Download or read book Measuring and Managing Sustainability Performance of Supply Chains written by Beverly Wagner and published by . This book was released on 2014-07-17 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the ongoing growth of international trade between developed and developing countries the environmental, social and economic performance of supply chains is constantly under the spotlight, with reviews by academics (see a sample for the controversial textile and apparel industry in Ngai et al., 2014) and emphasis on practice (Zhou et al., 2014) to the fore. Focal companies are challenged to manage risks of media coverage often focusing on discovering social and environmental problems in the supply chains. The safest way to manage these risks is to prevent undesired sustainability problems. However, for modern brand leaders and focal companies managing sustainability performance has exceeded the stage of mere risk management. In practice, moving towards sustainability in supply chains involves a complex set of performance issues relating to social, environmental, technological, political and economic aspects and their integration as the recent clothing factory fires in Bangladesh illustrate. In this ebook of Supply Chain Management: an International Journal these matters are raised, as we move towards addressing the complexity of measuring and managing sustainability performance of supply chains.
Download or read book Measuring Sustainability Performance of Supply Chain Management Practices Using Fuzzy Inference written by Seyyedmilad Talebzadehhosseini and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Supply Chain Management (SCM) is critical for manufacturing operations, to increase their efficiency, productivity and quality. The sustainability performance of a SCM practice involves measuring its impact with respect to the three dimensions of sustainability: economic, social and environmental. In this work, the sustainability performance of a SCM practice is measured using an Intelligent System (IS) technique with the aim of not only measuring the sustainability performance simultaneously with respect to the three dimensions; but also the capability to incorporate user's experience and knowledge, as well as accommodate ambiguous or vague information. The introduced IS technique is a Fuzzy Inference System (FIS) also enables users to decide whether it is necessary to improve the sustainability of fields, dimensions and overall. In order to consider expert knowledge and human thinking (by defining the consequences of rules), a Mamdani FIS was adopted. Mamdani FIS has the advantages of being intuitive, describes expert knowledge in a human-like manner and uses a defuzzification technique to provide a crisp output. The economic, environmental and social dimensions were each divided into five fields. The economic fields were: reliability, responsiveness, flexibility, financial performance and quality. The environmental dimension was given the fields: environmental management, use of resources, pollution, dangerousness and natural environment. For the social dimension the five dimensions were: work conditions, human rights, societal commitment, customers issues and business practices. Each field is in turn assigned some indicators or sub-fields. In this work, the overall sustainability performance was measured in three phases: in Phase I Nineteen Mamdani FIS modules (Modules-PI) were introduced to ii measure the impact in each sub-field, and in Phase II three Mamdani FIS modules (Modules-PII) were employed to measure the performance of each field. Finally in Phase III one Mamdani Fuzzy Inference System module (Module-PIII) utilized to measure the overall sustainability performance of a SCM practice. The functionality of this method was tested and the results were analyzed to demonstrate that the proposed IS technique can measure the sustainability performance of a SCM practice in manufacturing operations. The results showed that the introduced FIS modules enable managers and decision makers to measure the sustainability performance of a SCM practice in a manufacturing operation with respect to three dimensions individually and at once. Also, the method allows handling different levels of expert knowledge by adjusting the standard deviation of a Gaussian output membership function. Vague (ambiguous) data can also be accommodated. The fuzzy outputs have distributions that can be used to decide whether further effort is needed to increase the sustainability of fields, dimensions and overall. measure the impact in each sub-field, and in Phase II three Mamdani FIS modules (Modules-PII) were employed to measure the performance of each field. Finally in Phase III one Mamdani Fuzzy Inference System module (Module-PIII) utilized to measure the overall sustainability performance of a SCM practice. The functionality of this method was tested and the results were analyzed to demonstrate that the proposed IS technique can measure the sustainability performance of a SCM practice in manufacturing operations. The results showed that the introduced FIS modules enable managers and decision makers to measure the sustainability performance of a SCM practice in a manufacturing operation with respect to three dimensions individually and at once. Also, the method allows handling different levels of expert knowledge by adjusting the standard deviation of a Gaussian output membership function. Vague (ambiguous) data can also be accommodated. The fuzzy outputs have distributions that can be used to decide whether further effort is needed to increase the sustainability of fields, dimensions and overall.
