title: Sustainable supply chain design: a configurational approach.
abstract: Designing the right supply chain that meets the requirements of sustainable development is a significant challenge. Although there are a considerable number of studies on issues relating to sustainable supply chain design (SSCD) in terms of designing the practices, processes, and structures, they have rarely demonstrated how these components can be aligned to form an effective sustainable supply chain (SSC). Considering this gap in the literature, this study adopts the configurational approach to develop a conceptual framework that could configure the components of a SSC. In this respect, a process-oriented approach is utilized to classify and harmonize the design components. A natural-resource-based view (NRBV) is adopted to determine the central theme to align the design components around. The proposed framework presents three types of SSC, namely, efficient SSC, innovative SSC, and reputed SSC. The study culminates with recommendations concerning the direction for future research.
authors: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing (CPDM), Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia.
authors: S Maryam
authors: SM
authors: Masoumik
authors: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing (CPDM), Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia.
authors: Salwa Hanim
authors: 0000-0001-7554-0149
authors: SH
authors: Abdul-Rashid
authors: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing (CPDM), Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia.
authors: Ezutah Udoncy
authors: 0000-0003-2557-0168
authors: EU
authors: Olugu
authors: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing (CPDM), Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia.
authors: Raja Ariffin
authors: RA
authors: Raja Ghazilla
mesh_terms: D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical