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Sustainability metrics for a supply chain: the case of small and medium enterprises

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  • Mohd Nishat Faisal

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Using digraph and matrix method this research enunciates a simple method to quantify supply chain sustainability for small and medium enterprises. It proposes a numerical index which can be used to measure sustainability for different supply chains in actual practical settings. This approach also provides the opportunity to visualise variable interdependencies at system level and also presents a method to compare supply chains on sustainability dimension. The research would help to understand the dynamics between different variables and sub-variables of a sustainable supply chain and more importantly it would facilitate organisations to identify the areas in which the supply chain is lacking and need immediate attention to improve the overall supply chain sustainability. Numerical assessment of supply chain sustainability by transforming it in an index is a unique attempt in the area of supply chain management.

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  • Mohd Nishat Faisal, 2012. "Sustainability metrics for a supply chain: the case of small and medium enterprises," International Journal of Services and Operations Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 13(3), pages 392-414.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijsoma:v:13:y:2012:i:3:p:392-414
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    1. Agrawal, Saurabh & Singh, Rajesh K. & Murtaza, Qasim, 2016. "Outsourcing decisions in reverse logistics: Sustainable balanced scorecard and graph theoretic approach," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 108(C), pages 41-53.
    2. 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.
    3. Chunyang Han & Amjad Pervez & Jingqiong Wu & Xiaojing Shen & Dezhi Zhang, 2020. "Home-Delivery-Oriented Agri-Food Supply Chain Alliance: Framework, Management Strategies, and Cooperation Stability Control," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(16), pages 1-34, August.

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