Framing maturity based on sustainable operations management principlesShow others and affiliations
2017 (English)In: International Journal of Production Economics, ISSN 0925-5273, E-ISSN 1873-7579, Vol. 190, p. 3-21Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Sustainable development
Sustainable Development
Abstract [en]
Business sustainability integration is a complex task and strongly linked to operations management. In fact, sustainability based approaches demand operations management boundaries' expansion, creation and integration of new performance goals into traditional company's performance management system, and new criteria and policies for operations' decision areas development. The challenge is to conduct more sustainable operations through companies' value chain and their operations network. Maturity models have been used in different areas as a process improvement and change management model for complex contexts. In sustainable operations management area, maturity models have been developed for specific purposes, e.g., sustainable production, sustainable supply chain management, corporate social responsibility, and life cycle management. However, there is a lack of models that considers sustainability integration through the evolution of sustainable operations' capabilities in an integrated way. Based on literature review and results from two panel studies conducted with academics and practitioners, this paper proposes a maturity framework for sustainability integration guided by sustainable operations capabilities evolution. The findings pointed out that its is possible to identify an evolutionary path, which goes from an initial approach focused in compliance aspects and firm's value protection to an innovative approach, based on corporate social responsibility supporting operations' integration in a sustainable system, and long-term values development. The experts' studies identified key processes that need to be prioritized in each level, and also evaluate the adaptation of some elements from Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) to sustainable maturity framework design. The framework represents company's vision regarding its value chain and operations network, and it is indicated for manufacturing companies.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2017. Vol. 190, p. 3-21
Keywords [en]
Maturity model, Operations management, Sustainability, Sustainable operations, Complex networks, Integration, Software engineering, Supply chain management, Sustainable development, Business sustainability, Capability maturity model integration, Corporate social responsibilities (CSR), Performance management systems, Sustainable supply chains, Life cycle
National Category
Business Administration
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-50403DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2017.01.020ISI: 000406983100002Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85017405987OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-50403DiVA, id: diva2:1461420
2020-08-262020-08-262020-08-26Bibliographically approved