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Supply chain management (SCM) can be defined as a process-oriented management approach that encompasses coordination of all flows of raw materials, components, and semifinished and finished products as well as information along all actors of the value chain, from raw material suppliers to end customers; it aims to optimize resource inputs and the quality of the produced goods and services for all companies involved in the supply chain (Stadtler et al. 2015). SCM thus integrates economic performance and efficiency into key interorganizational business systems in order to improve the resilience of the organization over the short and long term (Ahi and Searcy 2013).
SCM in the context of SDG 12, in addition, aims at sustainable production and consumption, i.e., “the use of services and related products, which respond to basic needs and bring a better quality...
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Führ, M., Schenten, J. (2019). Supply Chain Management. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P., Wall, T. (eds) Responsible Consumption and Production. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71062-4_36-1
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