... instead of a prohibitively large number of primary studies. It is not available in the literature a threshold in terms of the number of papers published beyond which researchers can decide if a tertiary study is necessary. Sustainability Economic sustainability Supply-chain management Green supply...

...Andrew Fearne; Marian Garcia Martinez; Benjamin Dent Purpose Value chain analysis (VCA) can expose strategic and operational misalignments within chains, and the consequential misallocation of resources, and hence opportunities for improvements which create value and economic sustainability...

... the “Nespresso AAA Sustainable Quality™ Program”. According to the firm, the programme represented an “effort to secure highest quality coffee while promoting environmental, social and economic sustainability along the entire value chain, from the farmer to the consumer“ (Nestlé Nespresso, 2007). The program...

.... The limitation of this study is to solely include the medium and large‐sized companies in the industries. Practical implications Reverse supply chain operations contribute to the economic sustainability by reducing waste and saving energy and material. In this research, an empirical study in the electronics...

... Supply chain management Economic sustainability Case studies Supply chain management is an area of increasing strategic importance due to global competition, outsourcing of non‐core activities to developing countries, short product life cycle, and time compression in all aspects of the supply...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Supply chain management Economic sustainability Performance management Case studies Research method While supply chain management has received much attention, few examples can be found where “real” supply chains capturing at least three...

... descriptions and empirical illustrations to develop theoretical frameworks of SSCM. Göran Svensson can be contacted at: goran.svensson@ set.hh.se © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Supply chain management Economic sustainability Distribution channels and markets Supply chain...

... and report supply chain performance. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Economic sustainability Social factors United Kingdom Using the fresh potato supply chain as the focus of enquiry, the study set out to identify and explain perceptions of sustainability held by key participants...