Sustainable Supply Chain Design: A Configurational Approach

Table 6

Different configurations of a sustainable supply chain.

	Efficient SSC	Innovative SSC	Reputed SSC
Central theme	Cost and risk reduction [15]	Innovation and repositioning [15]	Reputation & legitimacy [15]
Dominant environmental strategy	Pollution prevention [15]	Clean technology [15]	Product stewardship [15]
Philosophy	Minimize waste and emissions from operations [15]	Develop the sustainable competencies of the future [15]	Integrate stakeholders views into business process [15]
Core practices	(i) Green supply and purchasing; (ii) Green process design	(i) Product eco-design; (ii) Use of clean energy and technology	(i) Supplier environmental collaboration; (ii) Customer environmental collaboration; (iii) Influential stakeholder management; (iv) Material & product, recovery
Processes	Standard and procedural	Innovative and fast response	Collaborative
Networks	Centralized [34]	Decentralized [34]	Joint venture or alliance with reputed networks in industry [34]; Closed loop [15, 34]