Companies which manage global supply chains face a high level of complexity with a large number of suppliers in diverse socio-economic contexts and growing expectations by customers and standardization schemes to control social and environmental aspects. In the context of sustainable development...

Industry has a particular responsibility to shape the transformation from our current economy into an ecologically and socially sustainable one. The ongoing digitalization and networking of industrial value chains as the core of Industry 4.0 offer new opportunities and capabilities for...

The purpose of this paper is to explore the scope of undertaken and planned actions related to microplastics risk in one of the biggest polish food sector company for better understanding the relations between quality management, food safety management and circular economy. To explore the planed...

This scientific paper explores operational management strategies aimed at achieving sustainable productivity growth in manufacturing organizations. Productivity, a key driver of competitiveness and success, is intricately linked to the concept of sustainability in today's dynamic business world....

The paper focuses on evaluation of the few turn around strategies available with the Indian Railways to improve its operating ratio. The strategies examined are (a) choice of electric traction and the pace of electrification (b) improvement of utilization of network capacity (c) bench marking of...

Companies which have to manage global supply chains face a high level of complexity in that there is a large number of suppliers in diverse socio-economic contexts as well as a growing demand for control of social and environmental criteria in these supply chains. Sustainable supply chain...

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...

The study investigated sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) practices pertaining to environmental perspective of manufacturing companies in India. Using factor analysis, the study identified three dimensions under environmental. It included companies from distinct sectors. Sample was...

Purpose: It is a fact that there is a great deal of knowledge gap in the existing supply chain management literature, especially on sustainable practices followed by emerging-markets manufacturing industries. Therefore, this paper aims to study sustainable supply chain practices and its...

This study uses case study method to assess the existing (baseline) waste management system for an academic institution, and proposes a smart and sustainable waste management system (SSWMS) for the case academic institution. The perspective from supply chain management has been used to design...