...Anto John Verghese; Arunachalam Narayanan; Suman Niranjan Purpose Considering a growing emphasis on sustainability, companies that historically pursued offshoring for cost efficiency are now broadening their focus from shareholders to a wider range of stakeholders. In this regard, this study...

...Angela Acocella; Frans Cruijssen; Jan C. Fransoo Purpose We propose a framework focusing on logistics space in peri-urban regions and the associated planning decisions. Our approach explicitly incorporates social and environmental sustainability considerations to address growing concerns of large...

.../methodology/approach Recent management studies have offered criteria for selecting research phenomena that hold truly disruptive opportunities for lasting transformation. We advance those criteria with specific supply chain criteria. Sustainability, risk and digitalization are identified as relevant...

... to provide a robust framework for understanding the interplay between blockchain, CE and sustainability. Design/methodology/approach The study uses an interpretivistic approach and semi-structured interviews to explore how blockchain can drive the transition to a CE. Findings The study shows...

...Yanji Duan; Qingyun Zhu; Joseph Sarkis Purpose Trust-commitment theory has been fundamental in understanding interorganizational relationships in sustainable supply chain management. Trust-commitment dynamics can provide insights into sustainable sourcing outcomes. Despite recent extensions...

... (while organisational behaviour is missing) Ananda et al. (2023) Digitalisation • Adopting circular economy practices for FLW prevention and reduction • Assessing the impact of FLW on social, environmental and economic sustainability • Investigating sustainable business...

...Yanji Duan; John A. Aloysius; Diane A. Mollenkopf Purpose Firms employ various forms of disclosure to demonstrate commitment to and involvement in sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) practices. This research provides guidance to firms employing framing strategies when communicating...

...-use rights only The purpose of this paper is to understand communication pathways and factors that cause sustainability initiatives to become contagious from downstream to upstream members of a supply chain, which is termed sustainable supply chain contagion (SSCC). This study takes...

... to explore truck-sharing usage motives. Next, quantitative surveys of both shippers and carriers are conducted to rank those motives. Findings The study identifies five motives (operational efficiency goal, quick transport solution, sustainability policy, convenience-seeking behavior and secure transport...

...Thi Minh Trang Tran; Kum Fai Yuen; Xueqin Wang; Kevin X. Li Purpose Sustainable shipping management (SSM) has received much attention from shipping companies in recent years. Grounded on resource accumulation and orientation perspectives, this study aims to identify the antecedents of SSM...

...Zhangyuan He Purpose Freight network planning and the application of distribution innovations are popular fields of research on sustainable urban logistics. However, considerable research on freight network design lacks a comprehensive consideration of the application of distribution innovations...

... SSCM research. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only The purpose of this paper is to update the work of Carter and Easton (2011), by conducting a systematic review of the sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) literature...

... model was first developed from a literature review of the general barriers to sustainable supply chain practices and hence potentially in low-carbon warehousing. A large contract logistics services provider in the Asia-Pacific served as the subject of a case study. The perceived barriers to low-carbon...

... only Implementing sustainability into global supply networks remains a challenge for companies. Purchasing and supply management (PSM) interacts closely with supply network actors, thus influencing how the firm’s value creation is delivered. While previous sustainable PSM (SPSM) research has...

...Morgane Marie Caroline Fritz; Minelle E. Silva Purpose The majority of the supply chain sustainability (SCS) literature is based on research perspectives and findings from studies conducted in developed countries. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the current Latin American publications...

... stage were: Andrea Tuni can be contacted at: andrea.tuni@strath.ac.uk 02 02 2017 09 08 2017 26 10 2017 09 02 2018 03 03 2018 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Sustainability Quantitative methods...

...Tyler R. Morgan; Mert Tokman; Robert Glenn Richey; Cliff Defee Sustainability Mediation Capability Operational performance Reverse logistics Resource-based view Resource commitment Structure conduct performance In this study, we extend existing sustainable supply chain and (reverse...

...Suning Zhu; Jiahe Song; Benjamin T. Hazen; Kang Lee; Casey Cegielski Purpose The global business environment combined with increasing societal expectations of sustainable business practices challenges firms with a host of emerging risk factors. As such, firms seek to increase supply chain...

...Angelo Canzaniello; Evi Hartmann; Matthias S. Fifka Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how intra-industry strategic alliances (SAs) seek to assess supplier risk related to sustainability, what motivation drives single members to form or join such an SA, and how such a joint endeavor...

... for generating theoretical insights and emergent solutions to the real-world problem of SCSR identification. Sustainability Risk management Stakeholder management Design science Supply chain visibility Today, stakeholders place substantial pressure on firms for sustainable business conduct...