Indigenous businesses in Australia: A supply chain management perspective - CSOA+
The article presents the current position of supply chain management (SCM) of indigenous
businesses in Australia and the approaches to connect it to the broader business. A comprehensive
literature review was carried out on SCM of indigenous business practices across four
organisations identified in the Whanu Binal Entrepreneur Programme. A deductive approach was
used in analysing the literature to express the business operations of four organisations in SCM
concepts and theoretical perspectives. Indigenous businesses are managing their SCs without
formally addressing the tools, techniques and systems, and are of small scale often less than
AUD 5.0million. The mainstream businesses with less than 5million sales were found to have SC
collaboration, and tools and systems used in the SCs. Indigenous businesses are strongly guided
by its culture, supported by the Yarning in transferring knowledge across different generations of
women supported by the Indigenous Standpoint Theory (IST).
Foresight in natural resource management: A case study in Australia - CSOA+
Highlights
- Use of business plans.
- A wide range of foresight methods are being used in natural resource management.
- Foresight supports engagement with normative dimensions of environmental planning.
- A nested framework supports analysis of contexts in which foresight is used.
- Socio-cultural, political and environmental contexts can limit impact of foresight.
AV resources
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