INTEGRATING TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE SUSTAINABILITY CONCEPTS INTO A SUPPLIER SELECTION EXERCISE

Michael Godfrey and Andrew Manikas

Business Education and Accreditation, 2012, vol. 4, issue 1, 1-12

Abstract: This paper discusses the integration of sustainability concepts into a quantitative supply chain management course in management science. Specifically, we discuss an exercise using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) for making sustainability supplier selection decisions incorporating a triple bottom line approach (economic, environmental and social performance objectives). The multiple, conflicting objectives and the qualitative nature of the social performance objective require the use of multi-criteria decision-making. Our AHP exercise requires only Excel and could be expanded to include additional triple bottom line criteria.

Keywords: Sustainability; Supply Chain Management; Management Science; Curriculum; Triple Bottom Line; Analytic Hierarchy Process (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M19 M21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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