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The role of responsible labels in transforming purchasing practices

The role of responsible labels in transforming purchasing practices

Maureen Poullié's professional thesis focuses on how a responsible label can transform a company's purchasing practices towards a more sustainable approach.

Through a case study of an aeronautical company that has held the RFAR (Label Relations Fournisseurs et Achats Responsables) label since 2022, it demonstrates how a label can act as a guide, guarantor, federator and differentiation tool. Based on semi-directive interviews and participant observation, the study highlights the importance of a collaborative commitment and appropriate management methods to make this transition a success.

For her research, Maureen Poullié received the Women's Prize for the Best Professional Thesis in Supply Chain awarded by France Supply Chain's Communauté des Femmes en Supply Chain.

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Introducing a framework toward sustainability goals in a supply chain 4.0 ecosystem

This article received the Best Article Award in Sustainable Supply Chain in 2024 ex aequo with a study on "Cognitive digital twins for freight parking management in last mile delivery under smart cities paradigm".

This prize is awarded jointly by France Supply Chain by Aslog's Lab SupplyChain4Good and AIRL-SCM, the association of French-speaking researchers in logistics and SCM.

The business and research community are called upon to take concrete actions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We state that Industry 4.0 technologies are the innovative capability that should be supported to move supply chains from their linear model, known for its high energy and resource consumption, to a circular model where technology replaces intermediaries and drives operations towards sustainability and efficiency.

The study reflects the impact of integrating Industry 4.0 technologies on each of the processes in the Supply Chain Operations Reference Model (SCOR) to construct the supply chain 4.0 and links the resulting capabilities of this transformation to the potential achievements of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

This paper draws on recent studies and secondary data sources to provide a framework that could help academics and practitioners reduce tensions related to the maturity level of Industry 4.0 technologies and foster concrete implementations to achieve sustainability goals.

By Saoussane Srhir, Anicia Jaegler and Jairo R. Montoya-Torres of Kedge Business School, France and School of Engineering of Universidad de La Sabana, Colombia.

Optimum pollution control in a dynamic, multi-level supply chain

In this research, we show how a logistics transport planner optimizes the trips to be made while minimizing greenhouse gas emissions in a dynamic framework.

An article published in Environ Model Assess 27, 585-598 (2022) and submitted to the Best Article in Sustainable Supply Chain 2023 jury by Xavier Brusset, Aida Jebali, Davide La Torre and Shumail Mazahir.

Taxonomy of the green supply chain in healthcare: critical factors for a proactive approach

The first article to identify the critical factors for implementing a green supply chain in the healthcare sector. It is also the first attempt to provide a taxonomy of hospitals according to their green approaches (reactive, responsive and proactive).

An article published in The international journal of Logistics Management, 34(1), 60-83. and submitted to the jury of the Best Article in Sustainable Supply Chain 2023 by Bentahar, O., Benzidia, S., & Bourlakis, M. (2023).