Article: Compromise or complement? Exploring the interactions between sustainable and resilient supply chain management Journal: International Journal of Supply Chain and Operations Resilience (IJSCOR) 2018 Vol.3 No.2 pp.117 - 142 Abstract: Supply chain management (SCM) increasingly needs to address both climate change mitigation and adaptation issues. While mitigation aims at sustainability by reducing the environmental impact of supply chains (SCs), adaptation entails improving resilience by increasing the ability to cope with climate-induced disruptions. Although sustainable SCM (SSCM) and resilient SCM (RSCM) are of increasing importance, there has been little effort to conceptually connect SSCM and RSCM. Our study explores the interconnections between both concepts by outlining theoretical elements and conducting a case study of four companies in the automotive SC based on company documents and interviews. Results show that SSCM is prioritised over RSCM. We furthermore highlight trade-offs and overlaps between the elements of SSCM and RSCM, which can be valuable for decision-makers, and introduce two enabling factors: transparency and diversity. We present a novel theoretical SCM framework that integrates both resilience and sustainability perspectives and make propositions for future research. Inderscience Publishers - linking academia, business and industry through research

Title: Compromise or complement? Exploring the interactions between sustainable and resilient supply chain management

Authors: Raphael Karutz; Lukas Riedner; Luisa Robles Vega; Lukas Stumpf; Matthias Damert

Addresses: Institute for Infrastructure and Resources Management, University of Leipzig, Grimmaische Straße 12, 04109 Leipzig, Germany ' Institute for Business, Economics and Social Sciences, University of Graz, Universitätsplatz 3, 8010 Graz, Austria ' Institute for Infrastructure and Resources Management, Environmental Technology/Environmental Management, University of Leipzig, Grimmaische Straße 12, 04109 Leipzig, Germany ' Institute for Infrastructure and Resources Management Environmental Technology/Environmental Management, University of Leipzig, Grimmaische Straße 12, 04109 Leipzig, Germany ' Institute of Systems Sciences, Innovation and Sustainability Research (SIS), FWF-DK Climate Change, University of Graz, Brandhofgasse 5, 8010 Graz, Austria

Abstract: Supply chain management (SCM) increasingly needs to address both climate change mitigation and adaptation issues. While mitigation aims at sustainability by reducing the environmental impact of supply chains (SCs), adaptation entails improving resilience by increasing the ability to cope with climate-induced disruptions. Although sustainable SCM (SSCM) and resilient SCM (RSCM) are of increasing importance, there has been little effort to conceptually connect SSCM and RSCM. Our study explores the interconnections between both concepts by outlining theoretical elements and conducting a case study of four companies in the automotive SC based on company documents and interviews. Results show that SSCM is prioritised over RSCM. We furthermore highlight trade-offs and overlaps between the elements of SSCM and RSCM, which can be valuable for decision-makers, and introduce two enabling factors: transparency and diversity. We present a novel theoretical SCM framework that integrates both resilience and sustainability perspectives and make propositions for future research.

Keywords: supply chain management; SCM; sustainability; resilience; climate change; mitigation; adaptation; automotive industry; case study; content analysis.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSCOR.2018.090768

International Journal of Supply Chain and Operations Resilience, 2018 Vol.3 No.2, pp.117 - 142

Received: 18 Aug 2017
Accepted: 04 Nov 2017
Published online: 27 Mar 2018 *

Title: Compromise or complement? Exploring the interactions between sustainable and resilient supply chain management

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