Θεωρητικές και εφαρμοσμένες προσεγγίσεις στην περιβαλλοντική ανάλυση εφοδιαστικών αλυσίδων

Abstract

The thesis’ objective is to analyze the environmental issues that come up concerning the design and operation of Supply Chains as well as the quantitative and qualitative approaches, which may contribute towards this direction. The thesis’ research topics that advance the related field are: # the exploration of the adaptation of the corporate paradigm of Supply Chain in Sustainable Development concerns # the application of three versions of the ‘Environmental Design of Industrial Products’ Impact Assessment method in the same product systems so as to highlight how decision-making has been affected during the evolution of the method # the development of approaches for the calculation of weighting factors for the aggregation of Impact Assessment results # the formulation of the checklist of Life Cycle Interpretation and the development of mathematical models for the utilization of final Life Cycle Assessment results # the formulation of environmental principles for the design and operation of Supply Chains in order to improve their environmental performance # the formulation of parameters that affect the operation and performance of Reverse Supply Chain networks # the development of a system of Environmental Performance Indicators applicable to Supply Chains # the development of the Preference Matrix as a multi-criteria decision-making method. The following issues are critically reviewed in the thesis: # Sustainable Development (retrospect, key frameworks) # corporate strategies for the environmental management of Supply Chains # quantitative methods for the appraisal of the environmental performance of Supply Chains # Life Cycle Assessment # Environmental Management Systems ISO 14000 & EMAS # Actions for the formulation of principles towards environmental protection # Environmental Performance Indicators applicable to corporate operations. The thesis’ scientific contribution lays in the field of Business Administration and more specifically in Environmental Management. Its results are: # the evolution of Life Cycle Assessment with emphasis on supporting decision-making processes. # the critical view of the environmental dimension of Supply Chains with respect to their design and operation # the deployment of an Environmental Performance Indicators’ approach for the appraisal of Supply Chains # the development and accommodation of methods of multi-criteria analysis for supporting decision-making with environmental criteria.