Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SCM)

我们邀请在这一领域有实际业务经验的Anthony进行为期三年的可持续供应链管理（Sustainable SCM）研究。组织之间经常相互购买和提供商品和服务。他们沿着一条供应链这样做，这条供应链从上游的原材料提取一直延伸到下游的最终消费者，消费者使用和处理产品。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。沿着看供应链本课程旨在透过与机构及其供应商的个案研究，探讨可持续供应链管理。它将调查组织如何实现可持续发展，以及他们如何与他们的主要供应商之一进行可持续的SCM。反过来，我们将调查如何在关键供应商从事可持续供应链管理与它的关键供应商之一。通过这种方式，我们希望更好地了解可持续性是如何在沿着供应链中被理解和实施的。可持续性的三个方面以前有很多研究集中在可持续供应链管理的环境方面。在这项研究中，我们的目标是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。我们的目标是了解如何平衡不同的方面。例如，供应链管理者是否努力减少供应链中的碳排放和包装，或者他们是否应该专注于确保其供应商的可接受的劳工做法？试图理解权衡以及如何平衡它们将是研究的一个重要方面。可持续供应链管理和绩效研究还将探讨可持续供应链管理是否会影响组织绩效。在供应链中支持可持续发展的组织是否表现更好？如何衡量这一点？改进是否在整个供应链中均匀分布，或者某些供应链合作伙伴比其他合作伙伴受益更多？建议的研究方法文献综述被提名的候选人将进行全面的文献综述，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。抽样可持续供应链管理的研究可能会在几个部门进行，跨部门抽样的方法将通过文献综述来确定。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。这项研究将包括五个深入细致的案例研究。数据收集数据主要通过半结构化、开放式访谈和参与观察供应商会议来收集。还将收集次要数据（例如年度报告、供应商合同、内部文件），以提高研究的可靠性。这些数据将使用NVivo软件进行主题编码。研讨会参与的案例组织和从业人员将被邀请参加研讨会，以传播研究结果。案例研究将涵盖五家重点公司及其一级和二级供应链合作伙伴组织。每个组织的信息提供者应该是供应链经理、高级采购员和熟悉该组织可持续供应链管理活动的企业社会责任经理。这项研究将涉及总共约75次访谈，包括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。

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.