Sustainable Supply Chain Design: A Configurational Approach

Table 5

A harmonized categorization of sustainable supply chain practice, processes, and structures.

Practices	Processes	Structures
Internal environmental management	Mechanisms and systems for implementing processes
Green supply and purchasing	Source	Forward supply chain
Supplier environmental collaboration	Source	Forward supply chain
Product eco-design	Make	Forward supply chain
Green process design	Make	Forward supply chain
Use of clean energy and technology	Make	Forward supply chain
Green distribution and transportation	Deliver	Forward supply chain
Green packaging	Deliver	Forward supply chain
Green consumption management	Use	Forward supply chain
Customer environmental collaboration	Use	Forward supply chain
Collection management	Collect	Collection networks
Material recovery	Recover	Recycling networks
Product recovery	Recover	Reprocessing networks
Investment recovery	Recover	Collection networks
Waste disposal	Disposal	Waste disposal networks
Influential stakeholder management	Managing the external drivers/regulations that control the processes