Social Responsibility in Production & Supply Chain Management eJournal最新文献

Consumer Trust in Social Responsibility Communications: The Role of Supply Chain Visibility 消费者信任在社会责任传播中的作用:供应链可见性的作用

Social Responsibility in Production & Supply Chain Management eJournal Pub Date : 2020-10-27 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3407617

Tim Kraft, León Valdés, Yanchong Zheng

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引用次数: 10

A Super Simple Life-cycle Cost Estimation Model with Minimum Data Requirement 基于最小数据需求的超简单生命周期成本估算模型

Social Responsibility in Production & Supply Chain Management eJournal Pub Date : 2020-10-23 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3718042

Maryam Farsi, J. Erkoyuncu, A. Harrison

{"title":"A Super Simple Life-cycle Cost Estimation Model with Minimum Data Requirement","authors":"Maryam Farsi, J. Erkoyuncu, A. Harrison","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3718042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3718042","url":null,"abstract":"Life-cycle costing is a practical approach to estimate the total cost of ownership in product-service systems. In high-value manufacturing sectors, due to the complication of overhaul invoices, shop visits, repair and maintenance interventions, identifying service cost reduction opportunities can be complex. Moreover, quantifying the impact of key cost drivers on the total cost is challenging due to the lack of complete historical data and high level of uncertainties within the service cost data. To address these challenges, a super simple life-cycle cost model architecture is presented. A set of minimum data requirements is identified for the development of the presented cost model. The model architecture comprises of life-cycle cost breakdown structure and work breakdown structure to specify the cost drivers, unit costs and their frequencies. A bottom-up activity-based cost estimation approach is implemented to calculate the total life-cycle cost of a product. The way that the minimum data requirement is applied to the cost estimation structure is explained. In addition, the minimum data is employed to perform a deterministic sensitivity analysis to compare the relative impact of the model input on the total cost. The Monte-Carlo simulation is performed for estimating the uncertainty propagation on the total life-cycle cost. The presented model architecture simplifies life-cycle cost estimations and service control decisions for maintenance, repair, and overhaul actions. A case study of life-cycle cost estimation in the machine tool industry is considered for testing the validity of the cost model architecture.","PeriodicalId":301337,"journal":{"name":"Social Responsibility in Production & Supply Chain Management eJournal","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117322282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 2

Global Value Chain Engagement and Air Pollution: Evidence From Chinese Firms 全球价值链参与与空气污染:来自中国企业的证据

Social Responsibility in Production & Supply Chain Management eJournal Pub Date : 2020-10-06 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3706031

Yue Hua, Yue Lu, Ruili Zhao

引用次数: 15

Unit Costs and Income From Selected Products in 2018: Research Results in the Agrokoszty System 2018年选定产品的单位成本和收入:Agrokoszty系统的研究成果

Social Responsibility in Production & Supply Chain Management eJournal Pub Date : 2020-06-23 DOI: 10.30858/zer/124178

A. Skarżyńska

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引用次数: 1

Decoupling or Upstream Dispersion of CO2 Emissions? A Subsystem Analysis of Global High-Skilled Service Sectors for the Years 1995 to 2009 二氧化碳排放解耦还是上游分散?1995 - 2009年全球高技能服务业子系统分析

Social Responsibility in Production & Supply Chain Management eJournal Pub Date : 2020-03-28 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3563137

Daniel Croner

{"title":"Decoupling or Upstream Dispersion of CO2 Emissions? A Subsystem Analysis of Global High-Skilled Service Sectors for the Years 1995 to 2009","authors":"Daniel Croner","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3563137","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3563137","url":null,"abstract":"I study global CO2 emissions of the service sector with a high share of college-educated workers within an Input-Output Subsystem Analysis for the years 1995-2009. While the share of production-based emissions of high-skilled service sectors is rather small, a footprint analysis reveals that the emission share of those sectors is considerably higher by using consumption-based accounting (about 17.7% of total emissions). The subsystem analysis offers a closer look on the origins of carbon intensive goods, necessary to meet consumption in high-skilled service sectors, by disentangling the supply chain in various channels. I find that the emissions embodied in intermediate inputs from the electricity sector are the most important component of the CO2 footprint in those branches. A structural decomposition analysis (SDA) is conducted in order to obtain major drivers of changes in emissions of input factors. The increasing global demand of such services is the main driver of emission growth in those sectors. Interestingly, also the structure of intermediate inputs plays an important role for an increasing footprint.","PeriodicalId":301337,"journal":{"name":"Social Responsibility in Production & Supply Chain Management eJournal","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133347734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Collaborative and Participatory Approaches to HRIA: The Way Forward? HRIA的合作与参与式方法:未来之路?

