Short supply chains: Frameworks and extensions to public procurement
Recently, policymakers’ interest in short supply chains (SSCs), i.e., removing the non-value-adding intermediaries in the supply chain, has increased as these are seen as a means of supporting employment and sustainability goals. This article aims to elaborate on the understanding of SSCs, identify...
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| description | Recently, policymakers’ interest in short supply chains (SSCs), i.e., removing the non-value-adding intermediaries in the supply chain, has increased as these are seen as a means of supporting employment and sustainability goals. This article aims to elaborate on the understanding of SSCs, identify what motivates participants to get involved, examine their replicability in different sectors of the economy other than the food sector and how they can be fostered through public procurement. Policymakers’ objectives with public procurement align with those associated with SSCs; therefore, transferability may be possible in the context of public procurement, in addition to sustainability, and access to opportunities for SMEs. Semi-structured exploratory interviews were conducted with SSC stakeholders to examine this and conclude that SSCs can be a valuable means of conducting socially responsible public procurement, with mixed views about their ability to foster gender equality. A case study is also presented with the key message that the application of SSC should consider suppliers’ capabilities in addition to the mandatory application of SSC in the tendering process. Achieving positive results will require a shift in traditional procurement logic towards more flexible forms of co-opetition. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e0d569dc3d004e2f82efdcfb1c604d782025-08-20T02:32:12ZengElsevierCleaner Logistics and Supply Chain2772-39092024-12-011310018210.1016/j.clscn.2024.100182Short supply chains: Frameworks and extensions to public procurementGyöngyi Vörösmarty0Dibya Rathi1Tunde Tatrai2Corvinus University of Budapest, HungaryCorresponding author.; Corvinus University of Budapest, HungaryCorvinus University of Budapest, HungaryRecently, policymakers’ interest in short supply chains (SSCs), i.e., removing the non-value-adding intermediaries in the supply chain, has increased as these are seen as a means of supporting employment and sustainability goals. This article aims to elaborate on the understanding of SSCs, identify what motivates participants to get involved, examine their replicability in different sectors of the economy other than the food sector and how they can be fostered through public procurement. Policymakers’ objectives with public procurement align with those associated with SSCs; therefore, transferability may be possible in the context of public procurement, in addition to sustainability, and access to opportunities for SMEs. Semi-structured exploratory interviews were conducted with SSC stakeholders to examine this and conclude that SSCs can be a valuable means of conducting socially responsible public procurement, with mixed views about their ability to foster gender equality. A case study is also presented with the key message that the application of SSC should consider suppliers’ capabilities in addition to the mandatory application of SSC in the tendering process. Achieving positive results will require a shift in traditional procurement logic towards more flexible forms of co-opetition.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772390924000441Public procurementShort supply chainSocially responsible procurementGender equalitySustainable supply chains |
| spellingShingle | Gyöngyi Vörösmarty Dibya Rathi Tunde Tatrai Short supply chains: Frameworks and extensions to public procurement Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain Public procurement Short supply chain Socially responsible procurement Gender equality Sustainable supply chains |
| title | Short supply chains: Frameworks and extensions to public procurement |
| title_full | Short supply chains: Frameworks and extensions to public procurement |
| title_fullStr | Short supply chains: Frameworks and extensions to public procurement |
| title_full_unstemmed | Short supply chains: Frameworks and extensions to public procurement |
| title_short | Short supply chains: Frameworks and extensions to public procurement |
| title_sort | short supply chains frameworks and extensions to public procurement |
| topic | Public procurement Short supply chain Socially responsible procurement Gender equality Sustainable supply chains |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772390924000441 |
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