Expectations of Production Companies Operating in Poland towards Suppliers with Regards to Implementation of the Sustainability Concept

Maciej Urbaniak, Blanka Tundys and Magdalena Ankiel
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Maciej Urbaniak: Faculty of Management, University of Lodz, Matejki 22-26, 90-237 Łódź, Poland
Blanka Tundys: Institute of Management, Faculty of Economics, Finance and Management, Logistics, University of Szczecin, Cukrowa 8, 71-004 Szczecin, Poland
Magdalena Ankiel: Institute of Marketing, Poznań University of Economics and Business, Aleja Niepodległości 10, 61-875 Poznań, Poland

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 16, 1-15

Abstract: It can be observed that manufacturing companies (especially Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)), by promoting the implementation of the sustainability concept among their suppliers, refer to the requirements included in international standards which constitute guidelines for the implementation of quality, environmental and safety management systems. The effective implementation of these guidelines of the standards are often subject to initial and periodic evaluation as well as self-evaluation by suppliers. It can be seen that OEMs not only require effective implementation of quality, environmental and security management systems, but also offer a supplier a development program to improve their processes and products. The aim of the article was to try to define the expectations of production companies towards their suppliers regarding the implementation of the sustainability concept. The study presents the results of empirical research conducted with the computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) technique in medium and large manufacturing companies operating in Poland. The results of these studies indicate the important role of the requirements included in international management standards as the expectations of manufacturing companies towards suppliers. The surveyed manufacturing companies focus in particular on reducing the risk of noncompliance and limiting the negative environmental impact by suppliers on the processes and products.

Keywords: supplier requirements; sustainable expectations for suppliers; supplier development programs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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