TY - JOUR

T1 - The constructs of sustainable supply chain management

T2 - a content analysis based on published case studies

AU - Gold, Stefan

AU - Seuring, Stefan

AU - Beske, Philip

PY - 2010/10

Y1 - 2010/10

N2 - The intersection of supply chain management and sustainability is still a rather young research field emerging as growing topic only recently. This paper outlines findings of a content analysis assessing systematically all case studies in the field of sustainable supply chain management, published from 1994 to 2007 in English-speaking peer-reviewed journals, and thus, mapping and evaluating the scope of current SCM topics reflected in these case papers. The analysis confirms previous research that highlights pressures from governments, customers and stakeholders as triggers of sustainable supply chain management and the neglect of the social dimension of sustainability within supply chain management. Improving supplier performance or, at least, assuring minimum performance standards can be generally regarded important objectives of supply chain strategies. Communication is an outstanding characteristic both for traditional and sustainable supply chain management; though far-reaching supply chain integration is still rather limited.

AB - The intersection of supply chain management and sustainability is still a rather young research field emerging as growing topic only recently. This paper outlines findings of a content analysis assessing systematically all case studies in the field of sustainable supply chain management, published from 1994 to 2007 in English-speaking peer-reviewed journals, and thus, mapping and evaluating the scope of current SCM topics reflected in these case papers. The analysis confirms previous research that highlights pressures from governments, customers and stakeholders as triggers of sustainable supply chain management and the neglect of the social dimension of sustainability within supply chain management. Improving supplier performance or, at least, assuring minimum performance standards can be generally regarded important objectives of supply chain strategies. Communication is an outstanding characteristic both for traditional and sustainable supply chain management; though far-reaching supply chain integration is still rather limited.

KW - Sustainability sciences, Management & Economics

KW - Supply chain management

KW - SCM

KW - sustainability

KW - case studies

KW - content analyst

KW - sustainable supply chains

KW - supplier performance

KW - performance standards

KW - supply chain strategies

KW - supply chain communication

KW - supply chain integration

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77958084425&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1504/PIE.2010.036045

DO - 10.1504/PIE.2010.036045

M3 - Journal articles

VL - 7

SP - 114

EP - 137

JO - Progress in Industrial Ecology

JF - Progress in Industrial Ecology

SN - 1476-8917

IS - 2

ER -