Modelling the impact of climate change risk on supply chain performance

Climate change is among the top global risks due to its growing adverse impact on businesses. However, few empirical studies address this imminent risk from a supply chain perspective. Due to a lack of established approaches for capturing complex interaction between climate change risk and supply chain performance, a three-phase mixed methodology approach was attempted. A cognitive map first captured the inter-relationships based on a mental model established by a group of experts. Later, a survey gathered from industry practitioners assessing causal relationships identified key climate change factors and most influenced supply chain performance dimensions. Finally, a system dynamics model supported by multiple case scenarios assessed the implications of climate change on supply chain performance. The results indicated a significant reduction in the availability of natural resources/raw material and capacity, leading to increase in stock-outs, inventory costs and bottlenecks disrupting procurement, manufacturing and logistics functions. Supply chain performance captured through efficiency and effectiveness shows a negative trend with increasing climate change consequences. The systems approach followed in this paper contributes by providing a quantitative model for assessing the impact of climate change risk on supply chain performance

OPTIMISING WEEE FLOWS: A CASE STUDY OF A REVERSE SUPPLY CHAIN FOR MIXED SMALL ELECTRICAL WASTE

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), is the one of the fastest growing waste streams in Europe with 12 million tonnes expected to be generated by 2020 (European Commission, 2018). In terms of unit numbers, small WEEE represents the largest fractions of WEEE arisings and the reuse/recycling return rates for small WEEE items (e.g. household appliances, mobile phones, computers, toys) are much lower than large WEEE (e.g. white goods and televisions). WEEE contains hazardous materials so diverting these away from landfill is environmentally beneficial, and there are also economic benefits associated with recovering and reusing components. As a result there has been growing interest in the Reverse Supply Chains (RSCs) of electronic goods and what value can be extracted from these unwanted items. Whilst there are many examples of electronic reverse supply chains in the literature, these typically focus on one specific product type. This paper presents an empirical case study of a RSC for the recovery of a mixed electrical product stream. The authors design a bespoke three tier collaborative RSC for the collection, transport and treatment of mixed household WEEE. The RSC is unique in that it is a collaboration between an electronics ReManufacturer (RM), and a Collecting Firm (CF) whose primary business is the national distribution of news publications. The live pilot implementation of the collaborative RSC allowed the researchers a rare opportunity to collect primary data into the potential value recovery of the mixed WEEE stream. From a practical perspective, the study is an example of how firms can collaborate to harness surplus logistics capacity to support environmental activities and potentially lead to business diversification opportunities. For academics, this paper would be a useful addition as unique, empirical case study

Performance Management: State-of-the-art and Implications for Europe and Beyond

Solutions for any headline problem need also come from global efforts, and these start from national and firm level activities, concerning which theories and management frameworks about improving performance have been developed and revised earnestly. This is a core purpose within EMR’s interested scope of publication. In this editorial, the state-of-the-art on performance management thinking is presented by introducing ten articles that explore new aspects that are core but sparse within the subject, which deal with ‘performance’ not just as an outcome but also in other interlinking ways that ultimately lead to it. Implications and suggested directions for future research to help the many challenges in Europe for the near and distant futures are finally presented

New tools for measuring global academic performance

The study is on performance measurement in academia. It aims at developing and validating the measurement scale for the performance of higher institutions. The items were developed based on the extant literature. Data were collected via an online survey in which a questionnaire link was sent to 269 vice chancellors/presidents of the sampled universities. A total of 133 responses were retrieved at the end of the data collection period. This study used proportionate random sampling for sample selection. The goodness of measures was checked via field experts, academicians, and data analysis with SPSS. Overall, the alpha coefficient was .974. The outcome of exploratory factor analysis (EFA) exposed all factors loaded more than 0.50. The results revealed that the instrument was reliable and valid. Hence, the instrument developed was suitable to be used in examining the performance of higher institutions

Avaliação de desempenho organizacional: um estudo aplicado em hospitais filantrópicos

An evaluation of organizational performance requires studies that encompass the specificities of the object under analysis, which is valid for health organizations. However, this type of organization has little support from Administration techniques and knowledge, thus generating deficiencies in management and control. As a result, the objective of this article is to develop a model for evaluating the specific performance of philanthropic hospitals and to compare the efficiency of those organizations. A theoretical model was createdand subsequently validated by specialists. A data envelopment analysis was conducted by means ofusing the data from 70 hospitals, collected in afield research. The conclusion is that there is no great availability of managerial information in Brazilian hospitals, and elements were pointed out for increasing sample efficiency.Univ Estadual Paulista, Programa Mestrado Adm, Sao Paulo, BrazilUniv Sao Paulo, Fac Econ Adm & Contabilidade, Sao Paulo, BrazilUniv Estadual Paulista, Programa Mestrado Adm, Sao Paulo, Brazi