Social Responsibility in Production & Supply Chain Management eJournal Pub Date : 2019-11-04 DOI: 10.4337/9781788970006.00012

K. Cordes, Sam Szoke-Burke, Tulika Bansal

{"title":"Collaborative and Participatory Approaches to HRIA: The Way Forward?","authors":"K. Cordes, Sam Szoke-Burke, Tulika Bansal","doi":"10.4337/9781788970006.00012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788970006.00012","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter sets out a collaborative multi-stakeholder approach to conducting human rights impact assessments (HRIAs) of business operations or activities. The motivation for this approach is to address one of the key challenges of other types of HRIA practices, such as company-led methodologies: the limited engagement and participation of all relevant stakeholders, in particular project-affected rights-holders, which can undermine effectiveness and trust. A collaborative multi-stakeholder approach seeks to bring project-affected people, a company, and other relevant stakeholders together to jointly design and implement an assessment, with the aims of improving communication between stakeholders, increasing the information sources that can be drawn upon, and encouraging greater engagement by all participants with assessments’ findings and recommendations. The chapter explores what a collaborative multi-stakeholder HRIA would entail, examining critical aspects of the approach and methodology: from ensuring meaningful participation; to structuring, governing, and funding the impact assessment process; through to conducting the assessment, developing and implementing an action plan, disclosing results, and monitoring implementation. The chapter then considers reasons for undertaking a collaborative HRIA, factors that may affect the feasibility of such an approach, and challenges that would likely arise. It concludes with reflections on both the potential and the limitations of a collaborative multi-stakeholder approach to HRIA with the view to advancing the meaningful protection of human rights in the context of business operations or activities.","PeriodicalId":301337,"journal":{"name":"Social Responsibility in Production & Supply Chain Management eJournal","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133798155","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

An Investigation on the Post Disaster Humanitarian Logistics Response for Relief Aid Provision by World Food Programme in Zimbabwe 世界粮食计划署在津巴布韦提供救济援助的灾后人道主义后勤响应调查

Social Responsibility in Production & Supply Chain Management eJournal Pub Date : 2019-09-14 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3453941

Anthony Tapiwa Mazikana, E. Govere

{"title":"An Investigation on the Post Disaster Humanitarian Logistics Response for Relief Aid Provision by World Food Programme in Zimbabwe","authors":"Anthony Tapiwa Mazikana, E. Govere","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3453941","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3453941","url":null,"abstract":"In the Art of War, Sun Tzu (1772) observes that “the line between order and disorder lies in logistics”. The logistics response to the Asian tsunami in December 2004 reveals the fragility and inadequacy of the logistics processes. High volatility is part of complex situation, but other factors from external actor can increase this complexity; poor mandates in agencies, inadequate capacity in aid provision, or even weak diplomacy may lead to failure. From this point, specialists have highlighted the little extent given to logistics activities within the relief response. The tsunami failures imposed the international community to review its priorities such as strengthening professional staffing and supporting strategic partnerships and local available expertise. Agencies need to clarify who is to coordinate disaster response and recovery. Eventually, logistics is a bridge that allows the transition between emergency and development programs, and links the entire supply chain. This link cannot be ignored by the actors of this particular supply chain because by establishing a long-term process logistics will ensure local development and sustainability. This dissertation is on an investigation on the post disaster humanitarian logistics response for relief aid provision by World Food Programme in Zimbabwe. This research seeks to establish major logistical activities that affect post humanitarian logistics response at World Food Programme in Zimbabwe, to establish the supply chain practices used in disaster management by World Food Programme in Zimbabwe, to determine the relationship between supply chain practices and disaster response among humanitarian organizations in Zimbabwe, to identify factors that influences the post disaster humanitarian logistics response at World Food Programme in Zimbabwe and to suggest strategies that can improve post disaster humanitarian logistics response by World Food Programme in Zimbabwe.","PeriodicalId":301337,"journal":{"name":"Social Responsibility in Production & Supply Chain Management eJournal","volume":"129 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121540160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Complementary Consumer Responsibility - The Limits to Immoral Delegation in Markets 补充消费者责任——市场中不道德授权的限制

