Today's consumers increasingly demand products that are produced sustainably and ethically. ... more Today's consumers increasingly demand products that are produced sustainably and ethically. As a result, businesses need to address sustainability and social responsibility issues and find a proper balance between people, planet and profit (PPP) aspects of their production chains. Software tools can play an important role in mapping out the current state of PPP aspects along the production chain, and in the design and evaluation of improvement options. There are indeed many tools that are claimed to be useful for sustainability and social responsibility considerations. Yet, a tool that addresses all three aspects of value creation holistically and facilitates discussion is missing. In this paper we present the development of such a tool, called QChain. The development of this tool was based on ideas from soft systems methodology and inputs from a multidisciplinary team of experts and managers. The tool is intended to support group discussions, particularly during the early stag...
... It requires application of state-of-the-art knowledge and involvement of research and technol... more ... It requires application of state-of-the-art knowledge and involvement of research and technology institutes in ... where people physically meet in a room, it is thought of using web conferences ... in agri-food - a method based on a service-oriented architecture and living lab approach. ...
International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, Oct 24, 2007
This paper presents a research model for logistical chain redesign, which can assist organisation... more This paper presents a research model for logistical chain redesign, which can assist organisations in identifying and quantifying the potential benefits of Supply Chain Management in their particular supply chain network. The model comprises three elements: (1) the identification of sources of decision-making uncertainties in the supply chain that act as a guide for the specification of relevant chain redesigns;
... based water management a cumbersome affair [35]. Refsgaard and Henriksen [23] and Refsgaard e... more ... based water management a cumbersome affair [35]. Refsgaard and Henriksen [23] and Refsgaard et al.[24] review responses of the research community to these problems. Most recommendations focus on providing scientific ...
Today's consumers increasingly demand products that are produced sustainably and ethically. ... more Today's consumers increasingly demand products that are produced sustainably and ethically. As a result, businesses need to address sustainability and social responsibility issues and find a proper balance between people, planet and profit (PPP) aspects of their production chains. Software tools can play an important role in mapping out the current state of PPP aspects along the production chain, and in the design and evaluation of improvement options. There are indeed many tools that are claimed to be useful for sustainability and social responsibility considerations. Yet, a tool that addresses all three aspects of value creation holistically and facilitates discussion is missing. In this paper we present the development of such a tool, called QChain. The development of this tool was based on ideas from soft systems methodology and inputs from a multidisciplinary team of experts and managers. The tool is intended to support group discussions, particularly during the early stag...
... It requires application of state-of-the-art knowledge and involvement of research and technol... more ... It requires application of state-of-the-art knowledge and involvement of research and technology institutes in ... where people physically meet in a room, it is thought of using web conferences ... in agri-food - a method based on a service-oriented architecture and living lab approach. ...
International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, Oct 24, 2007
This paper presents a research model for logistical chain redesign, which can assist organisation... more This paper presents a research model for logistical chain redesign, which can assist organisations in identifying and quantifying the potential benefits of Supply Chain Management in their particular supply chain network. The model comprises three elements: (1) the identification of sources of decision-making uncertainties in the supply chain that act as a guide for the specification of relevant chain redesigns;
... based water management a cumbersome affair [35]. Refsgaard and Henriksen [23] and Refsgaard e... more ... based water management a cumbersome affair [35]. Refsgaard and Henriksen [23] and Refsgaard et al.[24] review responses of the research community to these problems. Most recommendations focus on providing scientific ...
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