
Joash Mageto
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Data Analytics ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Big Data Analytics ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Sustainable supply chain management has been an important research issue for the last two decades due to climate change. From a global perspective, the United Nations have introduced sustainable development goals, which point towards sustainability. Manufacturing supply chains are among those that produce harmful effluents into the environment in addition to social issues that impact societies and economies where they operate. New developments in information and communication technologies, especially big data analytics (BDA), can help create new insights that can detect parts and members of a supply chain whose activities are unsustainable and take corrective action. While many studies have addressed sustainable supply chain management (SSCM), studies on the effect of BDA on SSCM in the context of manufacturing supply chains are limited. This conceptual paper applies Toulmin’s argumentation model to review relevant literature and draw conclusions. The study identifies the elements of big data analytics as data processing, analytics, reporting, integration, security and economic. The aspects of sustainable SCM are transparency, sustainability culture, corporate goals and risk management. It is established that BDA enhances SSCM of manufacturing supply chains. Cyberattacks and information technology skills gap are some of the challenges impeding BDA implementation. The paper makes a conceptual and methodological contribution to supply chain management literature by linking big data analytics and SSCM in manufacturing supply chains by using the rarely used Toulmin’s argumentation model in management studies.

scholarly journals Assessing Supply Chain Performance from the Perspective of Pakistan’s Manufacturing Industry Through Social Sustainability

Processes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 1064 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Khokhar ◽  
Wasim Iqbal ◽  
Yumei Hou ◽  
Majed Abbas ◽  
Arooj Fatima
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Social Sustainability ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Chain Management

The industry is gradually forced to integrate socially sustainable development practices and cross-social issues. Although researchers and practitioners emphasize environmental and economic sustainability in supply chain management (SCM). This is unfortunate because not only social sustainable development plays an important role in promoting other sustainable development programs, but social injustice at one level in the supply chain may also cause significant losses to companies throughout the chain. This article aimed to consolidate the literature on the responsibilities of suppliers, manufacturers, and customers and to adopt sustainable supply chain management (SSSCM) practices in the Pakistani industry to identify all possible aspects of sustainable social development in the supply chain by investigating the relationship between survey variables and structure. This work went beyond the limits of regulations and showed the status of maintaining sustainable social issues. Based on semi-structured interviews, a comprehensive questionnaire was developed. The data was collected through a survey of the head of the supply chain in Karachi, Pakistan. The results of this paper showed that organizational learning was the most important dimension of supplier social sustainability with a value of 40.5% as compared to the effectiveness of the supply chain and the supplier performance with values 37.7 and 9.6%, respectively. In terms of the manufacturer’s social responsibility, the highest score for operational performance was 47%, while productivity was 20%, and corporate social demonstration was 20%. Finally, for the customers’ social sustainability, two dimensions were determined, namely, customer satisfaction and customer commitment with scores of 47 and 40%, respectively. We also solved sustainable social problems from the perspective of suppliers, manufacturers, and customers. The study would help professionals anywhere to emphasize their considerations and would improve the management of social sustainability in their supply chain.

scholarly journals Strategi Internasional : Global Value Chain, Strategic Alliance, dan Social Enterprise

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosi Oktaviana
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Strategic Alliance ◽  
Joint Venture ◽  
Global Value Chain ◽  
License Agreement ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Wholly Owned Subsidiary

Paper ini bertujuan untuk memahami beberapa strategi internasional dalam pengelolaannya untuk dapat bertahan dalam pasar Indonesia. Menggunakan tiga kasus berbeda antara lain produksi rotan, industri medis, dan social enterprise. Hal-hal yang dibahas lebih lanjut antara ketiganya adalah mengapliksikan global value chain menggunakan supply chain management pada industri rotan, strategi aliansi untuk wholly owned subsidiary pada industri medis dengan dua fokus utama strategi aliansi yaitu license agreement dan joint venture, dan yang terakhir promosi pada social enterprise. Strategi internasional dalam pengaplikasiannya masih harus menyesuaikan dengan kondisi lokal dan mewajibkan perusahaan memahami regulasi yang ada. Dengan pengaplikasian yang tepat sebagai bentuk inovasi dalam usaha, strategi internasional ini diterapkan dengan tujuan untuk meningkatkan kesejahteraan ekonomi di Indonesia.

Sustainable supply chain management: continuing evolution and future directions

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 122-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig R. Carter ◽  
Marc R. Hatton ◽  
Chao Wu ◽  
Xiangjing Chen
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Theory Development ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Unit Of Analysis ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Empirical Validity ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to update the work of Carter and Easton (2011), by conducting a systematic review of the sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) literature in the primary logistics and supply chain management journals, during the 2010–2018 timeframe. Design/methodology/approach The authors use a systematic literature review (SLR) methodology which follows the methodology employed by Carter and Easton (2011). An evaluation of this methodology, using the Modified AMSTAR criteria, demonstrates a high level of empirical validity. Findings The field of SSCM continues to evolve with changes in substantive focus, theoretical lenses, unit of analysis, methodology and type of analysis. However, there are still abundant future research opportunities, including investigating under-researched topics such as diversity and human rights/working conditions, employing the group as the unit of analysis and better addressing empirical validity and social desirability bias. Research limitations/implications The findings result in prescriptions and a broad agenda to guide future research in the SSCM arena. The final section of the paper provides additional avenues for future research surrounding theory development and decision making. Originality/value This SLR provides a rigorous, methodologically valid review of the continuing evolution of empirical SSCM research over a 28-year time period.

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