Proceedings of ICLT 2012

GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT ON OPERATIONAL PERSPECTIVE: A LITERATURE REVIEW

Thanyaphat Muangpan; Piyawat Chanintrakul

Faculty of Commerce, University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences, Kobe, JAPAN; Faculty of Commerce, University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences, Kobe, JAPAN

International Conference on Logistics & Transport 2012, Chiang Mai, Thailand, pp. 80-87

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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to clarify the relation between factors generating Food Deserts, and these issues; the retail industry’s shift in strategy and consumption and supply chain factors. Design/methodology/approach: This research focuses on the point of “collapse of the supply chain of food” in Japan. Findings: The following conclusions have been obtained through this research; 1. A new market is created by the retail industry’s measures for Food Desert issues. 2. Measures for Food Desert issues contribute to a performance improvement in the retail industry. 3. The struggle against Food Desert issues means shifting the strategy of retail industry. Therefore, a new strategy is needed simultaneously with a reconstructed supply chain. Research Impact: The result from this research, which not only can be contributed to the dissolution of future Food Desert issues but also to offer the strategy shift to the retail industry. Originality/Value: The composition of Food Desert issues in Japan differs greatly from Britain, which is where these problems originated. Here, taking Food Desert in Japan as Shopping Refugee and connect it to the strategy shift of retail industry which straggle in the changing society with Low birthrate and longevity. That is, this study is regarded as research not of a social problem, but an economic problem, or a problem of corporate management.

Keywords

Food Desert; Shopping Refugee (Senior residents in shopping deserts); Low birthrate and longevity; Retail Industry; door-to-door food delivery service; shuttered shopping street; Supply Chain Paper Type: Research paper

Citation

Thanyaphat Muangpan; Piyawat Chanintrakul (2012). GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT ON OPERATIONAL PERSPECTIVE: A LITERATURE REVIEW. Proceedings of the International Conference on Logistics & Transport (ICLT 2012), Chiang Mai, Thailand, pp. 80-87.