Periodic Reporting for period 1 - ReSChape (REshaping Supply CHAins for Positive social impact)
Periodo di rendicontazione: 2022-10-01 al 2023-12-31
The aims of this proposal are:
• To analyse social, economic and environmental changes and disruptions (including covid) and evaluate their impact on SCs, identifying related
challenges in terms of relationship between countries, configuration of the network, impact on employment.
• To study and propose a set of SC models for the evolution of global SC integrating strategies like resource efficient, closed-loop and
humanitarian as a way to increase EU resilience and sustainability. Particular attention will be given to the role of digitalization as a way to establish
new paths for social inclusion taking into consideration the needs of urban and rural areas. Some important European sectors like fashion,
automotive, medical and machine tools will be analysed with case studies and survey.
• To develop Innovative tools for monitoring and assessing sectoral trade patterns and defining mechanisms to evaluate relationship of disruptions
like pandemic and global value chains taking into consideration impact on employment, economic growth, incomes etc also in the long term.
Moreover, it will be analysed the impact of different trade patterns, on the EU value added of sectoral and countries with a specific focus on
analyzing income inequalities and proposition of decent work and social cohesion. Particular attention will be gives to gender issues and social
disparities.
• To develop innovative policy scenarios with recommendations for future global value chains: policy scenarios will be based on Key horizontal
issues impacting on several sectors and will provide recommendations for EU, national and sectoral strategies, policy measures and targeted
actions aimed at shaping fair, inclusive and sustainable trade patterns, value and supply chains as well as production networks.
• To analyse social, economic and environmental changes and disruptions (including covid) and evaluate their impact on SCs, identifying related
challenges in terms of relationship between countries, configuration of the network, impact on employment.
• To study and propose a set of SC models for the evolution of global SC integrating strategies like resource efficient, closed-loop and
humanitarian as a way to increase EU resilience and sustainability. Particular attention will be given to the role of digitalization as a way to establish
new paths for social inclusion taking into consideration the needs of urban and rural areas. Some important European sectors like fashion,
automotive, medical and machine tools will be analysed with case studies and survey.
• To develop Innovative tools for monitoring and assessing sectoral trade patterns and defining mechanisms to evaluate relationship of disruptions
like pandemic and global value chains taking into consideration impact on employment, economic growth, incomes etc also in the long term.
Moreover, it will be analysed the impact of different trade patterns, on the EU value added of sectoral and countries with a specific focus on
analyzing income inequalities and proposition of decent work and social cohesion. Particular attention will be gives to gender issues and social
disparities.
• To develop innovative policy scenarios with recommendations for future global value chains: policy scenarios will be based on Key horizontal
issues impacting on several sectors and will provide recommendations for EU, national and sectoral strategies, policy measures and targeted
actions aimed at shaping fair, inclusive and sustainable trade patterns, value and supply chains as well as production networks.
During the first period of the project the following activities have been performed: WP2 proposes innovative models for SCs shaped by various socio-economic, political and technological trends and changes. In doing so, trends and macrotrends have be outlined in task 2.1 and risks for sustainability have been mapped in T2.2. This work was the ground for T2.3 and T2.4 where the work was focused on supply chain strategies and innovative ways to improve processes to make them more social oriented. Taking into consideration risks of social resilience and sustainability, also the role of digital technologies to support this transformative path have been analysed. The T2.5 activities are making an insight on one of the main topics arisen from the previous tasks, which is related to the role of workers and skill gaps. In particular, the gap between skill demand and offer is under analysis.
The main activity in WP3 is to assess the effects of the trends identified in the previous WPs and the resulting changes in global SCs and trade patterns on socio-economic outcomes, such as GDP, employment, job quality, wages, and income inequality. For this purpose, different types of modelling are applied to assess different types of impact both at macro and micro level. Most specifically, T3.1 model explores the supplier development strategies applied by companies to support social sustainability, while T3.2 has a more holistic perspective by focusing on overall changes in macro-variables like trade, productivity and employment caused by some trends and related strategies in manufacturing sector. T3.3 is working on designing and developing a model for social accountability at supply chain level.
Moreover, the first policy brief has been issued.
The main activity in WP3 is to assess the effects of the trends identified in the previous WPs and the resulting changes in global SCs and trade patterns on socio-economic outcomes, such as GDP, employment, job quality, wages, and income inequality. For this purpose, different types of modelling are applied to assess different types of impact both at macro and micro level. Most specifically, T3.1 model explores the supplier development strategies applied by companies to support social sustainability, while T3.2 has a more holistic perspective by focusing on overall changes in macro-variables like trade, productivity and employment caused by some trends and related strategies in manufacturing sector. T3.3 is working on designing and developing a model for social accountability at supply chain level.
Moreover, the first policy brief has been issued.
The project studies how companies are facing risks to enhance sustainability and resilience of their supply chains. During this period, companies (both large enterprises and SMEs) have been reached with different methodologies: brainstorming sessions during validation webinars, in-depth interviews for explorative studies were used.
The innovative models have an impact on emerging theoretical models where resilience is part of a transformative path to support implementation of sustainability. 3 abstracts have been submitted and accepted to the EUROMA forum to be held in Hamburg in March, 2024, 2 abstracts have been submitted to the EUROMA conference to be held in Barcelona in June 2024 and 3 papers have been submited to IAMOT conference and they are under revision.
The results can be useful universities for defining new programs to educate the managers of the future with best practices and new models where supply chain is considered as part of large ecosystems.
Moreover, they can help companies to widen their approach to resilience enhancing the role of collaboration, innovation and knowledge management as enabler of more transparency on business practices, related to employment, job quality, wellbeing, local communities.
Moreover, the supply chain radar for sustainability and resilience is a tool to be used by companeis to identify actions according to the impact they can have on sustainability and resilience.
The innovative models have an impact on emerging theoretical models where resilience is part of a transformative path to support implementation of sustainability. 3 abstracts have been submitted and accepted to the EUROMA forum to be held in Hamburg in March, 2024, 2 abstracts have been submitted to the EUROMA conference to be held in Barcelona in June 2024 and 3 papers have been submited to IAMOT conference and they are under revision.
The results can be useful universities for defining new programs to educate the managers of the future with best practices and new models where supply chain is considered as part of large ecosystems.
Moreover, they can help companies to widen their approach to resilience enhancing the role of collaboration, innovation and knowledge management as enabler of more transparency on business practices, related to employment, job quality, wellbeing, local communities.
Moreover, the supply chain radar for sustainability and resilience is a tool to be used by companeis to identify actions according to the impact they can have on sustainability and resilience.