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Hoje em dia, o desenvolvimento sustentável é visto como algo prioritário para as empresas que reconhecem o impacto que este tem nos seus negócios, representando uma nova fonte de vantagem competitiva, um mecanismo para a gestão da qualidade que inclui elementos sociais, ambientais e económicos. A necessidade para avaliar e quantificar o desenvolvimento sustentável, não apenas das empresas, mas também das cadeias de abastecimento (supply chains) adjacentes, suscita a procura e investigação de novas ferramentas e metodologias mais adequadas a esta unidade de análise.
Neste contexto, foi elaborada a presente dissertação que tem como principal objetivo a avaliação do nível de sustentabilidade da cadeia de abastecimento da indústria automóvel do Reino Unido. Para isso, foi proposto um novo índice agregado que considera simultaneamente as três dimensões da sustentabilidade (económica, ambiental e social). Posteriormente, de forma a atingir essa avaliação, o índice é aplicado a um caso de estudo, tendo sido examinados 25 relatórios de sustentabilidade relativos ao período compreendido entre 1999 e 2014.
Nowadays, sustainable development is seen as a priority for companies that recognize the impact this matter has on their business, representing a new source of competitive advantage and a mechanism for quality management that incorporates social, environmental and economic factors. The need to assess and quantify sustainable development, not only at a company level, but also for their adjacent supply chain, induces the research and investigation for new tools and methodologies more suited to this analysis unit. In this context, this thesis was elaborated with the main objective to evaluate the level of sustainability of the United Kingdom automotive supply chain. For that purpose, it is proposed a new composite index that simultaneously considers the three dimensions of sustainability (economic, environmental and social). Subsequently, in order to achieve that assessment, the index is applied to a case study, with the examination of 25 sustainability reports between 1999 and 2014.
Nowadays, sustainable development is seen as a priority for companies that recognize the impact this matter has on their business, representing a new source of competitive advantage and a mechanism for quality management that incorporates social, environmental and economic factors. The need to assess and quantify sustainable development, not only at a company level, but also for their adjacent supply chain, induces the research and investigation for new tools and methodologies more suited to this analysis unit. In this context, this thesis was elaborated with the main objective to evaluate the level of sustainability of the United Kingdom automotive supply chain. For that purpose, it is proposed a new composite index that simultaneously considers the three dimensions of sustainability (economic, environmental and social). Subsequently, in order to achieve that assessment, the index is applied to a case study, with the examination of 25 sustainability reports between 1999 and 2014.
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Desenvolvimento Sustentável Gestão de Cadeias de Abastecimento Índice de Sustentabilidade Indústria Automóvel