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Managing time and complexity in supply chains: two cases from the textile industry

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  • Stefan Seuring
  • Maria Goldbach
  • Julia Koplin

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Introduction of new products often challenges existing supply chains as they might not be suitable to meet changing requirements. This is especially true if additional criteria are to be met, such as, environmentally-sound production. Among others, this can be attributed to two issues, one being the management of time, the second the management of complexity. The paper addresses the question of how time and complexity affect the introduction of green products. First, a brief description of supply chain, time and complexity management will be given. Next, the product-relationship matrix as a conceptual approach to supply chain management will be used to structure the discussion of time and complexity effects in a supply chain. Third, two case studies will be presented taking organic cotton at OTTO, a mail-order business, and eco-polyester at Steilmann, an apparel producer, as examples. The comparison of the two supply chains provides valuable insights into the problems and how they might be overcome.

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  • Stefan Seuring & Maria Goldbach & Julia Koplin, 2004. "Managing time and complexity in supply chains: two cases from the textile industry," International Journal of Integrated Supply Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 1(2), pages 180-198.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijisma:v:1:y:2004:i:2:p:180-198
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    1. Stefan Gold & Stefan Seuring & Philip Beske, 2010. "Sustainable supply chain management and inter‐organizational resources: a literature review," Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 17(4), pages 230-245, July.
    2. Philip Beske & Julia Koplin & Stefan Seuring, 2008. "The use of environmental and social standards by German first‐tier suppliers of the Volkswagen AG," Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 15(2), pages 63-75, March.
    3. Dorli Harms & Erik G. Hansen & Stefan Schaltegger, 2013. "Strategies in Sustainable Supply Chain Management: An Empirical Investigation of Large German Companies," Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 20(4), pages 205-218, July.
    4. Germán Herrera Vidal & Jairo R. Coronado-Hernández & Claudia Minnaard, 2023. "Measuring manufacturing system complexity: a literature review," Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Springer, vol. 34(7), pages 2865-2888, October.
    5. Johann Meckenstock & Ana Paula Barbosa‐Póvoa & Ana Carvalho, 2016. "The Wicked Character of Sustainable Supply Chain Management: Evidence from Sustainability Reports," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 25(7), pages 449-477, November.
    6. Lydia Illge & Lutz Preuss, 2012. "Strategies for Sustainable Cotton: Comparing Niche with Mainstream Markets," Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 19(2), pages 102-113, March.
    7. Hansen, Erik G. & Harms, Dorli & Schaltegger, Stefan, 2011. "Sustainable Supply Chain Management im globalen Kontext," Die Unternehmung - Swiss Journal of Business Research and Practice, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, vol. 65(2), pages 87-110.
    8. Seuring, Stefan, 2009. "The product-relationship-matrix as framework for strategic supply chain design based on operations theory," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 120(1), pages 221-232, July.
    9. Lutz Preuss & Jack Perschke, 2010. "Slipstreaming the Larger Boats: Social Responsibility in Medium-Sized Businesses," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 92(4), pages 531-551, April.
    10. Stefan Seuring, 2011. "Supply chain management for sustainable products – insights from research applying mixed methodologies," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 20(7), pages 471-484, November.

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