Open AccessSelection Criteria for Sustainable Suppliers in the Supply Chain of Copper Mining in Chile
Author(s) -
Orlando Gahona-Flores
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ingeniería e investigación/ingeniería e investigación
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-8723
pISSN - 0120-5609
DOI - 10.15446/ing.investig.v41n2.89641
Subject(s) - business , copper mine , supply chain , selection (genetic algorithm) , quality (philosophy) , service (business) , supply chain management , service provider , sustainable development , marketing , environmental economics , operations management , engineering , economics , computer science , philosophy , chemistry , organic chemistry , epistemology , artificial intelligence , copper , political science , law
The objective of this research was to identify the criteria for the selection of sustainable suppliers in the supply chain of copper mining located in the Antofagasta region in Chile, through the information obtained in the application of a survey managers mining companies in 2018. The research results show that mining companies use economic, environmental and social criteria in the selection of sustainable suppliers, which are consistent with the research carried out by Dickson (1966) and Zimmer, Frohling and Schultmann ( 2016). However, the differentiation that mining companies make in the evaluation of criteria when it comes to suppliers of goods or service providers stands out as an important finding. In the case of suppliers of goods, economic criteria are valued more preferably, such as: quality, delivery on time, price, historical performance and previous sales. On the other hand, when it comes to service providers, environmental and social criteria, such as: occupational health and safety management and environmental management, are valued with greater importance.