An integrated approach to evaluating sustainability in supply chains using evolutionary game theory

Babu, Sujatha; Mohan, Usha

doi:10.1016/j.cor.2017.01.008

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“…External Environmentally Friendly Practices 1-4 Green product design [27] Environmentally friendly sourcing [19,28] Green manufacturing [29] Auditing suppliers [30] Green logistics [31] Supplier collaboration [12] Reverse logistics [32] Environmental collaboration with customers [33] Green warehousing [34] External Socially Responsible Practices Reduce, recover, reuse [35] Buying local [36] Effective use of by products [37] Stakeholder safety Social inclusion and contributions to community [38] [8] Life-cycle analyses [39] Adopting certification and standards [23] Resource Optimization…”

Section: How-the Actions and Practices Internal Environmentally Frienmentioning

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Sustainability Initiatives in Emerging Economies: A Socio-Cultural Perspective

Malik

Abdallah

2019

Sustainability

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This paper explains how and why sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) is different in an emerging economy by investigating sustainability initiatives in the United Arab Emirates. This exploratory qualitative study uses activity theory (AT) as a framework of analyses to investigate the sustainable supply chain practices in the context of emerging economies. AT’s hierarchical breakdown structure allows complex and dynamic activities to be broken down across multiple levels providing a simplified explanation of the triple bottom line initiatives across 16 participant organizations. Our findings corroborate with some of the sustainability initiatives in developed countries, such as the contribution of suppliers and the importance of employee engagement to the sustainable efforts of the focal firm; however, there were significant differences too. Customer and investor pressure was the top driver toward sustainability in developed economies, but our research identifies government pressure as the principal motive for sustainability. Similarly, we observe a narrow perspective on sustainability from the studied organizations as sustainability measures were seen as “costly”. We attribute this to a lack of accounting for the costs associated with being “unsustainable”. We contribute to the literature by developing four propositions that identify the key contributors to successful sustainability outcomes in the context of emerging economies: (a) the dynamic influence of governments on the adoption and implementation of SSCM; (b) accounting for the costs associated with the “unsustainable” measures, which enables a strategic perspective on sustainability; (c) the inclusion of sustainability as an “order qualifier” for the suppliers; and (d) the employees’ transition from compliance to taking ownership of sustainability initiatives.

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Section: How-the Actions and Practices Internal Environmentally Frienmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainability Initiatives in Emerging Economies: A Socio-Cultural Perspective

Malik

Abdallah

2019

Sustainability

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“…Under the premise of rational decision-making, local governments, shippers and CR Express operators are independent decision-makers that optimally choose an operational strategy to maximize their own interests. Game theory is a theory studying decision-making and the decision-making equilibrium between two or more decision-makers, which is widely used in the field of subsidy problems between government and enterprise, such as the construction of microgrids [40,41] and the development of supply chains [42,43]. From a game-theoretical perspective, the subsidy problem of CR Express can be viewed as a non-cooperative game, where there are three players-the local government, CR Express operators, and shippers-who have different goals and interact with each other.…”

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China Railway Express Subsidy Model Based on Game Theory under “the Belt and Road” Initiative

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China Railway Express (CR Express) is an emerging freight transport mode between China and Europe, which provides a new option in addition to air transport and ocean shipping. At the initial stage of development, due to the higher freight costs compared to ocean shipping, the government subsidy provided for the China Railway Express operator plays an important role in the process of market cultivation. The original intention of the government subsidy was to promote the rapid and sustainable development of China Railway Express and the further subsidy scheme should encourage China Railway Express operators to act towards the expected goal of the local government. This research is devoted to modeling and solving the problem of optimal subsidy amount in the operation of China Railway Express. Firstly, a subsidy model is established with the consideration of different objectives of local government and China Railway Express operator, which are affected by the operational effort level of the China Railway Express operator, actual freight rate and the highest freight rate that the shipper is willing to pay. Then, the validity of the proposed model is analyzed in the case study of the China Railway Express line (Wuhan-Hamburg). The effects of different subsidy amounts on the social benefits of local government and profits of the China Railway Express operator are analyzed and the sensitivity analysis is carried on the operational effort level of China Railway Express operator and the highest freight rate that shipper is willing to pay. The analysis results show that the optimal subsidy amount is between 2000 and 2500 USD per Forty-Foot Equivalent Unit (FEU). Finally, suggestions are proposed according to the analysis results. These findings can provide useful references for promoting the sustainable development of China Railway Express.

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“…Aaron et al [55] proposed a methodological toolkit comprised of evolutionary game theory and agent-based modeling to study OPEC and the Seven Sisters as they struggled for control over global petroleum markets. Babu and Mohan [56] evaluated the sustainability in supply chains by using evolutionary game theory. Zhang et al [57] built an evolutionary game model for technology diffusion problems between enterprises in the context of a complex network.…”

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Evolutionary Game Analysis of Three-Player for Low-Carbon Production Capacity Sharing

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In the era of the sharing economy, the rise of production capacity sharing has changed traditional manufacturing modes and broken the balance of original production systems. In addition to that environmental-friendly manufacturing enterprises are of great significance with regard to production capacity sharing and sustainable development of the ecology environment. To investigate the decision-making behaviors of the participants involved in low-carbon production capacity sharing, an evolutionary game model taking into account the platforms, manufacturing enterprises with idle production capacity, and those with demanding production capacity is constructed. Then, both evolutionary game theory and Lyapunov stability theorem are used to analyze the asymptotic stability of the equilibrium and evolutionary stability strategies of the system. Besides, the economic and managerial significance of the evolutionary stability strategy is given. Finally, the influence of low-carbon production capacity of enterprises on the stability of the dynamic system is discussed, such as the cost effect of low-carbon production capacity, the effect of transaction cost, and so on. Results indicate that they can provide theoretical reference for decision-making with respect to the platforms, manufacturing enterprises, and sustainable development of the dynamic system.

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An integrated approach to evaluating sustainability in supply chains using evolutionary game theory

Cited by 111 publications

References 18 publications

Sustainability Initiatives in Emerging Economies: A Socio-Cultural Perspective

Sustainability Initiatives in Emerging Economies: A Socio-Cultural Perspective

China Railway Express Subsidy Model Based on Game Theory under “the Belt and Road” Initiative

Evolutionary Game Analysis of Three-Player for Low-Carbon Production Capacity Sharing

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