Download or read book Squaring the Circle written by Johanne Grosvold and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purpose: This study evaluates the relationships between management, measurement and performance of sustainability in supply chains. We develop a framework, which explores these links through decoupling as articulated by institutional theory. We draw on a conceptual continuum of reactive-proactive sustainable supply chain practices, and identify clusters of companies along these dimensions. We evaluate the theoretical and managerial implications of this for sustainability performance.Design/methodology/approach: This study uses primary and secondary datasets from 12 inductive, multiple case studies across different industries. This approach captures diversity of practices and contexts, and thus increase the potential robustness of the theory induced from the results.Findings: We find varying degrees of alignment between management practices and measurement systems of sustainable supply chains. Some firms better align their sustainable supply chain management and measurement practices than others, resulting in tighter coupling and ultimately improved sustainability performance in the supply chain.Research limitations/implications: Further research should explore the conditions under which firms decouple their practices and the contextual settings that are associated with decoupling, loosely coupled and tightly coupled alignment between management, measurement and performance, and should test our conceptual framework across countries, industries and different relationships between public and private organisations.Originality/value: This is the one of the first empirical explorations of decoupling theory and the reactive-proactive continuum to sustainable supply chain management, and the extent to which firms align their 'management' and 'measurement' practices and how this impacts the successful implementation of sustainable supply chains.
Download or read book Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain Management written by Valeria Belvedere and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-01-31 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain Management addresses the most relevant topics of operations and supply chain management from the perspective of sustainability. The main focus is to provide a step-by-step guide for managerial decisions made along the product life cycle, following a path made up of the following steps: product design, sourcing, manufacturing, packaging and physical distribution, reverse logistics and recovery. Guidance is provided on understanding traditional operations and supply chain management approaches, tools and techniques such as production planning, stock management, quality management and performance measurement, which can be adapted to achieve economic, environmental and social sustainability. Key features: Repositions the main operations and supply chain management decisions developed in the perspective of the Life Cycle Analysis (Cradle-to-Cradle approach) and the Triple Bottom Line approach (economic, environmental and social sustainability) Covers sustainability and future trends, sustainable operations as a competitive factor as well as performance measurement and control Explores five main areas of operations and supply chain management; design for environment, procurement, manufacturing, packaging and distribution and reverse supply chain Provides a case study within each chapter to further the reader’s understanding along with numerous examples and real-world problems The book will be valuable for students at undergraduate and graduate levels in management and engineering schools, as well as for practitioners working in operations and supply chain management functions.
Download or read book Sustainable Supply Chain Management written by Balkan Cetinkaya and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-01-27 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Handbook on the Sustainable Supply Chain written by Joseph Sarkis and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Supply chain management has long been a feature of industry and commerce but, with increasing demands from consumers, producers are spending more time and money investing in ways to make supply chains more sustainable. This exemplary Handbook provides readers with a comprehensive overview of current research on sustainable supply chain management.
Download or read book Sustainable Supply Chain Management written by Anicia Jaegler and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2023-08-31 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Supply chains are now more essential than ever to the functioning of our society; however their environmental and societal impacts are often subject to well-founded criticism. Transforming a supply chain to make it more sustainable and responsible often requires a considerable amount of time and resources. The aim of this book is to present a number of simple best practices that can reduce these negative impacts and make supply chains more virtuous. Sustainable Supply Chain Management is a handbook for supply chain transformation. It explores the different facets of the supply chain, from product design or procurement to logistics operations management and performance. It offers a guide to actions for sustainable supply chain transformation, providing elements of the legal framework for possible actions and tools for measuring the performance that can be achieved.
Download or read book Sustainable Supply Chain Management written by Evelin Krmac and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2016-06-30 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is a collection of studies dedicated to different perspectives of three dimensions or pillars of the sustainability of supply chain and supply chain management - economic, environmental, and social - and other aspects related to performance evaluation, optimization, and modelling of and for sustainable supply chain management, and thus presents another valuable contribution to sustainable development and sustainable way of life.
Download or read book Understanding and Implementing Performance Management written by Hermann Spangenberg and published by Juta. This book was released on 1994 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main purpose of this book is to illustrate the complexities surrounding performance management and to suggest ways to increase the likelihood of its successful implementation and integration with current organizational settings. It also dicusses different perspectives on performance management.
Download or read book Best Practices in Green Supply Chain Management written by Sadia Samar Ali and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best Practices in Green Supply Chain Management uses present case studies from the Indian and Mexican manufacturing industries to offer new insights on the challenges of integrating environmental awareness into supply chain management operations in developing countries.
Download or read book Supply Chain Social Sustainability for Manufacturing written by V. Mani and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-06-26 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book highlights a number of social sustainability issues at different stages of the supply chain, and demonstrates how these issues can be addressed by adopting social sustainability practices in the manufacturing supply chain. In the wake of emerging social issues in developing countries, research on social sustainability has gained importance for academics and practitioners alike. The three distinguishable social sustainability dimensions in manufacturing that emerge as a result of this research provide insights for supply chain managers and practitioners who might otherwise be unaware of what constitutes social sustainability. A better understanding allows supply chain managers to address these issues more appropriately to increase their supply chain competitiveness in the market. The book presents a social sustainability scale that can be used by practitioners to measure supply chain social sustainability to benchmark their supply chains globally. The research also helps academicians to gain an understanding of the social issues related to the manufacturing supply chain, while the social measures developed serve as reference material for policy-makers and sustainability experts in emerging economies.
