Sustainable purchasing and supply management: a structured literature review of definitions and measures at the dyad, chain and network levels

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Author(s):

Joe Miemczyk (Audencia Nantes School of Management – PRES LUNAM, Nantes, France)

Thomas E. Johnsen (Audencia Nantes School of Management – PRES LUNAM, Nantes, France)

Monica Macquet (ESC Rennes – School of Management, Rennes, France)

Citation: 

Joe Miemczyk, Thomas E. Johnsen, Monica Macquet, (2012) "Sustainable purchasing and supply management: a structured literature review of definitions and measures at the dyad, chain and network levels", Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Vol. 17 Iss: 5, pp.478 - 496

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13598541211258564

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Acknowledgements:

Received 21 April 2011. Revised 11 August 2011. 16 December 2011. 10 February 2012. Accepted 12 February 2012. This project was partially funded by the French agency ADEME under PREDIT 4 GO4 (AAP No. 1) – Projet FUSION CO2.

Abstract:

Purpose

– This paper provides a structured literature review of sustainability in purchasing and supply management, moving beyond the traditional environmental and social sustainability. The paper reviews the concept of sustainability at three levels of inter‐organizational analysis – i.e. dyad, supply chain and network. The paper distils the nature and scope of existing research and synthesizes measures used to research sustainability across organizational boundaries.

Design/methodology/approach

– This literature review systematically analyzes existing literature. In particular, the review focuses on definitions and measures of sustainable purchasing and supply management to obtain an accurate view of current research.

Findings

– This paper uncovers two distinct trends in the type of research carried out. First, internal or dyadic issues are in focus and second, a tendency to deal with environmental, as opposed to social, sustainability. Despite the need to look beyond the dyad given the risks associated with the extended network, few studies do so in any of the sustainability dimensions.

Research limitations/implications

– This review is limited by the method employed focusing on definitions and measures. Although the review considers supply chain and network research, it does so purely from a purchasing perspective, thus excluding issues such as logistics and transport.

Practical implications

– The paper identifies areas open to future research and provides practical insights into how sustainable purchasing and supply are measured. It also synthesizes existing measures of sustainability at different levels and organizes these into a taxonomy.

Originality/value

– The paper examines studies across multiple levels of analysis and integrates multiple fields of knowledge to show how research on sustainability in purchasing and supply is structured.

Keywords: 

Sustainability, Ethical, Environmental, Purchasing, Sourcing, Supply chain, Network, Stakeholders, Supply chain management, Research

Type: 

Research paper

Publisher: 

Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright:

© Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012
Published by Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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