Application of system dynamics in assessing sustainability performance of LARG supply chain in the automotive industry

Improving sustainability in supply chains is one of the strategic objectives in the current business. Firms have been adopted new management strategies to achieve sustainability in the manufacturing supply chain. Therefore, it is essential to assess the sustainability performance of the newly implemented management strategies. The purpose of this paper is to provide a model for assessing the sustainability performance of LARG supply chain management practices in the automotive supply chain using the dynamics system. In this paper, LARG supply chain management practices was identified by reviewing the literature and interviewing experts and were prioritized using fuzzy DEMATEL and fuzzy analysis network process and was presented as an integrated approach to LARG practices. Finally, the dynamic system has been used to assess the dynamics of LARG supply chain management practices and their impact on sustainable performance in the supply chain. The findings show that improved scenarios flexible transportation and just in time lead to a more sustainable supply chain. The results of these scenarios show sustainability improvement in the supply chain Also the results show that lean strategy is a very important for achieving sustainability in the supply chain. The proposed model helps industry managers and decision makers to identify the results achieved from implementing LARG supply chain management practices and improving effective practices on sustainability in the supply chain by adopting policies.