Sustainable Network Design: A Commercial Fabric Case Study

Mehalik, Matthew M.

doi:10.1287/inte.30.3.180.11659

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“…Furthermore, production of an unprecedented product with new materials through an alternative mode of organization, the virtual corporation or network, offers another example of Schumpeterian innovation. In fact the field findings confirm what others have concluded, that sustainable business entrepreneurs need to consider the entire value chain as a source of opportunity (Mehalik, 2000;Goodman, 2000;Larson and Teisberg, 2000;Reinhardt, 1998).…”

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Sustainable innovation through an entrepreneurship lens

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Sustainable innovation is an emerging and fundamental force for change in business and society. Its potential to transform technology, products and markets distinguishes it as an area of entrepreneurial opportunity and a force of ‘creative destruction’ as defined by economist Joseph Schumpeter (1934). Walden Paddlers is a case example of Schumpeterian creative destruction in the area of sustainable innovation. By examining the process by which product and process innovations were achieved by this startup virtual corporation we gain a broader comprehension of how environmental and sustainability considerations can be successfully integrated into business strategy. The company is studied from idea generation through successful launching and management. Key to understanding the outcome was the environmentally related opportunity and the process through which the entrepreneur created innovation through the cultivation and leadership of a network of players. Two premises underlie the analysis: (i) by focusing on opportunity and innovation, the entrepreneurial field offers insights into the relationship between business and the natural environment; (ii) studies of startup entrepreneurial firms implementing environmental and sustainable strategies provide important data that add to our rapidly evolving body of knowledge about the relationship between corporate behavior and the environment. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. and ERP Environment

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“…Collectively, this extensive literature is based almost exclusively on the study of large established firms (exceptions: Chouihard and Brown, 1997;Mehalik, 2000) and the emphasis is on efficiency and cost savings over innovation. Innovation is mentioned in this literature, but not as a central focus.…”

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Sustainable innovation through an entrepreneurship lens

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“…The use of LCA explored in this paper thus differs from other operations and general management literature, which discusses LCA disconnected from social issues (e.g. Bovea and Wang, 2003; Geyer and Jackson, 2004; Mehalik, 2000; Mattheus, 2004; Sarkis, 2001). A key difficulty is the decision‐maker's limitations to deal with uncertainties and ambiguities, i.e.…”

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Integrating sustainable development in the supply chain: The case of life cycle assessment in oil and gas and agricultural biotechnology

Matos

Hall

2007

J of Ops Management

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It is widely accepted that firms play an important stewardship role in addressing sustainable development concerns. A key challenge in this role is to balance the often conflicting pressures created by sustainable development-firm-level economic performance versus environmental degradation and social disruption. Drawing on complexity theory, risk management, stakeholder theory and the innovation dynamics literature, we discuss the problems of integrating sustainable development concerns in the supply chain, specifically the applicability of life cycle assessment (LCA). Many authors have emphasized the importance of the ''cradle to grave'' approach of LCA in optimizing closed-loop supply chains, improving product design and stewardship. Based on two case studies (an agricultural biotechnology and an oil and gas company) with supporting data collected from key stakeholders, we argue that sustainable development pressures have increased complexities and presented ambiguous challenges that many current environmental management techniques cannot adequately address. We provide a framework that addresses these deficiencies and discuss implications for practitioners and management theory. #

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“…An example of the wider network view is research on industrial symbiosis, which involves the use of one firm's residual resources and byproducts as inputs (supplies) for another (Bansal and McKnight, 2009). Many articles attempt to adopt this view but clear definitions are largely absent (Frota Neto et al, 2008;Mehalik, 2000;Roome, 2001;Vachon and Mao, 2008;von Malmborg, 2007;Wheeler et al, 2005;Young and Kielkiewicz-Young, 2001). It is also important to note that most of these studies are not published in mainstream operations or supply chain journals (Table V).…”

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Sustainable purchasing and supply management: a structured literature review of definitions and measures at the dyad, chain and network levels

Miemczyk

Johnsen

Macquet

2012

Supply Chain Management: An International Journal

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International audienceThis paper provides a structured literature review of sustainability in purchasing and supply management, moving beyond the traditional environmental and social sustainability. The paper reviews the concept of sustainability at three levels of inter-organizational analysis - i.e. dyad, supply chain and network. The paper distils the nature and scope of existing research and synthesizes measures used to research sustainability across organizational boundaries. This literature review systematically analyzes existing literature. In particular, the review focuses on definitions and measures of sustainable purchasing and supply management to obtain an accurate view of current research. This paper uncovers two distinct trends in the type of research carried out. First, internal or dyadic issues are in focus and second, a tendency to deal with environmental, as opposed to social, sustainability. Despite the need to look beyond the dyad given the risks associated with the extended network, few studies do so in any of the sustainability dimensions. This review is limited by the method employed focusing on definitions and measures. Although the review considers supply chain and network research, it does so purely from a purchasing perspective, thus excluding issues such as logistics and transport. The paper identifies areas open to future research and provides practical insights into how sustainable purchasing and supply are measured. It also synthesizes existing measures of sustainability at different levels and organizes these into a taxonomy. The paper examines studies across multiple levels of analysis and integrates multiple fields of knowledge to show how research on sustainability in purchasing and supply is structured

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Sustainable Network Design: A Commercial Fabric Case Study

Cited by 12 publications

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Sustainable innovation through an entrepreneurship lens

Sustainable innovation through an entrepreneurship lens

Integrating sustainable development in the supply chain: The case of life cycle assessment in oil and gas and agricultural biotechnology

Sustainable purchasing and supply management: a structured literature review of definitions and measures at the dyad, chain and network levels

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