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A Theoretical Framework on Sustainable Supply Chains: Barriers to Measuring Performance

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  • Alexei Pérez-Velázquez
  • Jorge Laureano Moya-Rodríguez

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The direction for the construction of a sustainable supply chain concept has an evolution and contribution of multiple disciplines that have been elaborated by academic and business bias. From this point on, defining a concept of this subject represents an issue that demands an interpretative effort, since several factors and theoretical approaches influence this category. The objective of this article is to demarcate a theoretical framework on sustainable supply chains and relate it to the barriers present in the measurement of sustainable performance. The method applied in this assessment combines systematic literature review, qualitative analysis of content and bibliometrics, through interconnected steps, which allow a detailing of the dimensions and under dimensions of the sustainability in the supply chain and the identification of the barriers that are associated with the measurement of performance. The material considered is supported through theoretical and empirical studies, which approached the formulation of the concepts and their applicability at different levels of the supply chain. This allows the content analysis to demarcate certain stages of development and the different theoretical approaches that respond and assist the concept. The results contribute to the definition of a roadmap to measure of sustainable performance, an issue that is the basis of future studies over this theme.

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  • Alexei Pérez-Velázquez & Jorge Laureano Moya-Rodríguez, 2021. "A Theoretical Framework on Sustainable Supply Chains: Barriers to Measuring Performance," Journal of Management and Sustainability, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 11(2), pages 123-123, December.
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