800 words Opinion Editorial Assignment (8am. EST Mar 5th)

FASH 417 21/02/2019

What’s purchasing practices?

Regulations, considerations and activities practiced by buyers and suppliers during any short or long

1. Theoretical framework

a) Big ring to small ring

Method

b) Qualitative

c) 9 were members of SAC

d) One on one semi structured interview

e) Sustainability heads, purchases managers…

Results

a) Use if advanced technology

i. Advanced lighting system

ii. Modern it system

iii. Replacing mechanical parts with sustainable alternatives

b) Pollution control

i. Water pollution: water recycling, rain water harvesting

ii. Air pollution: replace fuel bolier with biomass boiler

c) Use of resources

d) Management initiatives

e) Involvement to the compliance and rating platforms

i. On-spot audit

ii. Active participation In the rating platform: ZDHC

f) Environmental certification

g) Buyer’s demand

i. Interest in sustainable material and process

ii. Buyer interest in compliance status

iii. Interest in sustainable technology

h) Regulation, scarcity of resources and financial facts

i. Regulations set by local and international organizations

ii. Short of fresh water supply

iii. Cost of operation

i) Motivation of supplier

i. Vison of the company

ii. Environmentally conscious

Benefits to the organization

j) Cost saving

i. Reduced utility consumption

k) Reputation and preference

l) Employee goodwill

m) Performance of the operation

Barriers to the organization

n) Cost related battier

i. Lack of funds to cover increased expense

ii. Extra cost associated with early adoption of new technology

iii. Cost of compliance

o) Policy, infrastructure and technological barrier

i. Government regulations

ii. Backdated policy

iii. Lack of required machines

iv. Quality of recycled products

Negative purchasing practices of buyers

p) Order related facts

i. Short lead time

ii. Developing large number of physical samples

iii. Unsustainable product packaging and distribution stage

q) Internal conflict and lack of interest

i. Lack of collaboration among different teams

ii. Lack of transparency

iii. Lack of interest to work for sustainability

r) Buyers’ knowledge

i. Inefficient knowledge of sustainable product, process and machines

ii. Lack of knowledge about lower tier supplier

iii. Lack of knowledge about impact of product design

s) Cost and fund

i. Reluctance to pay additional cost for suppliers’ sustainable initiatives

Positive purchasing practices of buyers

t) Sustainable material and design aspects

a) Rise of demand for environment friendly and recycled raw materials

b) Buyers’ priority to Fairtrade produces

c) Sustainable design initiatives. E.g., NIKE

u) Sustainable processing

v) Compliance and certification

Future research can take a quantitative approach and analyze direct and indirect relationships among different factors of the framework

Further study can take survey