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What I understood

What they have done and concluded

Transition
inertia due to
competition in
supply chains
with
remanufacturi
ng
and
recycling:
A
systems
dynamics
model

George
Papachristos

There is lot of inertia in the

transition
of
sociotechnical
systems to sustainability. Supply
chain being part of it contribute to
the inertia. So, for the transition to
happen we should explore the
supply chains operations and the
operational strategies at the micro
level and there are any how
different operational modes like
Green and closed loop supply
chains.
Remanufacturing
and
Recycling is also a step towards
reducing the impact of production
on environment.
But there is a consideration
between being competitive in the
market at various levels and
between
various
types
of
competitors and contributing to
the environment. Getting caught
in ones own interest firms are not
actually able to contribute much to
environment.

In this article they considered competition between

Original Equipment Manufacturers new brand
products and the remanufactured products of
retailers and concluded that this competition is
forcing them into a situation where improving
business and environmental performance is
difficult. OEMs should come up with various
strategies in dealing with retailers. Finally it is
concluded that OEMs should have the fundamental
reorientation of their strategies towards the
sustainability in which they face two barriers:
1. The allocation of resources and the
management of exploration and exploitation
activities in a firm.
2. The effect that the complexity of the
business environment has on organisational
decision making, firms performance and the
attainment of firm goals.
Discussion on the barriers has an interesting
paradoxical
implication:
namely,
strategies
directed at sustainability do not emerge easily in a
competitive environment and when they do, it is
unlikely that they will diffuse through imitation
because of competition.
Tool used: A System Dynamics model is
developed where the competition in the supply
chain is conceptualized using the Resource Based

Future Scope

View. RBV is used to explain how superior firm

performance and competitive advantage emerges
from the unique configuration of resources,
capabilities and mechanisms to differentiate them
from competition.