2010 Awards for Excellence

Citation

(2010), "2010 Awards for Excellence", Supply Chain Management, Vol. 15 No. 6. https://doi.org/10.1108/scm.2010.17715faa.001

2010 Awards for Excellence

Article Type: 2010 Awards for Excellence From: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Volume 15, Issue 6

The following article was selected for this year's Outstanding Paper Award for Supply Chain Management

"Addressing sustainable development through public procurement: the case of local government''

Lutz PreussSchool of Management, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, UK

Purpose – While the contribution of supply chain management to sustainability is receiving increasing attention in the private sector, there is still a scarcity of parallel studies of public procurement. Hence the purpose of this paper is to explore the ways in which local government authorities in England use their procurement function to foster sustainable development.Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses an exploratory approach. Based on a review of the existing literature, qualitative research into leading local government authorities is undertaken to draw out the multiple ways in which public procurement can support sustainable development.Findings – At an aggregate level, local government procurers have adopted a wide range of initiatives to address all three aspects of sustainability. These are condensed into a typology of sustainable supply chain management for the public sector.Research limitations/implications – The study highlights the importance of supporting factors, like transparency, organisational culture and strategy as well as leeway in public policy, for sustainable supply chain management in the public sector.Practical implications – The experience of the best practice local authorities deserves wider recognition among practitioners, policy makers and academic researchers, not least given the objective of the UK government to be among the leaders in the European Union on sustainable procurement by 2009.Originality/value – The proposed typology of sustainable supply chain management for the public sector can serve as a basis for future research in this area.

Keywords England, Local government, Public sector organizations, Sustainable development

www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/13598540910954557

This article originally appeared in Volume 14 Number 3, 2009, pp. 213-223 of Supply Chain Management

The following articles were selected for this year's Highly Commended Award for Supply Chain Management

"Demand management in fresh food value chains: a framework for analysis and improvement''

David H. TaylorAndrew Fearne

This article originally appeared in Volume 14 Number 5, 2009 of Supply Chain Management

"Fudging the supply chain to hit the number: five common practices that sacrifice the supply chain and what financial analysts should ask about them''

Janet GodsellRemko van Hoek

This article originally appeared in Volume 14 Number 3, 2009 of Supply Chain Management

"`Is the offshore outsourcing landscape for US manufacturers migrating away from China?''

Sameer KumarJennifer MedinaMark T. Nelson

This article originally appeared in Volume 14 Number 5, 2009 of Supply Chain Management