Proposal of a Framework for Assessing Environmental Performance of Supply Chains

  • C. Silva
  • L. M. D. F. Ferreira
  • S. G. Azevedo
Conference paper
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Part of the Lecture Notes in Management and Industrial Engineering book series (LNMIE)

Abstract

Companies need to excel in many areas to achieve a competitive advantage. Supply Chain Management is critical for company’s overall performance, while its operations can lead to a significant impact on the environment. It is therefore crucial that organizations measure the environmental performance of their supply chains in order to define strategies that contribute to minimize the negative impact of their operations. This paper aims to suggest a framework for the assessment of environmental performance of an upstream supply chain integrating Analytic Hierarchy Process with a modified Balanced Scorecard.

Keywords

Environmental performance Supply chain management Composite index 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • C. Silva
    • 1
  • L. M. D. F. Ferreira
    • 2
  • S. G. Azevedo
    • 3
  1. 1.CEMUC, Department of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of CoimbraCoimbraPortugal
  2. 2.Economics, Management and Industrial Engineering DepartmentUniversity of AveiroAveiroPortugal
  3. 3.Department of Management and EconomicsUniversity of Beira InteriorCovilhãPortugal

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