Knowledge Agora



Scientific Article details

Title Sustainable planning strategies in supply chain systems: proposal and applications with a real case study in fashion
ID_Doc 18928
Authors Fung, YN; Choi, TM; Liu, R
Title Sustainable planning strategies in supply chain systems: proposal and applications with a real case study in fashion
Year 2020
Published Production Planning & Control, 31.0, 11-12
DOI 10.1080/09537287.2019.1695913
Abstract Pollution generated by the fashion industry drives people to pay attention to fashion companies' sustainability practice. This increase in attention has induced vast literature studying the related area. Since the fashion apparel supply chain is complicated which involves a lot of interrelated steps and decisions, how fashion companies can identify the demand in sustainable fashion and make the right decision in resource allocation throughout the supply chain becomes a critical issue. As a result, this paper examines how a fashion company can develop a successful sustainable planning strategy throughout the sustainable fashion supply chain. The sustainability attributes and the sustainable planning strategy mechanism are also discussed. Based on the institutional theory and resource-based theory, we first analyse the external pressure and internal motivations for companies to adopt a sustainable planning strategy in the fashion supply chain. We then identify the core stakeholders related to the sustainable planning strategy and propose how the decision-making theory can help develop the sustainable supply chain management mechanism. Next, we establish a sustainable planning strategy framework. Finally, via a case study with public data on the fashion giant brand Nike, we explore the application of our proposed sustainable planning strategy framework. The finding suggests that the strategic planning of fashion companies on sustainability can improve the performance of the stakeholders throughout the whole sustainable fashion supply chain.
Author Keywords Sustainable supply chain management; operations management theories; triple bottom line; sustainable planning strategy; case study; fashion company
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)
EID WOS:000501423100001
WoS Category Engineering, Industrial; Engineering, Manufacturing; Operations Research & Management Science
Research Area Engineering; Operations Research & Management Science
PDF
Similar atricles
Scroll