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From a systemic point of view, the environmental efforts of single companies to achieve sustainable economic and environmental development are not enough because of the economic difficulty of reaching both zero-waste production state and high level of resource efficiency. This work focuses on payback period as a commitment keeping mechanism to ensu...
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... Fig. 2 , it is shown how the four stakeholders' ROI changes when reducing the target payback period in the four scenarios. Comparing 2 (c) and (d), it emerges that a company capable to have a high ROI from ISs relationships, i.e., capable to create large value from waste, will prefer having the most of the partners at its same level of ROI. ...
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... In the field of sustainability, this collaboration is key to the development of new ideas and environmental tools; an example of this statement is the design and development of sustainable packaging and products. The collaboration of both parties in this process guarantees the connection between the parties, as well as work with favorable results, because both parties know what the objective is and that the success that the product obtains in the market will be translated into economic benefits and boost the competitiveness of the company [22]. This is why there is a need for collaboration between researchers and practitioners with expertise in SSC development, implementation and modeling. ...
En los últimos años se han ampliado los esfuerzos para crear y adoptar herramientas que contribuyan a mitigar el impacto ambiental causado por el desarrollo industrial. En este sentido, el objetivo de este artículo es doble: (i) identificar los países a nivel mundial que han generado y difundido más información sobre cadenas de suministro sostenibles (CSS) y (ii) reconocer a las organizaciones que más han interactuado entre sí. generar mayores aportes científicos sobre las CSC. Metodológicamente, el punto de partida fue un rastreo bibliométrico y se realizó una revisión sistemática de la literatura centrada en las ESC. El buscador utilizado fue la plataforma Dimensiones, limitado únicamente a los años 2020, 2021 y 2022, y los artículos debían pertenecer a las categorías de ingeniería y economía. Para la visualización de la red se utilizó VOSviewer, ya que permite visualizar las conexiones en un gráfico de red. Los hallazgos de este trabajo muestran los vínculos existentes entre organizaciones a nivel mundial cuyo fin es el estudio y divulgación científica de las SSC. Los países que mayor aporte científico han generado en los últimos tres años con respecto a las SSC han sido China, Reino Unido, Estados Unidos, Italia y Holanda. Además, las organizaciones que más han interactuado pertenecen a la Unión Europea. Estados Unidos, Italia y Holanda. Además, las organizaciones que más han interactuado pertenecen a la Unión Europea. Estados Unidos, Italia y Holanda. Además, las organizaciones que más han interactuado pertenecen a la Unión Europea.
... In the field of sustainability, this collaboration is key to the development of new ideas and environmental tools; an example of this statement is the design and development of sustainable packaging and products. The collaboration of both parties in this process guarantees the connection between the parties, as well as work with favorable results, because both parties know what the objective is and that the success that the product obtains in the market will be translated into economic benefits and boost the competitiveness of the company [22]. This is why there is a need for collaboration between researchers and practitioners with expertise in SSC development, implementation and modeling. ...
La ingeniería de métodos se ha convertido en una de las más fundamentales e importantes dentro del estudio del trabajo para el mejoramiento continuo de las líneas o cadenas de producción. El objetivo de estudio es discutir el estado de arte actual de la ingeniería de métodos y la cadena de producción bajo la metodología PRISMA. El registro del protocolo de revisión sistemática de la literatura académica actual en este campo emergente, permitió establecer las brechas de investigación futura. La revisión se llevó a cabo mediante la identificación de artículos académicos relevantes de revistas líderes utilizando las bases de datos de Scopus, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, Google académico y Dialnet mediante el uso de los filtros y palabras claves como “ingeniería de métodos”, “methods engineering”, “method study”, “cadena de producción”, “production line” y “línea de producción”, solo se tomó en consideración artículos de ingeniería y de revistas. El efecto de filtro de búsqueda arrojo artículos que estaban disponibles, pero solo 26 artículos cumplían los requisitos previos. Se concluye que la invención del estudio dio a conocer como las diferentes herramientas, técnicas e instrumentos de la ingeniería de métodos y la cadena de producción tienen efecto en la mejora de la productividad de una empresa. Por consiguiente, los países que sujetaron en requisitos de divulgación de la investigación fueron China, Ecuador, Argentina, Brasil y México.
... Enterprise Input-Output models have been used to identify and analyse a set of companies capable of creating synergies by exploiting their waste (Fraccascia, 2019), combined with Multi-Agent models to introduce the companies' behaviours (Albino et al., 2016). Game theory approaches are used to define equilibrium conditions to prevent opportunistic behaviours, while commitment-keeping mechanisms incentivise the companies to cooperate (Castiglione and Alfieri, 2020). However, these approaches neglect the local traditions and know-how, the strengths and weaknesses of a particular region, and the local communities because of the complexity of considering them. ...
