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The Environment as a Supply Chain Management Issue

The Environment as a Supply Chain Management Issue This paper investigates the issues for purchasing and supply chain managers in the context of environmentally‐sound management. The discussion begins with an analysis of relevant consumer attitudes, legislation and concepts in environmentally‐sound management (life‐cycle analysis, waste management, product stewardship, etc.), linking them to supply‐chain management practices such as vendor assessment, total quality management, lean supply and collaborative supply strategies. In each case, parallels are drawn between established practice and new imperatives that require innovative solutions from managers. The paper then explores the results of fresh field research with five major UK companies, identifying the different ways in which the challenges introduced above are being faced, and adding some extra perspectives to the debate already covered. The discussion concludes with a projection of common issues and ideas for areas of supply chain management that might profit from better environmentally‐sound approaches. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png British Journal of Management Wiley

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
Copyright © 1996 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
ISSN
1045-3172
eISSN
1467-8551
DOI
10.1111/j.1467-8551.1996.tb00147.x
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Abstract

This paper investigates the issues for purchasing and supply chain managers in the context of environmentally‐sound management. The discussion begins with an analysis of relevant consumer attitudes, legislation and concepts in environmentally‐sound management (life‐cycle analysis, waste management, product stewardship, etc.), linking them to supply‐chain management practices such as vendor assessment, total quality management, lean supply and collaborative supply strategies. In each case, parallels are drawn between established practice and new imperatives that require innovative solutions from managers. The paper then explores the results of fresh field research with five major UK companies, identifying the different ways in which the challenges introduced above are being faced, and adding some extra perspectives to the debate already covered. The discussion concludes with a projection of common issues and ideas for areas of supply chain management that might profit from better environmentally‐sound approaches.

Journal

British Journal of ManagementWiley

Published: Dec 1, 1996

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