Roadmap proposal for a more sustainable supply chain through supplier management
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Data de Publicação: | 2022 |
Tipo de documento: | Dissertação |
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Título da fonte: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) |
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Resumo: | With the increasing stakeholder pressure and media scrutiny concerning the adoption of more sustainable practices, companies have been forced to report its social and environmental impacts and adopt new strategies. The textile industry, given its inherent characteristics, such as intensive water and chemical use, is particularly sensitive to this topic. This project, developed in a multinational fashion retailer, had the main objective to cultivate and integrate sustainability in the supply chain, through the engagement, assessment and monitoring of suppliers. Since the company does not own any industrial unit, the production is outsourced to suppliers mainly from Asian countries, promoting a very complex supply chain. And given that the majority of the company’s impacts are related to suppliers activities, a thorough analysis to the supplier management was conducted. The PDCA cycle steps were followed and in a first moment, priorities and criteria were defined and weighted using AHP, then, a supplier assessment process was created. A manual with social and environmental best practices, destined to suppliers, was also developed as well as a standard questionnaire for a continuous data gathering. The steps taken and the tools developed allowed to create a roadmap for sustainability continuous integration, to further contribute for a more resilient supply chain. |
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Roadmap proposal for a more sustainable supply chain through supplier managementSustainabilitySustainable supply chain managementTransparencySupplier evaluationAHPContinuous improvementPDCA cycleWith the increasing stakeholder pressure and media scrutiny concerning the adoption of more sustainable practices, companies have been forced to report its social and environmental impacts and adopt new strategies. The textile industry, given its inherent characteristics, such as intensive water and chemical use, is particularly sensitive to this topic. This project, developed in a multinational fashion retailer, had the main objective to cultivate and integrate sustainability in the supply chain, through the engagement, assessment and monitoring of suppliers. Since the company does not own any industrial unit, the production is outsourced to suppliers mainly from Asian countries, promoting a very complex supply chain. And given that the majority of the company’s impacts are related to suppliers activities, a thorough analysis to the supplier management was conducted. The PDCA cycle steps were followed and in a first moment, priorities and criteria were defined and weighted using AHP, then, a supplier assessment process was created. A manual with social and environmental best practices, destined to suppliers, was also developed as well as a standard questionnaire for a continuous data gathering. The steps taken and the tools developed allowed to create a roadmap for sustainability continuous integration, to further contribute for a more resilient supply chain.O aumento da pressão por parte dos stakeholders e o constante escrutínio mediático relativamente à implementação de práticas mais sustentáveis, tem vindo a obrigar as empresas a reportar os seus impactos ambientais e sociais e a adotar novas estratégias. A indústria têxtil, dadas as suas características inerentes, como o uso intensivo de água e químicos, é particularmente sensível a este tópico. O presente trabalho, realizado numa empresa multinacional de retalho de moda, teve como principal objetivo a disseminação e integração da sustentabilidade na cadeia de abastecimento, através do envolvimento, avaliação e monitorização dos fornecedores. Uma vez que a empresa não possui qualquer unidade industrial e toda a produção é realizada por fornecedores que se localizam essencialmente em países asiáticos, é favorecida uma cadeia de abastecimento complexa. Dado que a maioria dos impactos sociais e ambientais da empresa têm origem nestes fornecedores, foi necessária uma análise minuciosa da gestão dos mesmos. Posto isto, foi seguida uma metodologia de melhoria contínua, o ciclo PDCA, para, numa primeira instância definir prioridades e critérios usando o método AHP, e posteriormente definir um processo de avaliação e monitorização de fornecedores. Foi também elaborado um manual de boas práticas ambientais e sociais, destinado aos fornecedores, e um questionário standard para obtenção contínua de informação. Os passos seguidos e as ferramentas criadas culminaram na elaboração de uma metodologia para a integração contínua da sustentabilidade, contribuindo para uma cadeia de abastecimento mais resiliente.2023-06-22T09:41:41Z2022-07-26T00:00:00Z2022-07-26info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesisapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10773/38182engMendes, Diana Emília Mourainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-02-22T12:13:56Zoai:ria.ua.pt:10773/38182Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T03:08:25.706302Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Roadmap proposal for a more sustainable supply chain through supplier management |
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Roadmap proposal for a more sustainable supply chain through supplier management Mendes, Diana Emília Moura Sustainability Sustainable supply chain management Transparency Supplier evaluation AHP Continuous improvement PDCA cycle |
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Roadmap proposal for a more sustainable supply chain through supplier management |
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Roadmap proposal for a more sustainable supply chain through supplier management |
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Roadmap proposal for a more sustainable supply chain through supplier management |
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Mendes, Diana Emília Moura |
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Mendes, Diana Emília Moura |
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Mendes, Diana Emília Moura |
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Sustainability Sustainable supply chain management Transparency Supplier evaluation AHP Continuous improvement PDCA cycle |
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Sustainability Sustainable supply chain management Transparency Supplier evaluation AHP Continuous improvement PDCA cycle |
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With the increasing stakeholder pressure and media scrutiny concerning the adoption of more sustainable practices, companies have been forced to report its social and environmental impacts and adopt new strategies. The textile industry, given its inherent characteristics, such as intensive water and chemical use, is particularly sensitive to this topic. This project, developed in a multinational fashion retailer, had the main objective to cultivate and integrate sustainability in the supply chain, through the engagement, assessment and monitoring of suppliers. Since the company does not own any industrial unit, the production is outsourced to suppliers mainly from Asian countries, promoting a very complex supply chain. And given that the majority of the company’s impacts are related to suppliers activities, a thorough analysis to the supplier management was conducted. The PDCA cycle steps were followed and in a first moment, priorities and criteria were defined and weighted using AHP, then, a supplier assessment process was created. A manual with social and environmental best practices, destined to suppliers, was also developed as well as a standard questionnaire for a continuous data gathering. The steps taken and the tools developed allowed to create a roadmap for sustainability continuous integration, to further contribute for a more resilient supply chain. |
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