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Table 4

The focal firm’s SC environmental and economic performances across three UoAs

Outcomes	Past UoA	Current UoA	Future UoA
Economic performance	(–) incurred high tariff charges (–) inefficiencies in inventory costs: by adding extra processing into the process (rework) (–) inefficiencies in transport by reducing vehicle utilisation	(+) eliminate high tariff charges due to transforming products (+) reduce transport costs from bulk shipping (–) slightly increased per unit (co) packaging costs due to loss of economies of scale at Supplier B’s warehouse in the UK (–) increase the international transport cost of shippers’ packages from Supplier B to the Irish market	(+) eliminate high tariff charges due to transforming products (+) eliminate international transport of shippers to Supplier C’s DC in the Irish market
Environmental performance	(–) increase waste due to damage in transit of full shippers (–) increase GHG emissions due to inefficiencies in transport	(+) reduce waste associated with damage in transit of full shippers (+) reduce transport emissions/consumption by reducing the number of trucks	(+) further reduce transport emissions and associated waste from reducing international transport of shippers to supplier C’s DC in the Irish market

Outcomes	Past UoA	Current UoA	Future UoA
Economic performance	(–) incurred high tariff charges (–) inefficiencies in inventory costs: by adding extra processing into the process (rework) (–) inefficiencies in transport by reducing vehicle utilisation	(+) eliminate high tariff charges due to transforming products (+) reduce transport costs from bulk shipping (–) slightly increased per unit (co) packaging costs due to loss of economies of scale at Supplier B’s warehouse in the UK (–) increase the international transport cost of shippers’ packages from Supplier B to the Irish market	(+) eliminate high tariff charges due to transforming products (+) eliminate international transport of shippers to Supplier C’s DC in the Irish market
Environmental performance	(–) increase waste due to damage in transit of full shippers (–) increase GHG emissions due to inefficiencies in transport	(+) reduce waste associated with damage in transit of full shippers (+) reduce transport emissions/consumption by reducing the number of trucks	(+) further reduce transport emissions and associated waste from reducing international transport of shippers to supplier C’s DC in the Irish market

Note(s):

The signs (+) and (–) indicate positive and negative effects on economic and environmental performances

Source(s): Authors’ own work