A methodology to select suppliers to increase sustainability within supply chains

Sustainability practice within supply chains remains in an early development phase. Enterprises still need tools that support the integration of sustainability strategy into their activity, and to align their sustainability strategy with the supplier selection process. This paper proposes a methodol...

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Published in:Central European journal of operations research 2021-12, Vol.29 (4), p.1231-1251
Main Authors: Verdecho, María-José, Alarcón-Valero, Faustino, Pérez-Perales, David, Alfaro-Saiz, Juan-José, Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Raúl
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business and Management
Component and supplier management
Logistics
Methodology
Methods
Multiple criterion
Operations research
Operations Research/Decision Theory
Suppliers
Supply chains
Sustainability
Sustainable development
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Summary:Sustainability practice within supply chains remains in an early development phase. Enterprises still need tools that support the integration of sustainability strategy into their activity, and to align their sustainability strategy with the supplier selection process. This paper proposes a methodology using a multi-criteria technique to support supplier selection decisions by taking two groups of inputs that integrate sustainability performance: supply chain performance and supplier assessment criteria. With the proposed methodology, organisations will have a tool to select suppliers based on their development towards sustainability and on their alignment with the supply chain strategy towards sustainability. The methodology is applied to an agri-food supply chain to assess sustainability in the supplier selection process.
ISSN:1435-246X
1613-9178
DOI:10.1007/s10100-019-00668-3