2013 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel
Sustainable Supply Chain Management: Improved Prioritization of Auditing Social Factors, Leveraging Up-to-Date Information Technology
verfasst von : Andreas Thöni
Erschienen in: On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems: OTM 2013 Workshops
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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For companies, sustainability issues in the supply chain can cause severe problems and reputational damage. Especially social sustainability is of a problem (e.g. human rights) and has only been narrowly addressed in academic literature [1].
In business, the increased risk of issues in supply chains has amplified the need for the auditing of social responsibility at supplier locations [2]. As supply chains can include hundreds of suppliers, it seems impossible for companies to evaluate all factors in depth and even lesser in first-hand [3]. Because no interaction would require too much trust, a prioritized approach to the auditing of suppliers appears necessary.
The thesis addresses this prioritization problem of social sustainability auditing in international goods supply chains based on a design science approach to reduce risk and save costs [4]. Thus, the thesis’ core question is:
How can the prioritization of auditing activities of socially sustainable supply chain management be improved, leveraging up-to-date information technology?
Hence, a new prioritization software toolset could be an answer.