Sustainability in Supply Chains

Sustainability in Supply Chains
Author: Thomas Leppelt
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2013-08-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3658026014

​Sustainability advanced to an omnipresent topic among academics and business leaders, while at the same time, a growing share of a firm’s total expenditure accounts for purchased products and materials. Even though suppliers become increasingly important for their buyers with regards to sustainability, academic research still lacks a detailed understanding of how sustainability considerations affect the relationship between buyers and suppliers. Thomas Leppelt contributes to extant sustainability literature across the research disciplines of supply chain management, management and marketing by cross-functionally investigating the effects of sustainability on supplier-buyer relationships from both a supplier and a buyer perspective. The results of in total three academic articles provide valuable insights on how buyers as well as suppliers deal with sustainability upstream and downstream the supply chain. The results indicate that sustainability leaders, in contrast to sustainability followers, intensively invest in sustainable supplier relationship management practices. Moreover, a became evident that the effective marketing of sustainability-related capabilities enhances a supplier’s reputation and can render comparative advantages, if it sends consistent positive signals to the market and if it integrates purchasing and marketing in the context of sustainability.

Multi-tier sustainable supply chain management - learning from the minerals case

Multi-tier sustainable supply chain management - learning from the minerals case
Author: Philipp Christopher Sauer
Publisher: kassel university press GmbH
Total Pages: 10
Release: 2019-02-08
Genre:
ISBN: 3737650748

Taking a theory elaboration approach, this dissertation is composed of four research papers that aim to drive multi-tier sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) theory forward. The papers encompass first a literature review on the current status of knowledge on SSCM and sustainability in mineral supply chains. Second, a Delphi study on sustainability issues in multi-tier mineral supply chains as well as their management. Third, a document review of sustainability standards for mineral resources showcasing the potential synergies of sustainability standards and sustainable supply chains and finally a generic conceptual study on the selection of multi-tier SSCM approaches considering institutional differences of focal firm and supplier context. In effect, the dissertation offers a number of mainly conceptual and literature based propositions for an alteration of the current multi-tier SSCM theory as well as the approaches to enhance the sustainability in mineral supply chains. Future research can build on these propositions and provide empirical validation in order to further enhance the propositions’ relevance for theory and praxis.

Essays on Sustainability and Management

Essays on Sustainability and Management
Author: Runa Sarkar
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2017-05-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9811031231

This book offers a comprehensive overview of sustainability and management in India and through its insightful essays highlights the complex and multifaceted nature of sustainability as a concept. It also demonstrates the debates surrounding the concept of sustainability and its ramifications for ground-level practice in managing organisations and for public policy. The contributions from sustainability enthusiasts, practitioners from disparate fields and academics working at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, have been divided into five themes: (1) sustainability as a normative concept; (2) sustainability concept at the global level, (3) sustainability practices in Indian organisations and consumer behaviour; (4) sustainability, corporate governance and corporate social responsibility and (5) sustainability: a critique of organisational practice and government regulation. The themes reflect both new and continuing issues confronting management in the country today. Examples and in-depth studies make it relevant to the grounded reality in India. The expertise and experience of the contributors ensure that readers are left with a grasp of our current understanding of how sustainability is related to society and business, the direction this understanding will take in the future.

Sustainable Supply Chains

Sustainable Supply Chains
Author: Yann Bouchery
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 520
Release: 2016-09-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3319297910

This book is primarily intended to serve as a research-based textbook on sustainable supply chains for graduate programs in Business, Management, Industrial Engineering, and Industrial Ecology, but it should also be of interest for researchers in the broader sustainable supply chain space, whether from the operations management and industrial engineering side or more from the industrial ecology and life-cycle assessment side. Finding efficient solutions towards a more sustainable supply chain is increasingly important for managers, but clearly this raise difficult questions, often without clear answers. This book aims to provide insights into these kinds of questions for students and practitioners, based on the latest academic research.

Government Impact on Sustainable and Responsible Supply Chain Management

Government Impact on Sustainable and Responsible Supply Chain Management
Author: Taghipour, Atour
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 379
Release: 2023-07-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1668490633

A supply chain comprises different actors existing in different countries, including suppliers, producers, and customers. Clothes are supplied from Asia to all other regions; most coffee beans are supplied from South America; and cocoa is produced in Africa. Protecting the rights of people who produce goods in different countries is essential. In fact, according to this evolutionary law, companies need to identify, analyze, and prioritize the risks in their supply chains, and new policies must be established based on these results. New measures are taken to prevent or minimize violations of human rights and damage to the environment. Companies also need to set up grievance channels for people in the supply chains for regular reporting on supply chain practices. The German Supply Chain Act gives consumers the security that companies are managed based on fair production, and many similar legislations are likely to follow in other nations. Businesses around the world must prepare for these types of policies to impact their own supply chain management strategy before they are enforced if they wish to avoid revenue-impacting delays. Government Impact on Sustainable and Responsible Supply Chain Management is edited by Atour Taghipour, with about a decade of experience as a director in Automobile and High-Tech Industries, provides new and innovative ways to integrate social and environmental analysis into global value chains and adapt the law that regulates corporate responsibility for the observance of sustainability and human rights in the supply chain. This book is ideal for professionals and researchers working in governmental and private organizations in supply chain management, operations management, logistics, and operations research. Moreover, the book provides insights and support for executives in managing expertise, knowledge, information, and organizational development in different work communities and environments.

Handbook of Research on Supply Chain Management for Sustainable Development

Handbook of Research on Supply Chain Management for Sustainable Development
Author: Akkucuk, Ulas
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 461
Release: 2018-05-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 152255758X

The issue of sustainability has become a vital discussion in many industries within the public and private sectors. In the business realm, incorporating such practices allows organizations to redesign their operations more effectively. The Handbook of Research on Supply Chain Management for Sustainable Development is a critical scholarly resource that examines academic and corporate interest in sustainability in all facets of business management. Featuring coverage on a wide range of topics such as green supply chains, environmental standards, and production planning, this book is geared toward professionals, researchers, and managers seeking current and relevant research on optimizing supply chains to ensure fair labor practices, lower emissions, and a cleaner environment.

Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Author: Balkan Cetinkaya
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2011-01-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3642120237

This book focuses on the need to develop sustainable supply chains - economically, environmentally and socially. This book is not about a wish list of impractical choices, but the reality of decisions faced by all those involved in supply chain management today. Our definition of sustainable supply chains is not restricted to so-called "green" supply chains, but recognises that in order to be truly sustainable, supply chains must operate within a realistic financial structure, as well as contribute value to our society. Supply chains are not sustainable unless they are realistically funded and valued. Thus, a real definition of sustainable supply chain management must take account of all relevant economic, social and environmental issues. This book contains examples from a wide range of real-life case studies, and synthesizes the learnings from these many different situations to provide the fundamental building blocks at the centre of successful logistics and supply chain management.

Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Management (Revised Edition)

Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Management (Revised Edition)
Author: David B. Grant
Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2015-03-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0749473878

Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Management is the essential guide to the principles and practices of sustainable logistics operations and the responsible management of the entire supply chain. Based on extensive research by experts in the field, this comprehensive book covers the whole scope of sustainable logistics. The book provides carefully reviewed research-led applications and case studies that have been especially developed for this revised edition with particular attention for use in a teaching context. The mini case studies are highly topical, relating the theoretical concepts to practice and what is actually happening 'on the ground'. Examining the subject in an integrated manner, this book examines all the key areas in sustainable logistics and supply chain management, including: sustainable product design and packaging; sustainable purchasing and procurement; cleaner production; environmental impact of freight transport; sustainable warehousing and storage; sustainable supply management; reverse logistics and recycling; supply chain management strategy, and much more. The book provides an excellent insight into the topic that will help managers, students, and scholars grasp the fundamentals of green supply and logistics management. This revised edition of Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Management includes valuable supporting online materials, including PPT presentations, chapter summaries, learning objectives, tips for teaching and in class activities.