Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SCM)

我们正在聘请在这一领域具有实际业务经验的Anthony来承担一项为期三年的工作，以研究可持续供应链管理(可持续SCM)。组织之间经常相互购买和供应商品和服务。他们沿着一条供应链做到这一点，供应链从原材料的提取一直延伸到下游的最终消费者，最终消费者使用和处置产品。可持续供应链管理要求组织利用其采购和供应活动来促进可持续发展。这包括尽量减少对环境的负面影响，同时确保供应链合作伙伴采用良好的社会实践，并确保供应链合作伙伴能够获得公平的利润。展望供应链，该方案旨在通过与组织及其供应商的案例研究来探索可持续的供应链管理。它将调查组织如何实现可持续发展，以及他们如何与关键供应商之一进行可持续的供应链管理。反过来，我们将调查关键供应商如何与其关键供应商之一进行可持续的供应链管理。通过这种方式，我们希望更好地理解可持续发展是如何在供应链上被感知和实施的。可持续发展的三个方面以前很多研究都集中在可持续供应链管理的环境方面。在这项研究中，我们旨在探索可持续供应链管理的三个要素，包括社会、环境和经济问题。我们的目标是了解不同方面可能如何平衡。例如，供应链经理是应该努力减少供应链中的碳排放和包装，还是应该把重点放在确保供应商的劳动实践上？试图理解权衡取舍以及如何平衡它们将是这项研究的一个重要方面。可持续供应链管理与绩效研究还将考察可持续供应链管理是否会影响组织绩效。支持供应链可持续发展的组织表现更好吗？这可以用什么方式来衡量呢？建议的研究方法文献综述被提名的候选人将进行一次全面的文献综述，以评估可持续供应链管理的最新研究，并确定研究的理论基础。抽样关于可持续供应链管理的研究可能在几个部门进行，跨部门的抽样方法将由文献综述确定。行业可能包括建筑、食品和零售，因为候选人和导师已经在这些行业有联系。这项研究将需要五个深入深入的案例研究。数据收集主要通过半结构化、开放式访谈和对供应商会议的参与者观察来收集数据。还将收集次要数据(例如年度报告、供应商合同、内部文件)，以增加研究的可靠性。这些数据将使用NVivo软件进行主题编码，参与案例的工作坊组织和实践者将被邀请参加一个研讨会，以传播调查结果。案例研究将涵盖五家重点公司及其第一和第二级供应链合作伙伴组织。每个组织的告密者应是熟悉组织可持续供应链管理活动的供应链经理、高级采购员和企业社会责任经理。这项研究总共需要约75次访谈，由一些重点公司及其主要和次要供应商以及其他主要利益攸关方组成。

We are bringing in Anthony who has practical business experience in this area to undertake a three year piece of work to investigate sustainable supply chain management (Sustainable SCM). Organisations often buy and supply goods and services to one another. They do this along a supply chain that stretches upstream from the extraction of raw materials all the way downstream to the end consumer, who uses and disposes of the product. Sustainable SCM entails organizations utilising their purchasing and supply activities to promote sustainable development. This involves trying to minimize negative environmental impacts, whilst ensuring that supply chain partners employ good social practices, and that supply chain partners can make a fair profit. Looking along the supply chain This programme aims to explore sustainable supply chain management through case studies with organisations and their suppliers. It will investigate how organisations approach sustainability, and how they engage in sustainable SCM with one of their key suppliers. In turn, we will investigate how the key supplier engages in sustainable SCM with one of it's key suppliers. In this way, we hope to develop a better understanding of how sustainability is perceived and implemented along supply chains. The three aspects of sustainability A lot of research has previously focused on the environmental aspects of sustainable SCM. In this research, we aim to explore the 3 elements of sustainable SCM, including social, environmental and economic issues. We aim to understand how the different aspects might be balanced. For example, does a supply chain manager put efforts into reducing carbon emissions and packaging in the supply chain, or should they focus on ensuring the acceptable labour practices of their suppliers? Trying to understand the trade-offs and how they might be balanced will be an important aspect of the research. Sustainable SCM and performance The research will also look at whether sustainable SCM influences organisational performance. Do organisations that support sustainability in their supply chains perform better? And in what ways can that be measured? Is the improvement distributed evenly across the supply chain, or do some supply chain partners benefit more than others?Proposed Research MethodsLiterature ReviewThe nominated candidate will conduct a comprehensive literature review to assess the latest research in sustainable SCM, and to determine the theoretical underpinnings of the research.SamplingThe research on sustainable SCM is likely to be conducted in several sectors, and the approach to sampling across sectors will be determined by the literature review. Sectors may include construction, food and retail as the candidate and mentor already have contacts in these sectors. The research will entail five in depth intensive case-studies. Data collectionData are to be primarily collected via semi-structured, open-ended interviews, and participant observation of supplier meetings. Secondary data (e.g. annual reports, supplier contracts, internal documents) will also be collected to increase the study's reliability. The data will be subject to thematic coding utilising NVivo software.WorkshopParticipating case organisations and practitioners will be invited to a workshop to disseminate the findings. The case studies will encompass five focal firms and their first and second tier supply chain partner organisations. The informants for each organisation should be supply chain managers, senior buyers and CSR managers well conversant with the sustainable SCM activities of the organisation. The research will entail a total of approximately 75 interviews, composed of a number of focal companies and their primary and secondary suppliers, plus other key stakeholders.