مقاله انگلیسی رایگان در مورد شیوه های مدیریت زنجیره تامین پایدار – الزویر 2018

Supply chain management (SCM) has turned out to be one of the main means for firms to control costs and enhance economic performance when facing the more and more competitive market these days. However, with the emerging issues such as environmental protection, firm transparency, employee benefits and security concerns, firms need to transform their supply chain (SC) models. Instead of focusing solely on economic performance, they need to build environmentally friendly supply chains to reach harmony with nature. World leading firms have already launched all kinds of sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) practices to improve their sustainable advantages. For example, Unilever implemented one project named “The Unilever Sustainable Living Plan” in 2010 which had improved the health conditions of nearly one billion people. It reduced the impact on environment and achieved purchasing 100% agriculturally sustainable raw materials and packages(Du, 2012). Apple Inc. promoted supplier supervisory mechanism such as “Apple Supplier Conducting Code” and “Supplier Responsibility Standard”. It made specific requirements on human and working rights, health and safety, environmental impact, managing system and moral conduct① . Moreover, the “1+3” supply chain responsibility management project of BASF conveys firm social responsibility throughout supply chain, and help its partners with best examples, expertise, and tailored solutions(Zhang et al., 2008). Based on the research on large number of firms, Accenture found that by establishing sustainable supply chain, firms can not only cut the cost and enhance risk management level, but also explore new income source and increase brand value(Hanifan et al., 2012). SSCM is based on the combination of sustainable theory and SCM (Masoumik et al., 2012; Ahi and Searcy, 2013; Morali and Searcy, 2013; Signori et al., 2015). At the same time, globalization and digitization post more challenges to modern SCM in terms of complexity and dynamicity, which requires higher level of dynamic capabilities (DC) in supply chain. SSCM and DC are linked through similar environmental and organizational conditions, making the application of DC concepts in the field of SSCM a logical choice (Beske, 2012; 2014; Meinlschmidt et al., 2016). As a result, conducting research on how to improve dynamic capabilities of supply chain to grant firms sustainable competitive advantage in economics, environmental and society based on a deep understanding of the dynamic of supply chain is a highly valuable topic.