The contribution of our study relies in the development of models which deepen the scientific research in the supply chain management field and in the sustainability field with a focus on the collaboration impact on these two topics. We based our findings on three main theories, namely: the Resource Based View (RBV), the Natural Resource Based View (NRBV) and the Relational View, which represented the theoretical lenses through which we interpreted results. We decided to conduct a longitudinal single case study with a time span ranging from 2014 to 2018 and we focused on the leather supply chain of an important fashion group which is famous for its commitment toward sustainability. In fact it has a dedicated department to implement the sustainability strategy and publishes online lots of reports, which prove its willingness to spread sustainability. We analyzed all the sustainability-oriented practices implemented by this group and we classified them according to theme (Environment, Innovation and Social welfare) and supply chain phase (Raw material production, Raw material Processing and Tanneries). We found nine recurring subthemes that indicate which the major directions of action are and how different collaboration strategies (sources of relational rent) fit different supply chain phases. Thanks to our models, readers and managers have new visual and schematic tools that can be adopted to better understand leather supply chain issues related to each phase of leather production and the existing directions that an important fashion company is following. These results can be used to understand what the main issues are and what the business is currently implementing to tackle them, thus taking inspiration from and for other sectors to spread sustainability all over the world.
Il contributo della nostra tesi riguarda lo sviluppo di modelli che ampliano la ricerca scientifica nell’ambito del supply chain management a della sostenibilità con un’attenzione particolare all’impatto della collaborazione su di essi. Per investigare questi temi abbiamo utilizzato tre teorie principali: la Resource Based View (RBV), la Natural Resource Based View (NRBV) e la Relational View, che rappresentano le teorie che abbiamo utilizzato per interpretare i nostri risultati. Abbiamo deciso di adottare un singolo case study longitudinale che si estende su un arco temporale che va dal 2014 al 2018; ci siamo concentrati sulla supply chain della pelle di un importante gruppo di moda, famoso per la sua dedizione verso il tema della sostenibilità. Infatti ha un dipartimento dedicato all’implementazione della sua strategia sostenibile and pubblica online molti report, che testimoniano la sua volontà di diffondere una cultura di sostenibilità. Abbiamo analizzato tutte le pratiche sostenibili implementate dal gruppo e le abbiamo classificate per tema (Ambiente, Innovazione e Social Welfare) e fasi della supply chain (Produzione delle materie prime, Operazioni su materie prime, e Concerie). Abbiamo trovato nove sottotemi ricorrenti che indicano quali sono le principali direzioni di miglioramento e come diverse strategie collaborative si adattano alle diverse fasi della supply chain. Grazie ai nostri modelli, i lettori possono avere nuovi strumenti grafici e schematici che possono essere utilizzati per comprendere al meglio i problemi della supply chain della pelle, legati ad ogni fase della sua produzione e le attuali azioni che questa importante azienda sta portando avanti. Questi risultati possono essere usati per comprendere quali sono i problemi e in che direzione si sta andando per risolverli, così che anche altri settori possano diffondere una cultura di sostenibilità.
A look into supply chain collaboration for fashion sustainability
RIGATTI, LORENZO;RONCHI, ILARIA
2018/2019
Abstract
The contribution of our study relies in the development of models which deepen the scientific research in the supply chain management field and in the sustainability field with a focus on the collaboration impact on these two topics. We based our findings on three main theories, namely: the Resource Based View (RBV), the Natural Resource Based View (NRBV) and the Relational View, which represented the theoretical lenses through which we interpreted results. We decided to conduct a longitudinal single case study with a time span ranging from 2014 to 2018 and we focused on the leather supply chain of an important fashion group which is famous for its commitment toward sustainability. In fact it has a dedicated department to implement the sustainability strategy and publishes online lots of reports, which prove its willingness to spread sustainability. We analyzed all the sustainability-oriented practices implemented by this group and we classified them according to theme (Environment, Innovation and Social welfare) and supply chain phase (Raw material production, Raw material Processing and Tanneries). We found nine recurring subthemes that indicate which the major directions of action are and how different collaboration strategies (sources of relational rent) fit different supply chain phases. Thanks to our models, readers and managers have new visual and schematic tools that can be adopted to better understand leather supply chain issues related to each phase of leather production and the existing directions that an important fashion company is following. These results can be used to understand what the main issues are and what the business is currently implementing to tackle them, thus taking inspiration from and for other sectors to spread sustainability all over the world.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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