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‘Green’ value chain practices in the furniture industry / Robert B. Handfield in Journal of operations management, Vol. 15 N°4 (Novembre 1997) 

Public ISBD [article]  in Journal of operations management > Vol. 15 N°4 (Novembre 1997) . - pp. 293–315 Titre : ‘Green’ value chain practices in the furniture industry Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Robert B. Handfield, Auteur ; Steve V. Walton, Auteur ; Lisa K. Seegers, Auteur Année de publication : 2007 Article en page(s) : pp. 293–315 Note générale : Génie Industriel Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Environmental  issues  Government  regulation  Case  study  research  Empirical  research Résumé : This paper draws on the results of interviews with five environmental managers in the furniture industry to develop a taxonomy of environmentally-friendly (‘green’) best practices within the operations management value chain. This taxonomy is then extended to develop a group of propositions concerning the role of management in promoting environmentally-friendly practices. The results suggest that in order to be successful, environmental management strategies must be integrated into all stages of the value chain, which includes all of the processes spanning product design, procurement, manufacturing and assembly, packaging, logistics, and distribution. While the potential for environmental performance improvement in all five of the companies is evident, all of them demonstrated ‘pockets’ of environmentally-friendly practices (EFP) in different areas of their respective value chain functions. The propositions and results emerging from the analysis also suggests that reacting to regulations is no longer sufficient. World-class EFP must anticipate and pre-empt changing environmental regulations and customer expectations, and proactively prepare products, processes and infrastructure for these changes without sacrificing competitive advantage. DEWEY : 658.57 ISSN : 0272-6963 En ligne : http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272696397000041 [article] ‘Green’ value chain practices in the furniture industry [texte imprimé] / Robert B. Handfield, Auteur ; Steve V. Walton, Auteur ; Lisa K. Seegers, Auteur . - 2007 . - pp. 293–315. Génie Industriel Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of operations management > Vol. 15 N°4 (Novembre 1997) . - pp. 293–315 Mots-clés : Environmental  issues  Government  regulation  Case  study  research  Empirical  research Résumé : This paper draws on the results of interviews with five environmental managers in the furniture industry to develop a taxonomy of environmentally-friendly (‘green’) best practices within the operations management value chain. This taxonomy is then extended to develop a group of propositions concerning the role of management in promoting environmentally-friendly practices. The results suggest that in order to be successful, environmental management strategies must be integrated into all stages of the value chain, which includes all of the processes spanning product design, procurement, manufacturing and assembly, packaging, logistics, and distribution. While the potential for environmental performance improvement in all five of the companies is evident, all of them demonstrated ‘pockets’ of environmentally-friendly practices (EFP) in different areas of their respective value chain functions. The propositions and results emerging from the analysis also suggests that reacting to regulations is no longer sufficient. World-class EFP must anticipate and pre-empt changing environmental regulations and customer expectations, and proactively prepare products, processes and infrastructure for these changes without sacrificing competitive advantage. DEWEY : 658.57 ISSN : 0272-6963 En ligne : http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272696397000041

A meta-analysis of doctoral dissertations in purchasing / Ajay Das in Journal of operations management, Vol. 15 N°2 (Mai 1997) 

Public ISBD [article]  in Journal of operations management > Vol. 15 N°2 (Mai 1997) . - pp. 101–121 Titre : A meta-analysis of doctoral dissertations in purchasing Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Ajay Das, Auteur ; Robert B. Handfield, Auteur Année de publication : 2007 Article en page(s) : pp. 101–121 Note générale : Génie Industriel Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Purchasing  Supply  chain  Meta-analysis Résumé : Purchasing, as a distinct business function, has grown immensely in strategic stature over the past decade. However, the academic development of the field has not paralleled this turn of events. While the academic evolution of any field can be assessed in a variety of ways, doctoral dissertation research provides a useful method of evaluating the intellectual health of a discipline. We analyze doctoral dissertation research in the field of purchasing since 1987, identify key areas of study, examine shifts in topical coverage, evaluate methodological sophistication and the extent of theory development and discuss gaps in research areas. We find that dissertation research in purchasing is still largely exploratory, lacking in dominant paradigms and unifying theories. On a more positive note, our analysis reveals an encouraging trend towards causal and confirmatory research designs and the growing use of organizational, marketing and economic theory to explain purchasing phenomena. DEWEY : 658.57 ISSN : 0272-6963 En ligne : http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272696396001015 [article] A meta-analysis of doctoral dissertations in purchasing [texte imprimé] / Ajay Das, Auteur ; Robert B. Handfield, Auteur . - 2007 . - pp. 101–121. Génie Industriel Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of operations management > Vol. 15 N°2 (Mai 1997) . - pp. 101–121 Mots-clés : Purchasing  Supply  chain  Meta-analysis Résumé : Purchasing, as a distinct business function, has grown immensely in strategic stature over the past decade. However, the academic development of the field has not paralleled this turn of events. While the academic evolution of any field can be assessed in a variety of ways, doctoral dissertation research provides a useful method of evaluating the intellectual health of a discipline. We analyze doctoral dissertation research in the field of purchasing since 1987, identify key areas of study, examine shifts in topical coverage, evaluate methodological sophistication and the extent of theory development and discuss gaps in research areas. We find that dissertation research in purchasing is still largely exploratory, lacking in dominant paradigms and unifying theories. On a more positive note, our analysis reveals an encouraging trend towards causal and confirmatory research designs and the growing use of organizational, marketing and economic theory to explain purchasing phenomena. DEWEY : 658.57 ISSN : 0272-6963 En ligne : http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272696396001015