TY - GEN
T1 - Exploring Generalisations for Sustainability Assessment in Medicine Manufacturing Networks
AU - Settanni, Ettore
AU - Singh Srai, Jagjit
AU - Yatskovskaya, Ekaterina
AU - Harrington, Tomás S.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Generalisations or ‘rules of thumb’ are widely used in industry to make initial assessments on the sustainability impacts of products. This paper re-examines the principles underpinning these generalisations in assessing the environmental impacts of medicine manufac t ur ing network configura t io ns. Each princip le is illus tra ted through the application of selected methods, tools, and data using an exemplar case of a major non- proprietary analgesic. The findings identify the kind of generalised knowledge claims that are possible using alternative approaches, and which methodological issues may arise.
AB - Generalisations or ‘rules of thumb’ are widely used in industry to make initial assessments on the sustainability impacts of products. This paper re-examines the principles underpinning these generalisations in assessing the environmental impacts of medicine manufac t ur ing network configura t io ns. Each princip le is illus tra ted through the application of selected methods, tools, and data using an exemplar case of a major non- proprietary analgesic. The findings identify the kind of generalised knowledge claims that are possible using alternative approaches, and which methodological issues may arise.
M3 - Conference contribution
BT - 24th Annual European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) conference
T2 - 24th Annual European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) conference
Y2 - 1 July 2017 through 5 July 2017
ER -