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Integrating Triple Bottom Line Sustainability Concepts Into A Supplier Selection Exercise

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  • Michael Godfrey
  • Andrew Manikas

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This paper discusses the integration of sustainability concepts into a quantitative supply chain management course in management science. Specifically, we discuss an exercise using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) for making sustainability supplier selection decisions incorporating a triple bottom line approach (economic, environmental and social performance objectives). The multiple, conflicting objectives and the qualitative nature of the social performance objective require the use of multi-criteria decision-making. Our AHP exercise requires only Excel and could be expanded to include additional triple bottom line criteria.

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  • Michael Godfrey & Andrew Manikas, 2012. "Integrating Triple Bottom Line Sustainability Concepts Into A Supplier Selection Exercise," Business Education and Accreditation, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, vol. 4(1), pages 1-12.
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