Sustainable supply chain integration: An exploration of South African fast-moving consumer goods manufacturers

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Background: Manufacturers of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) are facing new challenges that compel them to outperform their competitors economically, and consider environmental social impacts. Customer demands regarding sustainability channelled upstream these manufacturers through retailers. This resulted in being very conscious the production processes, as well packaging. To extent, FMCG encouraged integrate sustainability, with other supply chain partners, improve performance across chain. Aim: The purpose this study is explore extent which South Africa apply integration. Setting: was conducted among African manufacturers. Method: applied a generic qualitative research design. Altogether 12 semi-structured interviews were middle senior managers. Results: Having clear focus, supported by leadership embedded into corporate culture, key integrating internally thus improving performance. findings indicate customers do not pressure firms adhere expectations. Instead, expectations driven internally. Firms find it difficult align three aspects equally, due local variables context they operate. Therefore, economic considered most important act on within strict constraints. Conclusion: Academically, adds literature creating an understanding sustainable integration (SSCI) from perspective. For practitioners, encourages collaborate partners opens up opportunities create shared value joint problem-solving.

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences

سال: 2022

ISSN: ['1015-8812', '2222-3436']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajems.v25i1.4192