Central European Business Review 2013, 2(3):22-29 | DOI: 10.18267/j.cebr.51

Delivering Sustainability Through Supply Chain Distribution Network Redesign

Denise Ravet
Denise Ravet, Ph.D., Doctorate in Management Sciences, Teacher in Supply Chain Management, IAE Lyon Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3, 6 cours Albert Thomas - 69008 Lyon France, denise.ravet@univ-lyon3.fr

Purpose: Companies could gain (cost, service, green/sustainable) a competitive advantage through the supply chain network. The goal of this article is to study how to deliver sustainability through the redesign of the supply chain distribution network.
Design/methodology/approach: A literature review is conducted to examine research relating to sustainable supply chain strategies and the redesign of the supply chain distribution network.
Findings: A study of the supply chain literature reveals the importance of rethinking the supply chain distribution network's design and treating sustainability as an integral part of operations.

Keywords: Global supply chain strategies; sustainable supply chain strategies; distribution network redesign
JEL classification: M, M11, R4

Received: June 18, 2013; Revised: September 2, 2013; Published: September 30, 2013  Show citation

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Ravet, D. (2013). Delivering Sustainability Through Supply Chain Distribution Network Redesign. Central European Business Review, 2(3), 22-29. doi: 10.18267/j.cebr.51
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