Uma análise sobre as práticas sustentáveis da cadeia de suprimentos de reciclagem de navios

Abstract

The activity of ship recycling is gaining notoriety due to the increasing number of decommissioning projects during the last few years. Despite recovering a large part of the ship, which is composed of steel, the presence of hazardous waste and the risk of accidents are aspects that must be managed. Therefore, there is a great challenge in implementing sustainable practices in a sustainable supply chain for ship recycling. This research aims to verify the current stage of sustainable practices in the supply chain of ship recycling being developed in Brazil. Through a systematic literature review, were identified collaborative practices, managerial practices, and social practices. Then, exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were applied to investigate the relationships among the identified sustainable practices. The results reveal a strong relationship between collaborative practices and managerial practices, which is translated into the effort to develop a national regulation, as well as the collaboration between stakeholders and commitment of top management as a first sign in making the supply chain of ship recycling adequate to the requirements of international standards and guidelines. Furthermore, this research exhibited a negative relationship between managerial practices and social practices, evidencing that the prematurity of the supply chain of ship recycling in Brazil has not yet allowed a strong interaction between these practices. Thus, this study provides an overview of the sustainable practices of the supply chain of ship recycling in Brazil, helping in the development of strategies and in the stakeholders' decision making about the sustainable practices that require more attention. This research contributes to the limited literature regarding studies that address sustainable supply chain management in the context of developing countries. Concomitantly, it represents a preliminary effort in identifying and analyzing the sustainability practices of the supply chain of ship recycling.