Social Responsibility in Production & Supply Chain Management eJournal Pub Date : 2019-07-30 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3428959

Mario Scharfbillig

引用次数: 0

Shaping the Values of a Milk Cooperative: Theoretical and Practical Considerations 塑造牛奶合作社的价值:理论和实践考虑

Social Responsibility in Production & Supply Chain Management eJournal Pub Date : 2019-05-01 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3137305

Liying Mu, Milind Dawande, V. Mookerjee

{"title":"Shaping the Values of a Milk Cooperative: Theoretical and Practical Considerations","authors":"Liying Mu, Milind Dawande, V. Mookerjee","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3137305","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3137305","url":null,"abstract":"Dairy cooperatives bestow upon farmers the virtues of controlling a large supply quantity of a relatively scarce product, i.e., milk (e.g., higher bargaining power, fixed cost sharing, etc.). However, the cooperative structure also encourages individual farmers to free-ride (i.e., provide low-quality milk in the hope that other farmers provide good-quality milk). The question arises: How can the bene ts of a cooperative be retained, while eliminating free-riding, especially when individual inspection costs are high? We examine this question from the perspective of a social planner, who wishes to achieve the simultaneous goals of quantity efficiency, quality efficiency, and minimal testing. The basic challenge in this quest is that of countering an endogenous value function associated with a coalition of farmers. This value function emerges from the joint interaction of three forces: (1) an individual farmer's payment-maximizing behavior, (2) the testing policies employed by the cooperative, and (3) the manner in which the revenue earned by a coalition is shared among the farmers (allocation rule). A novel allocation rule - that exploits individual incentives to guide the collective behavior of the farmers and thereby the value-function endogeneity - is proposed that achieves the planner's goals in the presence of these forces. A modification to this allocation rule is made to address the goals of practicality, e.g., the presence of low-income farmers and unintended variation in the quality of a farmer's output. We examine our interventions in the light of sample data from actual dairy cooperatives to demonstrate the viability of our proposals.","PeriodicalId":301337,"journal":{"name":"Social Responsibility in Production & Supply Chain Management eJournal","volume":"4 6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128916300","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 8

The Environmental Impact of the Advent of Online Grocery Retailing 在线零售对环境的影响

Social Responsibility in Production & Supply Chain Management eJournal Pub Date : 2019-03-10 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3358664

Ekaterina Astashkina, E. Belavina, Simone Marinesi

{"title":"The Environmental Impact of the Advent of Online Grocery Retailing","authors":"Ekaterina Astashkina, E. Belavina, Simone Marinesi","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3358664","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3358664","url":null,"abstract":"This study assesses the environmental impact of the advent of online grocery retailing. We model the grocery supply chain before and after the emergence of online grocery retail. The models include suppliers, offline and online retailers, the delivery infrastructure, and households. All firms and households optimally manage their inventory; online retailers also optimally manage deliveries. We compare food waste and transportation emissions before and after the advent of online grocery retail. We isolate three key factors that drive the difference: (i) which households switch to online shopping, (ii) their shopping patterns, and (iii) how the first two factors change where inventories are held. In general, moderate online grocery prices and delivery fees lead to (desirable) adoption primarily by households located “far” from offline stores, neither too frequent shopping nor too large basket sizes by these online households, and enough beneficial inventory centralization—and a consequent reduction in emissions. Numerical calibration using industry and demographic data reveals that in most US cities the advent of online grocery should be beneficial, leading to an eventual 8-41% reduction in emissions; more congested, wealthier, lower offline-store-density cities have the most substantial gains. Finally, making online deliveries from existing offline stores further enhances environmental benefits.","PeriodicalId":301337,"journal":{"name":"Social Responsibility in Production & Supply Chain Management eJournal","volume":"80 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116135064","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 8