The proposed study deals with sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) in the textile and apparel (T&A) industry. We analyze prerequisites and practices of supply chain (SC) sustainability in a multiple case study of the German and Ethiopian T&A industry. Our analysis is based on ten semi-structured interviews conducted with the managers of seven companies in the Ethiopian T&A production and the German fair fashion retail industries. The contribution of expert knowledge helps in identifying SC sustainability prerequisites and practices. The chosen cases of production in Ethiopia and retail in Germany highlight the complexity of T&A SCs while representing both the suppliers’ and retailers’ perspectives, which is rare in the related literature. As a major research contribution, the study adapts a framework for SC sustainability in the chemical industry and transfers it to T&A SCs. Moreover, practitioners from the T&A industry find useful insights into relevant practices and their prerequisites, which helps in improving SC sustainability in this sector. The study reveals that management orientation and interest groups such as customers represent the most important prerequisites for sustainability. Manufacturers rely more on internal practices such as monitoring, while retailers focus on external sustainability practices, such as supplier development. In a comparative approach, similarities and differences between T&A SCs and the chemical industry are identified.

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纺织和服装供应链中的可持续性先决条件和实践

拟议的研究涉及纺织和服装 (T&A) 行业的可持续供应链管理 (SSCM)。我们在德国和埃塞俄比亚 T&A 行业的多个案例研究中分析了供应链 (SC) 可持续性的先决条件和实践。我们的分析基于对埃塞俄比亚 T&A 生产和德国时装零售行业的七家公司的经理进行的十次半结构化访谈。专家知识的贡献有助于确定供应链可持续性的先决条件和实践。选择的埃塞俄比亚生产和德国零售案例突出了 T&A SCs 的复杂性，同时代表了供应商和零售商的观点，这在相关文献中很少见。作为一项重大研究贡献，该研究采用了化学工业可持续发展的框架，并将其转移到 T&A SC。此外，来自 T&A 行业的从业者发现了对相关实践及其先决条件的有用见解，这有助于提高该行业的 SC 可持续性。研究表明，管理导向和利益群体（如客户）是可持续发展的最重要先决条件。制造商更多地依赖内部实践，例如监控，而零售商则专注于外部可持续性实践，例如供应商开发。在比较方法中，确定了 T&A SC 与化学工业之间的异同。一个行业找到了对相关实践及其先决条件的有用见解，这有助于提高该行业的 SC 可持续性。研究表明，管理导向和利益群体（如客户）是可持续发展的最重要先决条件。制造商更多地依赖内部实践，例如监控，而零售商则专注于外部可持续性实践，例如供应商开发。在比较方法中，确定了 T&A SC 与化学工业之间的异同。一个行业找到了对相关实践及其先决条件的有用见解，这有助于提高该行业的 SC 可持续性。研究表明，管理导向和利益群体（如客户）是可持续发展的最重要先决条件。制造商更多地依赖内部实践，例如监控，而零售商则专注于外部可持续性实践，例如供应商开发。在比较方法中，确定了 T&A SC 与化学工业之间的异同。而零售商则专注于外部可持续性实践，例如供应商开发。在比较方法中，确定了 T&A SC 与化学工业之间的异同。而零售商则专注于外部可持续性实践，例如供应商开发。在比较方法中，确定了 T&A SC 与化学工业之间的异同。