Styrning av hållbara inköpsbeslut : En modell för integrering av ekonomiska och hållbarhetsrelaterade beslutsunderlag i industriella organisationer

Sammanfattning

This study aims to examine how industrial procurement organizations use economic decision-making models in supplier and product selection, and how these are integrated with sustainability related information. Previous studies highlight a gap between sustainability ambitions and their practical implementation in procurement decisions. The paper is a case study that was conducted using semi-structured interviews, document analysis, observation and workshop with the case company. The analysis draws on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), Life Cycle Costing (LCC), Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM), ISO standards, and Simons´ Levers of Control. In this paper the findings show that economic models are applied selectively rather than systematically, while sustainability information primarily functions as a threshold for excluding unacceptable alternatives rather than differentiating between them. The study further indicates that integration of cost and sustainability is shaped by organizational conditions and control mechanisms. The result indicates that the integration challenge is not primarily technical, but a matter of organizational control. The study contributes by proposing an integrated framework to support more systematic and sustainable procurement decisions.