Process Alignment for Sustainable Product Development: The Essential Role of Supplier and Customer Involvement Processes

作者: Alex A. Alblas , Kristian Peters , Hans Wortmann

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-41263-9_69

关键词: Empirical researchMarketingSustainabilityBusiness modelBusinessSupply chainContext (language use)Process managementProcess (engineering)Sustainable product developmentDiscrete manufacturing

摘要: Sustainable product development (SPD) has received increasing attention by scholars and practitioners recently. This paper explores two essential organizational processes to support SPD: supplier customer involvement. The empirical study in six discrete manufacturing firms shows that various types of sustainability innovations (e.g., recycling or energy efficiency) imply discontinues change the supply chain and/or context, these themes only can be implemented when integration process is sufficiently supported. results suggest SPD requires alignment between type innovation processes.

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