Improving the sustainability of food supply chains through circular economy practices - a qualitative mapping approach
Improving the sustainability of food supply chains through circular economy practices - a qualitative mapping approach
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DOI：
10.1108/meq-09-2020-0211
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发表时间：
2021-04-30
影响因子：
5.3
通讯作者：
Kumar, Vikas
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作者：
Batista, Luciano;Dora, Manoj;Kumar, Vikas
目的本论文的目的是提出一种方法论方法来支持食品供应链中废物流动的定性分析。引入的方法框架允许识别循环的食物垃圾流动，从而最大限度地提高食物供应链的可持续性。设计/方法/方法遵循定性方法，循环经济观点与核心工业生态概念在标准化分析方法的规范中相结合，以绘制整个供应链中的食物垃圾流动和工业协同效应。结果绘制的废物流动和产业联系描绘了两个与时间相关的情景：(1)显示现有食物垃圾流动现状的当前情景，以及(2)指出供应链上循环流动的未来情景。未来的情景为潜在的替代方案提供了信息，使垃圾在食物垃圾等级中向上流动。研究限制/影响定性方法不允许对研究范围外的结果进行概括。该框架旨在提供逐个案例的重点分析。今后涉及混合方法的研究，其中定量方法与框架的定性观点相辅相成，将扩大分析视角。原创性/价值该框架提供了一种相对低成本和务实的方法，以寻找替代方案，将垃圾处理降至最低，并提高食品供应链的可持续性。其分阶段的方法和标准化的结果不仅为比较分析提供了参考依据，也为旨在将线性食品供应链转变为循环经济生态系统的政策制定和战略决策提供了参考依据。
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a methodological approach to support qualitative analysis of waste flows in food supply chains. The methodological framework introduced allows the identification of circular food waste flows that can maximise the sustainability of food supply chains. Design/methodology/approach Following a qualitative approach, circular economy perspectives are combined with core industrial ecology concepts in the specification of a standardised analytical method to map food waste flows and industrial synergies across a supply chain. Findings The mapped waste flows and industrial linkages depict two time-related scenarios: (1) current scenarios showing the status quo of existing food waste flows, and (2) future scenarios pointing out circular flows along the supply chain. The future scenarios inform potential alternatives to take waste flows up the food waste hierarchy. Research limitations/implications The qualitative approach does not allow generalisations of findings out of the scope of the study. The framework is intended for providing focussed analysis, case by case. Future research involving mixed methods where quantitative approaches complement the qualitative perspectives of the framework would expand the analytical perspective. Originality/value The framework provides a relatively low-cost and pragmatic method to identify alternatives to minimise landfill disposals and improve the sustainability of food supply chains. Its phased methodology and standardised outcomes serve as a referential basis to inform not only comparative analysis, but also policymaking and strategic decisions aimed at transforming linear food supply chains into circular economy ecosystems.