Supply chain management in view of climate change: an overview of possible impacts and the road ahead
Abstract: The paper aims to
provide a general overview of the impacts of climate change upon supply chains
and to analyze the implications of climate change for supply chain management
in terms of strategic and operational planning. A roadmap of fruitful research
approaches is also presented.
Design/methodology/approach: The paper makes use of a general review of
the relevant literature and, based on a systematic categorization of the
findings, looks for useful insights towards the issues of climate change and
supply chain management. A framework is drawn for systematically assessing the
impacts of climate change upon supply chains and their management, while making
suggestions for future research.
Findings and Originality/value: Supply chain networks run physical,
operational and reputational risks attributed to climate change. Escalation in
regulations, market forces and stakeholders’ pressures are paving the way for
the decarbonization of supply chains with obvious implications for supply chain
management. Supply chain managers should pay special attention to the impacts
of climate change on supply chains and academics should further explore the
interrelationships between climate change and supply chain design and
operations.
Research limitations/implications: Additional qualitative research based
on grounded theory is suggested for validating and interconnecting the findings
with empirical data.
Practical implications: The paper provides several insights towards the
issues of supply chain management in view of climate change and may serve as an
initial basis for exploring future research directions by academics.
Practitioners, especially those drafting value-creating supply chain agendas,
may also find these insights useful for improving their managerial practices.
Originality/value: By providing an original structured overview of the
impacts of climate change upon supply chain design and operations management
the paper substantiates the need for management improvements and provides
research directions that may prove valuable to researchers.
Author: Thomas K. Dasaklis,
Costas P. Pappis
Journal Code: jptindustrigg130096
