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Implementing Sustainability In Multi-Tier Supply Chains:Strategies and Contingencies In Managing Sub-Suppliers
Buying firms must pay increased attention to supply chain sustainability issues, as stakeholders might hold them responsible for non-sustainable supply chain activities. Frequently, sustainability problems occur upstream at the sub-supplier level. Building on the literature on multi-tier supply chains (MSCs), we investigated the sustainability management strategies of buying firms in the food, apparel, packaging, and consumer electronics with regard to second-tier suppliers and beyond. In particular, we analyzed seven cases of global MSCs and found four different characteristic MSC types-open, closed, third party, and "don't bother". We identified three main factors-supply chain complexity, the sustainability management capabilities of the first-tier supplier, and the type of sustainability in focus (i.e., environmental or social sustainability)-that determine when and how buying firms actually extend their sustainability strategies to their sub-suppliers.
Implementing Sustainability In Multi-Tier Supply Chains:Strategies and Contingencies In Managing Sub-Suppliers
Buying firms must pay increased attention to supply chain sustainability issues, as stakeholders might hold them responsible for non-sustainable supply chain activities. Frequently, sustainability problems occur upstream at the sub-supplier level. Building on the literature on multi-tier supply chains (MSCs), we investigated the sustainability management strategies of buying firms in the food, apparel, packaging, and consumer electronics with regard to second-tier suppliers and beyond. In particular, we analyzed seven cases of global MSCs and found four different characteristic MSC types-open, closed, third party, and "don't bother". We identified three main factors-supply chain complexity, the sustainability management capabilities of the first-tier supplier, and the type of sustainability in focus (i.e., environmental or social sustainability)-that determine when and how buying firms actually extend their sustainability strategies to their sub-suppliers.
Implementing Sustainability In Multi-Tier Supply Chains:Strategies and Contingencies In Managing Sub-Suppliers
Wilhelm, Miriam (author) / Blome, Constantin (author) / Wieck, Ellen (author) / Xiao, Chengyong (author)
2016-12-01
Wilhelm , M , Blome , C , Wieck , E & Xiao , C 2016 , ' Implementing Sustainability In Multi-Tier Supply Chains : Strategies and Contingencies In Managing Sub-Suppliers ' , International Journal of Production Economics , vol. 182 , pp. 196-212 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2016.08.006
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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690
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