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A study conducted in 2017 researched the correlation between supply chain position (how close or far the firm is from the end user in the supply chain) and firm performance. The study findings concluded that suppliers located farther upstream in the supply chain (farther from the end user), had the most to gain financially from sustainable ...
LARG SCM. LARG Supply Chain Management attempts to put together lean, agile, resilient, and green approaches in supply chain management.Lean supply chain managements aims are to maintain close to zero inventories and reduce work-in-process; Agile goes for quick responses to customer inquiries and market changes while controlling costs and quality; resilience is about reacting quickly to ...
Patagonia has developed a number of programs to ensure sustainability in their supply chain including the Supply Chain Environmental Responsibility Program, which is used to measure and reduce the environmental impacts of manufacturing products and materials at supplier facilities worldwide, [35] and the Material Traceability Program, which is ...
Tumpa et al., 2019 [7] conducted a study to find the hurdles faced while implementing GSCM practices. The study was conducted in the textile industry of Bangladesh (a developing country). Some of the most important hurdles were found out to be low demand from customers due to lack of awareness; financial constraint; lack of government ...
In a research project undertaken by Michigan State University's Broad College of Business, with input from 50 participating organizations, the main issues of concern to supply chain managers were identified as capacity/resource availability, talent (recruitment), complexity, threats/challenges (supply chain risks), compliance and cost ...
Sustainable procurement or green procurement is a process whereby organizations meet their needs for goods, services, works and utilities in a way that achieves value for money on a life-cycle basis while addressing equity principles for sustainable development, therefore benefiting societies and the environment across time and geographies. [1]
Named Eunice and James L. West Chair and Professor in Supply Chain Management, Neeley School of Business, Texas Christian University, (2007–2009) [35] Carl & Ingeborg Beidleman Research Award in Business & Economics (Leigh University, 2012) [36] Named Iacocca Chair and Professor of Supply Chain Management, Lehigh University (2009–2014) [37]
The journal covers supply chain management, operations management, marketing, strategic management, and social network analysis. It is published by Wiley-Blackwell and the editors-in-chief are Wendy L. Tate ( University of Tennessee, Knoxville ), Andreas Wieland ( Copenhagen Business School ), and Tingting Yan ( Texas Tech University ).