Balancing flexibility and sustainability in procurement: identifying tensions

Sajad Fayezi; Amrik Sohal

Balancing flexibility and sustainability in procurement: identifying tensions

Department of Management

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Abstract

This research study aims to unpack the factors that underlie tensions in building a flexible and sustainable procurement function using an inductive case study
approach. The analysis resulted in the development of a conceptual framework
that identifies tensions and their sources across three dimensions: decision drivers, decision filters, and decision context. The findings contribute to a better understanding of the flexibility-sustainability paradox across supply chains, which will inform the subsequent development of response strategies to mitigate the resulting tensions. For practitioners, the findings provide a dissected view of the procurement decision environment for building a flexible and sustainable procurement.

Original language	English
Number of pages	4
Publication status	Published - 2016
Event	ANZAM Operations, Supply Chain and Services Symposium - Sydney Duration: 15 Jun 2016 → …

Conference

Conference	ANZAM Operations, Supply Chain and Services Symposium
City	Sydney
Period	15/06/16 → …

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

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