Information Systems of Supply Chain Management in SMEs: Sustainable Approach
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چکیده
Conventional supply chain management (SCM) considered only three stages: pre-manufacture, manufacture and use, while the present enterprises and specially the small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) need to consider the sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) for competitive and stability in the market. It means this chain have to consider from birth to death of the products or services. SSCM stages are: pre-manufacture, manufacture, use and post-use. Sustainable enterprises, also promote three core aspects: Environmental, Economical and Social. In this paper, we argue the 6R's stages of sustainable manufacturing in SSCM with regards to the three core aspects and state the basic entities of sustainable supply chain management information systems (SSCMIS) and also use a framework for modeling and implementing of these systems. The GERAM framework and its components are considered as the guidelines for modeling and implementing of SSCMIS in SMEs. KeywordsSustainable supply chain, Information systems, Small and medium sized enterprises, GERAM framework.
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