1. Effectiveness of Supply Chain Management Practices towards Sustainability Ir. H(arrie). W.M. van Bommel Saxion Universities of Applied Sciences Deventer, the Netherlands GIN-conference, 3th of July 2006, Cardiff

2. Content Personal information Situation review Main research question(s) Theoretical background Methodology Organization and planning Contact information

3. Personal Information Master of Environmental Science at the (Agricultural) University Wageningen in 1984 Coordinator environmental research programmes in 1985/1988 at the universities of Wageningen and Nijmegen Lecturer Environmental Science at bachelor and master-level (1988-2006)at Saxion Universities of Applied Sciences

4. from 1990 focus on Environmental Management in Industry many projects with students and industry research-project on “Product oriented environmental management systems” opportunity from university to start a PhD research-project (part time) research proposal will be developed this autumn

5. Situation Review several reasons for implementing supply chain management practices stakeholders stimulate practices from their own perspective Integrated product policy (europe) stimulates supply chain management many different practices are the result

6. Research Question(s) Which supply chain management practices can be defined and explained ? How effective are these supply chain management practices towards sustainability ? What differences can be found between the sectors textile and (consumer) electronics ?

7. Theoretical Background typologies of supply chain management practices industrial network management theories characterics of the sectors chosen no theoretical definition for sustainability (the definition of the sector itself will be used)

8. Methodology method for analysing effectiveness of practices evaluation methodology will be selected case-studies within the sectors action research methodologies are being considered

9. Organization and Planning PhD project from January 2007 till January 2011 tutor will be dr. ir. T. de Bruijn, associate professor of Sustainable Development at Saxion Universities of Applied Sciences in cooperation with another Dutch University

10. Contact Information ir. H(arrie) W.M. van Bommel Saxion Universities of Applied Sciences School of Environmental Planning and Building Deventer, the Netherlands tel. + 31 570 603095 h.w.m.vanbommel@saxion.nl www.saxion.nl