Open AccessPort supply chain management framework: Contributing to the United Nations’ sustainable development goals
Author(s) -
Anas S. Alamoush,
Fabio Ballini,
Dimitrios Dalaklis
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
maritime technology and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2651-205X
DOI - 10.33175/mtr.2021.247076
Subject(s) - prosperity , port (circuit theory) , sustainable development , supply chain , general partnership , business , sustainability , supply chain management , triple bottom line , process management , conceptual framework , environmental economics , dashboard , environmental resource management , industrial organization , economics , marketing , economic growth , engineering , political science , finance , sociology , ecology , social science , aerospace engineering , law , electrical engineering , biology
Sustainability is a fundamental concept and thus always placed in the center of business management, which includes 3 different dimensions: environment, economy, and society. Port supply chain management is no exception to encompass these dimensions. Port sustainable supply chain management can be associated with implementing the United Nations’ (UN) sustainable development goals (SDGs). Little effort has been made to shed light on this association. Therefore, an attempt is made in this study to build a framework that comprises measures for the port sustainable supply chain management. The measures are examined by the utilization of the “dashboard of 5 Ps” (Peace, People, Planet, Partnership, Prosperity), thus to identify how the framework measures can contribute to the achievement of the SDGs. Results show that ports have the potential to influence all the SDGs, either directly or indirectly. Additionally, the framework can be viewed as a conceptual tool that is very appropriate for ports that aim to integrate economic and social aspects along with environmental concerns and push forward the implementation of the UN 2030 agenda internally and externally while collaborating with supply chains.