Sustainabilty and Future Supply Chain Management in Pakistan
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Sustainability and the Future of Supply Chain
Management
Mahsum Naseem*, Mirza Aurangzeb **, Umair Ismail ***
* Business Administration, University of the Punjab, Gujranwala Campus, Pakistan
** Business Administration, University of the Punjab, Gujranwala Campus, Pakistan
*** Business Administration, University of the Punjab, Gujranwala Campus, Pakistan
Abstract
This paper studies the sustainability of Supply Chain Management (environmental, social and economical) in modern and future supply chains and examines its effect on a Pakistani Organization known as Boss Moulded Furniture. The global supply chain is entering into a new world of opportunities and challenges. Challenges include environmental protection, energy availability and increase in population. On the other hand modern and future supply chain will also be able to have an access on opportunities. These opportunities include outsourcing, vertical and horizontal integration and increases in telecommunication technology which enables supply chain to be connected more than ever before. After giving a brief description of challenges and opportunities that supply chains are facing and will be facing. This paper conducted a case study on Boss Moulded Furniture. Time horizon of this study is cross sectional and interview is used as a data collection method because of time, human and resource constraint. Energy crises is the main challenge that Boss faces and it makes Boss to use diesel to generate electricity and in turn it increases the cost of products. Boss is trying to conform to environmental legislations. When it comes to opportunities the findings shows that Boss is not very efficient to take advantage from them.
Keywords: Sustainability, Integration, Sustainability supply chain management, Supply chain management
Introduction
Pakistan is an under developing country and with respect to industry it ranked 41st in the world and ranked 55th in worldwide factory output. The major industry...
Management
Mahsum Naseem*, Mirza Aurangzeb **, Umair Ismail ***
* Business Administration, University of the Punjab, Gujranwala Campus, Pakistan
** Business Administration, University of the Punjab, Gujranwala Campus, Pakistan
*** Business Administration, University of the Punjab, Gujranwala Campus, Pakistan
Abstract
This paper studies the sustainability of Supply Chain Management (environmental, social and economical) in modern and future supply chains and examines its effect on a Pakistani Organization known as Boss Moulded Furniture. The global supply chain is entering into a new world of opportunities and challenges. Challenges include environmental protection, energy availability and increase in population. On the other hand modern and future supply chain will also be able to have an access on opportunities. These opportunities include outsourcing, vertical and horizontal integration and increases in telecommunication technology which enables supply chain to be connected more than ever before. After giving a brief description of challenges and opportunities that supply chains are facing and will be facing. This paper conducted a case study on Boss Moulded Furniture. Time horizon of this study is cross sectional and interview is used as a data collection method because of time, human and resource constraint. Energy crises is the main challenge that Boss faces and it makes Boss to use diesel to generate electricity and in turn it increases the cost of products. Boss is trying to conform to environmental legislations. When it comes to opportunities the findings shows that Boss is not very efficient to take advantage from them.
Keywords: Sustainability, Integration, Sustainability supply chain management, Supply chain management
Introduction
Pakistan is an under developing country and with respect to industry it ranked 41st in the world and ranked 55th in worldwide factory output. The major industry...