It's a match! Choosing information processing mechanisms to address sustainability-related uncertainty in sustainable supply management

Foerstl, Kai; Meinlschmidt, Jan; Busse, Christian

doi:10.1016/j.pursup.2018.02.002

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“…Usually, supplier selection and evaluation is dependent on information. This information is not easily accessible, certifiable, and audited, especially in non-economic, social and environmental, sustainability dimensions [25]. It is this major sustainable information limitation barrier that can be effectively alleviated using blockchain technology.…”

Section: Vendor Selectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Blockchain Practices, Potentials, and Perspectives in Greening Supply Chains

2018

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Blockchain technology is an inchoate technology whose current popularity is peaking. Some of the most pervasive blockchain technology use cases exist for supply chains. Sustainable, and especially green, supply chains can benefit from blockchain technology, but there are also caveats. The sustainability and environmental management research and academic literature is only starting to investigate this emergent field. This paper seeks to help advance the discussion and motivate additional practice and research related to green supply chains and blockchain technology. This viewpoint paper provides insight into some of the main dimensions of blockchain technology, an overview of the use cases and issues, and some general research areas for further investigation.

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Section: Vendor Selectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Blockchain Practices, Potentials, and Perspectives in Greening Supply Chains

2018

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“…2017b; Foerstl et al. ). These challenges are aggravated by the fact that information and communication technologies grant the buying firms’ stakeholders easy access to information surrounding the sustainability‐related misconduct of suppliers, leading them to consider punishments of the more accessible buying firms.…”

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“…Buying firms face substantial information-processing challenges surrounding the various sustainability-related grievances lurking in their complex global supply chains (Busse et al 2017b;Foerstl et al 2018). These challenges are aggravated by the fact that information and communication technologies grant the buying firms' stakeholders easy access to information surrounding the sustainability-related misconduct of suppliers, leading them to consider punishments of the more accessible buying firms.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…2017b; Foerstl et al. ). Consequently, they are rethinking the SCSR assessment strategies for their complex supply chains (Flint and Golicic ; Golicic and Smith ).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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“…Buying firms therefore often face information-processing challenges surrounding the sustainability-related conditions in their upstream supply chains (Busse et al 2017b;Foerstl et al 2018). Consequently, they are rethinking the SCSR assessment strategies for their complex supply chains (Flint and Golicic 2009;Golicic and Smith 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Using Country Sustainability Risk to Inform Sustainable Supply Chain Management: A Design Science Study

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The sustainability of our global supply chains is an essential concern in strategic supply chain management research. Modern information and communication technologies enable stakeholders to punish buying firms for any sustainability‐related grievances at their suppliers, even in remote locations. This study investigates how the notion of country sustainability risk can inform sustainable supply chain management, in particular with respect to sustainability risk assessment at the individual supplier level. Drawing on institutional theory, we provide insights surrounding the emergence of environmental, social, and governance‐related country‐level sustainability risks and show their implications for and application in sustainable supply chain management. The study employs a design science methodology, based on cooperation with a multidivisional German technology firm, to develop a supply chain sustainability risk (SCSR) map as technological solution design. This article contributes to the study of SCSR by reconciling the scholarly SCSR discourse with the buying firms’ pursuit of efficiency. Moreover, it elucidates the augmentation of a research agenda through a design science approach. In practical terms, the technological solution design can directly inform managers about SCSR at the country level and serves as a decision basis for the management of individual suppliers.

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