Putting sustainable supply chain management into base of the pyramid research

• Published in: Supply chain management Vol. 20; no. 6; pp. 681 - 696
• Main Authors: Khalid, Raja Usman, Seuring, Stefan, Beske, Philip, Land, Anna, Yawar, Sadaat Ali, Wagner, Ralf
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bradford Emerald Group Publishing Limited 14.09.2015
• Subjects: Consumers; Content analysis; Cooperation; Economic activity; Emerging markets; Literature reviews; Logistics; Low income groups; Management science & operations; Market economies; Poverty; Research methodology; Studies; Supply chain management; Sustainability; Sustainability management; Sustainable development; Value creation; Literature review; Supply chain management; Base of the pyramid; Sustainability; Technological integration; Content analysis

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to analyze which sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) arguments are addressed in the base of the pyramid (BoP)-related research. BoP projects address how companies contribute to fulfilling the needs of the poorest populations; increasingly, academics are appl...