This paper proposes an approach based on a systemic design methodology and the Multi-layer Enterprise Input-Output formalisation method to engage different stakeholders in a new production network to create value from waste and by-products. The proposed methodology supports the stakeholders' cooperation in the design and development phases to establish, in a bottom-up fashion, production networks based on mutual stakeholders’ trust and relevant innovation content, such as industrial symbioses. The systemic design approach focuses on the characteristics of the local communities and their know-how identifying current waste and potential alternatives to exploit them as raw materials. A novel hierarchical version of the Multi-layer Enterprise Input-Output formalisation method quantitatively supports the system design and the performance assessment. It increases data consistency, supports practitioners in system formalisation, and feeds a properly developed dashboard of KPIs to provide the stakeholders with systemic design information and system techno-economic-environmental performance. The methodology implementation is shown in a case study based on the regional project InnovaEcoFood, which analyses the technical feasibility of producing healthy products from wine press residue and rice bran. The methodology data structure appears suitable for dynamic analyses to support decision-making, performance assessment, negotiation, and development activities. The methodology engages stakeholders in the design and development process, providing consistent techno-economic-environmental data based on a shared platform. In particular, it is suitable for self-organising networks and models where stakeholders themselves engage partners to build and extend the network.
... An important part of sustainability implementation is to deal with the practices that preserve biodiversity, eliminate social inequalities, and prevent the unsustainable use of limited resources [2]. Various authors focus on economic sustainability [3][4][5], environmental sustainability [6][7][8][9], and social sustainability [10][11][12][13]. However, for a better 2030 and beyond, the United Nations (UN) double-clicked on the three elements of sustainability, defined it in 17 factors, and named them the Sustainable Development Goals (hereafter SDGs) by 2015. ...
An important challenge for the future is focusing on sustainability in life and business. The three elements of sustainability (economic, environmental, and social), defined in 17 factors by the United Nations (UN) as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), may, therefore, be the main drivers of business competitiveness and opportunity recognition. The main aim of the article is to identify the awareness level of sustainability and sustainable development goals in the context of business opportunity areas by analysing the results of a survey of organisations in six countries (Finland, Slovakia, Italy, Austria, Spain, and Turkey). A multilingual questionnaire, administered in six participating countries, was used as a collection tool to determine the organisation’s level of awareness regarding the SDGs. A research questionnaire was filled in by 238 respondents, providing a cross-cultural view of their attitudes, knowledge, and future interest in sustainability and the SDGs. The obtained results indicate differences in the approach to sustainability issues, the scope of knowledge, interest, competencies in sustainable development and SDGs, and the content of implementation of sustainability and SDGs in organisations in different sectors, regions and countries. Further statistical evaluation of the research hypotheses states the significant relationship between the two variables: sustainable strategy and the designation of a responsible employee in each organisation rs = 0.677 (α = 0.05). It is essential to eliminate the gap in the cross-cultural approach and knowledge in engaging with sustainable strategy and its implementation in current and future organisation activities in the context of sustainability and SDGs, in order to enhance opportunities for the growth of sustainability-focused entrepreneurship across different sectors and countries.
... In the field of sustainability, this collaboration is key to the development of new ideas and environmental tools; an example of this statement is the design and development of sustainable packaging and products. The collaboration of both parties in this process guarantees the connection between the parties, as well as work with favorable results, because both parties know what the objective is and that the success that the product obtains in the market will be translated into economic benefits and boost the competitiveness of the company [22]. This is why there is a need for collaboration between researchers and practitioners with expertise in SSC development, implementation and modeling. ...
... Intra-company approaches do not include the inter-company dimension, that is, the development of IS relationships with other partners, which is independent, and thus, addressed separately. However, the operational performance of companies can be damaged by opportunistic behaviors ( Parlar et al., 2019 ), increased normative bureaucracy ( Jiao & Boons, 2014 ), and a lack of partners' commitment ( Castiglione & Alfieri, 2020 ). ...
Technological eco-innovation plays a crucial role in improving economic-environmental performance by increasing the resource efficiency. Holistic eco-innovative approaches are more effective than focused ones because they address the product, process, and organizational dimensions simultaneously, and thus, engender better economic-environmental performance. Accordingly, we propose a holistic methodology to improve resource efficiency in production systems by concurrently evaluating three dimensions, namely, introducing new products, reducing process inefficiencies, and creating value through waste exchange within the framework of industrial symbiosis. Thus, industrial symbiosis becomes a part of a holistic eco-innovative strategy by primarily supporting organizational eco-innovation, rather than a stand-alone concept. In this study, the developed methodology follows a combination of an abductive approach and action research through cooperation with an Italian company, which is the object of our case study for observing the effectiveness of the holistic approach. The case study highlights the twofold aspects of resource efficiency improvement, namely, value creation through inefficiency reduction and implementing industrial symbiosis partnerships. Our findings show that addressing both aspects simultaneously can lead to better economic-environmental performance. Moreover, integrating industrial symbiosis with a resource efficiency improvement strategy increases the coordination of eco-innovation actions and can lead to better investment allocation.
