A triple bottom line balanced set of key performance indicators to measure the sustainability performance of industrial supply chains

Neri, A; Cagno, E; Lepri, M; Trianni, A

A triple bottom line balanced set of key performance indicators to measure the sustainability performance of industrial supply chains

Neri, A Cagno, E Lepri, M Trianni, A

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Sustainable Production and Consumption, 2021, 26, pp. 648-691
Issue Date:: 2021-04-01

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dc.contributor.author	Neri, A
dc.contributor.author	Cagno, E
dc.contributor.author	Lepri, M
dc.contributor.author	Trianni, A https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1699-7787
dc.date.accessioned	2022-01-27T06:32:14Z
dc.date.available	2022-01-27T06:32:14Z
dc.date.issued	2021-04-01
dc.identifier.citation	Sustainable Production and Consumption, 2021, 26, pp. 648-691
dc.identifier.issn	2352-5509
dc.identifier.issn	2352-5509
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/153661
dc.description.abstract	The measurement of sustainability within industrial supply chains is becoming increasingly relevant, with both industry and academia calling for the development of a general and manageable set of key performance indicators (KPIs). With more than 2,000 performance measures already identified by the previous literature, the real challenge lays in the development of the right set of indicators. Stemming from a thorough literature review, we propose a novel set of KPIs, based on a Balance Score Card - Supply Chain Operations Reference integrated framework. Whilst including a limited number of KPIs, the proposed set: i) assures a balanced coverage of the sustainability pillars and related intersections; ii) addresses different decision-making levels, financial bases and components of performance; iii) simultaneously tackles the sustainability performance of an entire supply chain. We empirically validated the set in 3 supply chains and 7 focal firms, by assessing its completeness, usefulness and ease of use. The set resulted suitable for different contexts of application and appropriate for the evaluation of the sustainability performance of an overall supply chain. We conclude with remarks for academia, industry and policy-makers, also sketching directions for further research.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	ELSEVIER
dc.relation.ispartof	Sustainable Production and Consumption
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.spc.2020.12.018
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess
dc.subject	0502 Environmental Science and Management, 1402 Applied Economics, 1604 Human Geography
dc.title	A triple bottom line balanced set of key performance indicators to measure the sustainability performance of industrial supply chains
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	26
utslib.for	0502 Environmental Science and Management
utslib.for	1402 Applied Economics
utslib.for	1604 Human Geography
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CAMGIS - Centre for Advanced Modelling and Geospatial lnformation Systems
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Information, Systems and Modelling
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
utslib.copyright.embargo	2023-04-01T00:00:00+1000Z
dc.date.updated	2022-01-27T06:32:11Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	26

Abstract:

The measurement of sustainability within industrial supply chains is becoming increasingly relevant, with both industry and academia calling for the development of a general and manageable set of key performance indicators (KPIs). With more than 2,000 performance measures already identified by the previous literature, the real challenge lays in the development of the right set of indicators. Stemming from a thorough literature review, we propose a novel set of KPIs, based on a Balance Score Card - Supply Chain Operations Reference integrated framework. Whilst including a limited number of KPIs, the proposed set: i) assures a balanced coverage of the sustainability pillars and related intersections; ii) addresses different decision-making levels, financial bases and components of performance; iii) simultaneously tackles the sustainability performance of an entire supply chain. We empirically validated the set in 3 supply chains and 7 focal firms, by assessing its completeness, usefulness and ease of use. The set resulted suitable for different contexts of application and appropriate for the evaluation of the sustainability performance of an overall supply chain. We conclude with remarks for academia, industry and policy-makers, also sketching directions for further research.

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