| Title |
A supply chain design approach considering environmentally sensitive customers: the case of a German manufacturing SME |
| ID_Doc |
76226 |
| Authors |
Altmann, M |
| Title |
A supply chain design approach considering environmentally sensitive customers: the case of a German manufacturing SME |
| Year |
2015 |
| Published |
International Journal Of Production Research, 53, 21 |
| DOI |
10.1080/00207543.2014.961203 |
| Abstract |
Sustainable business development is one of the main topics of research and management in recent years. Since the environmental pillar is a part of the sustainability concept, companies are forced to (re-)design their supply chain according to environmental issues. Both government and other stakeholders, e.g. non-governmental organisations and customers, pay a lot of attention on a company's environmental performance. Hence there is a risk of losing reputation if a company does not comply with environmental norms. We focus on the impact of customers' requirements regarding the environmental performance of a product on strategic supply chain design decisions of the manufacturer of the product. Thus, we consider the case of a German manufacturing company and present a mixed-integer linear programming supply chain design model with a demand function that is influenced by sustainability requirements. The company is assumed to be able to improve the environmental performance of the products sold and affect the customer demand positively by designing an environmentally conscious supply chain. |
| Author Keywords |
mixed-integer linear programming; sustainable manufacturing; supply chain design; case study |
| 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:000361381400012 |
| WoS Category |
Engineering, Industrial; Engineering, Manufacturing; Operations Research & Management Science |
| Research Area |
Engineering; Operations Research & Management Science |
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