Challenges to developing interoperable data architecture to support sustainable C\consumption and sustainable supply chains

Document Type

Book Chapter

Abstract

This chapter focuses on the identification of key challenges to building a data architecture to improve sustainability in supply chains as well as providing consumers with better information for decision support. The chapter builds on the trends of sustainable consumption and sustainable supply chain management and incorporates the views of key stakeholders in the coffee supply chain that we interviewed. Key challenges relate to accuracy and credibility of data in the system, to the availability of technical expertise and infrastructure across the supply chain, as well as with legal aspects related to data ownership, privacy, and confidentiality. Finally, finding appropriate ways of funding the architecture constitutes another important challenge.

Part of the book series: Public Administration and Information Technology (PAIT, volume 26)

Publication Title

Private Data and Public Value: Governance, Green Consumption, and Sustainable Supply Chains

Publication Date

2016

Volume

26

First Page

25

Last Page

45

ISSN

2512-1812

ISBN

9783319278230

DOI

10.1007/978-3-319-27823-0_2

Keywords

information asymmetry, smart disclosure, supply chain transparency, sustainable consumption, sustainable supply chains

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