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Towards a New Framework for Sustainable Supply Chain Management

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  • Santanu Mandal

    (Department of Operations and IT, IBS, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India)

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Recent disruptions in global supply chains have led to increased interest in supply chain risk management investigation. On the other hand, increased environmental regulation has urged firms to compulsorily have their routine operations environmental friendly. Last few years, researchers have investigated these two streams as distinct but have mentioned them to be related in the long run. The current study attempts to bridge this gap of allied literature by conceptually arguing that it to arrive at sustainability in supply chain operations, firms must co-integrate their supply chain risk management and green practices in supply chain. While risk management broadly aims to reduce the exposure to a risky situation coupled with minimizing the negative impact of disruption of firm performance; green practices aims to make operational, tactical and strategic operations of the firm environment friendly. Based on sufficient theoretical tenets from related literature, the study attempts to develop a theoretical model linking supply chain risk management, green supply chain practices and sustainable supply chain. In doing so, the study provides an indicative list of various risk classifications and proposed risk mitigating strategies till date. Finally, the study indicates managerial implications and suggests further research opportunities.

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  • Santanu Mandal, 2013. "Towards a New Framework for Sustainable Supply Chain Management," International Journal of Manufacturing, Materials, and Mechanical Engineering (IJMMME), IGI Global, vol. 3(3), pages 1-12, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jmmme0:v:3:y:2013:i:3:p:1-12
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