Title: Supply chain performance management: lean and green paradigms

Authors: Helena Carvalho, Susana Garrido Azevedo, V. Cruz-Machado

Addresses: UNIDEMI – Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Campus Universitario, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal. ' NECE – Research Unit, Department of Management and Economics, University of Beira Interior, Polo IV – Edificio Ernesto Cruz, 6200-209 Covilha, Portugal. ' UNIDEMI – Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Campus Universitario 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal

Abstract: Supply chain management (SCM) is crucial for increasing organisational effectiveness, enhancing competitiveness, customer service and profitability. Actually, the lean and green philosophies have been adopted in the SCM context, but nearly always separately and with little understanding of their influence on supply chain performance. Accordingly, this paper intends to propose a conceptual model that explores the relationships between lean and green practices and supply chain performance. A set of lean and green SCM practices and a performance measurement system are suggested. The proposed performance measures intend to evaluate the practices influence on operational, economic and environmental supply chain|s performance.

Keywords: lean paradigms; green paradigms; performance measurement; organisational effectiveness; competitiveness; customer services; profitability; conceptual models; operational performance; economic performance; environmental practices; environment; business performance; SCM; supply chain management; simulation; manufacturing industry; service industries.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBPSCM.2010.036204

International Journal of Business Performance and Supply Chain Modelling, 2010 Vol.2 No.3/4, pp.304 - 333

Received: 16 Dec 2009
Accepted: 18 Apr 2010
Published online: 29 Oct 2010 *

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