Masoumik S Maryam, Abdul-Rashid Salwa Hanim, Olugu Ezutah Udoncy, Raja Ghazilla Raja Ariffin
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing (CPDM), Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia.
ScientificWorldJournal. 2014 Jan 12;2014:897121. doi: 10.1155/2014/897121. eCollection 2014.
Designing the right supply chain that meets the requirements of sustainable development is a significant challenge. Although there are a considerable number of studies on issues relating to sustainable supply chain design (SSCD) in terms of designing the practices, processes, and structures, they have rarely demonstrated how these components can be aligned to form an effective sustainable supply chain (SSC). Considering this gap in the literature, this study adopts the configurational approach to develop a conceptual framework that could configure the components of a SSC. In this respect, a process-oriented approach is utilized to classify and harmonize the design components. A natural-resource-based view (NRBV) is adopted to determine the central theme to align the design components around. The proposed framework presents three types of SSC, namely, efficient SSC, innovative SSC, and reputed SSC. The study culminates with recommendations concerning the direction for future research.
设计出符合可持续发展要求的合适供应链是一项重大挑战。尽管在可持续供应链设计（SSCD）的实践、流程和结构设计方面有大量相关研究，但它们很少展示这些组件如何相互协调以形成一个有效的可持续供应链（SSC）。考虑到文献中的这一空白，本研究采用构型方法来开发一个概念框架，该框架可以配置可持续供应链的组件。在这方面，采用面向过程的方法对设计组件进行分类和协调。采用基于自然资源的观点（NRBV）来确定围绕其协调设计组件的核心主题。所提出的框架呈现了三种类型的可持续供应链，即高效可持续供应链、创新可持续供应链和声誉良好的可持续供应链。该研究最后给出了关于未来研究方向的建议。