Download or read book Making Sustainability Work written by Marc J. Epstein and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate "how-to-do-it" guide for corporate leaders, strategists, academics, sustainability consultants, and anyone else with an interest in actually making sustainability work for organizations. An updated edition of a landmark book at a time when a growing number of corporate leaders are asking for urgent help in "getting this done".
Download or read book Distribution Logistics written by Bernhard Fleischmann and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-08-29 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complexity of distribution systems is augmented by various trends: globalization of the manufacturing industry, rising customer demands, and the reverse flows within closed-loop systems. In this light, the need for ‘advanced’ planning methods that are based on quantitative optimization is constantly increasing. This book takes up the challenges posed by these developments. In doing so, it presents recent results and case studies from a group of researchers that regularly meet at the IWDL (International Workshop on Distribution Logistics). The text covers the design of distribution networks, vehicle routing, warehousing and reverse logistics. It also contains a comprehensive review of more than 60 case studies in reverse logistics.
Download or read book Handbook of Research on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Decision Making for Sustainable Supply Chains written by Awasthi, Anjali and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2019-09-27 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Businesses must create initiatives and adopt eco-friendly practices in order to adhere to the sustainability goals of a globalized world. Recycling, product service systems, and green manufacturing are just a few methods businesses use within a sustainable supply chain. However, these tools and techniques must also ensure business growth in order to remain relevant in an environmentally-conscious world. The Handbook of Research on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Decision Making for Sustainable Supply Chains provides interdisciplinary approaches to sustainable supply chain management through the optimization of system performance and development of new policies, design networks, and effective reverse logistics practices. Featuring research on topics such as industrial symbiosis, green collaboration, and clean transportation, this book is ideally designed for policymakers, business executives, warehouse managers, operations managers, suppliers, industry professionals, sustainability developers, decision makers, students, academicians, practitioners, and researchers seeking current research on reducing the environmental impacts of businesses via sustainable supply chain planning.
Download or read book Business Performance Measurement and Management written by Paolo Taticchi and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-01-22 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Measuring and managing the performance of a business is one of the most genuine desires of management. Balanced scorecard, the performance prism and activity-based management are the most popular frameworks in this setting. Based on the findings of R.G. Eccles’ acclaimed "Performance Measurement Manifesto (1991)" this book introduces new contexts and themes of application and presents emerging research areas related to business performance measurement and management, e.g. SMEs and sustainability. As a result of the 1st International Summer School Piero Lunghi on "Perspectives of Business Performance Management" this book is written both for students and academics, as well as for practitioners looking for new, yet proven ways to measure and manage business performance.
Download or read book Sustainable Supply Chains written by Yann Bouchery and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Sustainable Supply Chain Management written by Joëlle Morana and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-05-06 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is commonly recognized that logistics has become a major strategic issue for all companies, whether they are part of the primary, secondary or tertiary sector. Faced with the external pressures of globalization and competition, logistics optimizes processes and reduces production and delivery cycles. The use of Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SuSCM) is now increasingly at the center of thought, due to the numerous factors favoring its implementation: requests from various stakeholders, governmental pressures (decrees, laws, regulations, etc.), environmental pressures (pollution, disappearance of fuel fossils, etc.) and societal pressures (reputation/image, protection, etc.). However, there are still obstacles to the implementation of SuSCM, including significant costs, the complexity of coordination and the lack of communication within the whole supply chain. Nevertheless, it should nowadays be included by any organization in its decisions towards a strategic approach towards sustainability. This book presents each economic, environmental and societal aspect of SuSCM. By considering each of these dimensions separately, the primary objective is to facilitate the implementation of the elements that make it up. Readers are also provided with several “strategic interpretive lenses” to be able to perform audits and diagnostics of each component. Contents: 1. The Economic Aspect of Sustainable Supply Chain Management. 2. The Environmental Aspect of Sustainable Supply Chain Management. 3. The Social/Societal Aspect of Sustainable Supply Chain Management. 4. Sustainable Supply Chain Management Balanced Scorecard. About the Authors Joëlle Morana is Lecturer in management science, attached to the Laboratoire d’Economie des Transports (Transport Economy Laboratory) at University Lumière Lyon II in France. Her fields of research concern economic, environmental and societal logistics.
