SDG-Oriented Supply Chains: Business Practices for Procurement and Distribution

Abstract

This paper aims at analyzing sustainable practices that can be implemented within supply chains, linking them to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in order to show the performance achieved by SDG-oriented supply chains. Sustainable practices were collected from the repository “Business Process Framework for Sustainability” owned by the Department of Industrial Engineering of the University of Salerno (Italy). By using literature research and descriptive statistics, there emerges a positive relationship between sustainable development and SC performance enhancement. From the study of the practices that can be implemented for cooperation activities with upstream and downstream supply chain partners, it emerges that companies have many opportunities of both supporting the 2030 Agenda and enhancing their market and organizational performance. The research demonstrates that both procurement and distribution processes could be reengineered by implementing sustainable approaches considering all three dimensions of sustainability. Differences emerge in terms of number of opportunities, depending on motivations for implementing them, industry and supply chain processes, performance achieved, and SDGs pursued.

GEO and sustainable performance: the moderating role of GTD and environmental consciousness

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“…In the first instance, the following input data are chosen for the numerical example: there are three farmers' locations (FL); two local pickup centers (LPC); and two processing centers (PC), as also shown in Table 2. Other required data are as follows: cost of innovative food packaging materials per unit ton in INR- ; handling cost is Rs 10/-; last-mile pickup cost (per unit distance per vehicle) is Rs 20/-; carbon emissions taxation cost per unit fuel consumption per vehicle Rs 5/-; holding cost per unit ton Rs 12/-; transportation cost per distance per vehicle Rs 80/-; mileage of small-size vehicle- [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]; and the mileage of large-size vehicle- [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. The availability at the farmers' locations of food grains in tons is [50,70,100], the demanded quantity- [10,25] and [10,20] at the LPCs and PCs, respectively, the storage capacity-[100,90] and [150,200] at the LPCs and PCs, respectively.…”

“…These aspects can be achieved effectively using several practices, including industry 4.0, digitalization, and circular, green, and lean solutions [1]. To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), distribution, as well as the procurement processes within the logistics and supply chain networks, can be reengineered by implementing the sustainability concept [2,3]. According to Casali et al, "A well-defined business idea is essential for nascent business sustainability in the future" [4].…”