How Digital Platforms with a Social Purpose Trigger Change towards Sustainable Supply Chains

Schroder, Anika; Prockl, Günter; Constantiou, Ioanna D.

doi:10.24251/hicss.2021.580

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“…Digital platforms appear in an environment marked by growth and appreciation of digital technologies in various sectors and activities of our modern life ( Mazzucchelli et al, 2021 ; Michelini et al, 2018 ). Digitalization has been promoting relevant advances both in the production and commercialization of products and services ( Schroder et al, 2021 ). In this context, technology exerts a central role in FWRPs with multiple and diversified functionalities such as (1) reducing waste based on food surplus recovery (e.g.…”

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“…Even so, while important, the technology is insufficient to guarantee the success of platforms in food recovery. FWRPs primarily need to be good administrators, optimize the use of scarce resources ( Mazzucchelli et al, 2021 ) and establish partnerships to access assets out of their direct control ( Schroder et al, 2021 ). According to Mazzucchelli et al (2021) and Michelini et al (2020) , FWRPs innovators should design business models to conciliate their value propositions with operational and financial constraints.…”

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“…Some of the studies ( Mattila et al, 2020 ; Mazzucchelli et al, 2021 ; Michelini et al, 2018 , 2020 ; Mu et al, 2019 ; Secondi et al, 2019 ; Schroder et al, 2021 ) understand FWRPs as examples of SBMs. Mu et al (2019) state that digital platforms act as instruments to boost sustainability transitions based on sustainable food practices.…”

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Understanding food waste-reducing platforms: A mini-review

Oroski

Silva

2022

Waste Manag Res

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Food waste is one of the main obstacles to transitioning to sustainable and circular food systems. Food waste-reducing platforms (FWRPs) have emerged as low-cost alternatives by donating or commercializing surpluses and non-commercial food. However, as a recent phenomenon, little is known about their actual contribution to the fight against food waste. This study aims to employ a systematic review of the literature to understand the main issues of FWRPs. Our results indicate that technology plays multiple roles in FWRPs: enabling the sharing of surpluses by connecting supply and demand, monitoring and generating data on waste, among others. However, technology is insufficient for food recovery. FWRPs’ business models must be aligned with the sustainability concept, encompassing environmental, economic and social benefits. Innovators must design and prototype solutions to address these various intended functions. This study points out many barriers to implementing these digital platforms, such as delivering multiple benefits for heterogeneous actors. Other barriers involve building trust and changing the behaviour of actors concerning their food habits. The scarcity of empirical studies has limited a better understanding of FWRPs and their actual ability to tackle food waste on a large scale. Despite the limitations found in the literature, digital platforms are an interesting solution to food waste management by promoting food waste prevention and reduction strategies at the source.

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Understanding food waste-reducing platforms: A mini-review

Oroski

Silva

2022

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“…The company develops personalized meal recipes by using AI. The company can be classified as a Capability Builder: they leverage AI to provide information and share knowledge that builds competences of their users [9].…”

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Human-AI Collaboration – Coordinating Automation and Augmentation Tasks in a Digital Service Company

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Tuunainen³

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Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

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Organizations are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to support service development and delivery. Both AI and human action need to be organized and coordinated. Recently, the automationaugmentation paradox has been discussed in literature. Automation implies that machines take over a human task, whereas with augmentation humans and machines collaborate closely to perform different tasks. In this paper, we investigate how the collaboration between humans and AI unfolds in different organizational coordination mechanisms. Using Mintzberg's coordination mechanism (1989), we analyzed the division of labor between human and AI in a case company offering personalized recipes of vegetarian dishes. Our findings suggest that certain primary coordination mechanisms (direct supervision and standardization of norms) need to be in place for the AI to perform properly. We find that AI can take control over service scaling and service personalization (augmentation), whereas humans are in control of service improvement (automation).

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“…Shifting from face-to-face learning to virtual classes was the only solution for the education to continue its course under a new paradigm remodelled by Industry 4.0. Soon, the worldwide adoption of digital technologies in all aspects of human interaction set the stage for the implementation of modern ITC solutions which have the potential to support individuals in developing connections between their behavioural patterns (Schroder, Prockl, & Constantiou, 2021). In addition, technological innovations could solve humanity's problems concerning the transition toward net zero emission (Miller, 2020) by changing the human attitudes and behaviours toward sustainability (Dwivedi, 2022).…”

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Romanian E-Learning Effects After The COVID-19 Outbreak. The Case Of The Gymnasium Students

Constantin

Chilianu

2022

Research and Education

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Due to the fact that the last three years have been defined by an overlapping series of crises having the disruptive effect of full lockdown, the digital transition to the online learning environment has been immediately adopted as the sole solution of the Romanian authorities. The main purpose of this research paper is to study what type of consequences has produced the e-learning conducted during the pandemic years for the middle-school students, using both qualitative and quantitative methods. Hence, the questionnaire-based survey has been used in order to collect primary data from 333 participants and measured the perception of middle school students from a low-income unit school of Bucharest with regard to a series of nine variables. Thereupon, a comparative analysis of the research findings and both officials and NGOs reports was conducted, with the aim of addressing the research hypotheses and providing a set of recommendations for an increasing satisfaction of both students and teachers towards the education quality. The results reveal that the online learning period is the major factor behind the excessive use of online devices of more than a half of the children asked, which can have very negative effects on their psychological development.

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How Digital Platforms with a Social Purpose Trigger Change towards Sustainable Supply Chains

Cited by 10 publications

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Understanding food waste-reducing platforms: A mini-review

Understanding food waste-reducing platforms: A mini-review

Human-AI Collaboration – Coordinating Automation and Augmentation Tasks in a Digital Service Company

Romanian E-Learning Effects After The COVID-19 Outbreak. The Case Of The Gymnasium Students

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