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2021-03-03

Selection Criteria for Sustainable Suppliers in the Supply Chain of Copper Mining in Chile

Criterios de selección de proveedores sostenibles en la cadena de suministro de la minería del cobre en Chile

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https://doi.org/10.15446/ing.investig.v41n2.89641

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supply chain, selection criteria, sustainable suppliers, mining, copper, Chile (en)
cadena de suministro, criterios de selección, proveedores sostenibles, minería, cobre, Chile. (es)

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The objective of this research was to identify the criteria for the selection of sustainable suppliers in the supply chain of copper mining located in the Antofagasta region in Chile, through the information obtained in the application of a survey managers  mining companies in 2018. The research results show that mining companies use economic, environmental and social criteria in the selection of sustainable suppliers, which are consistent with the research carried out by Dickson (1966) and Zimmer, Frohling and Schultmann ( 2016). However, the differentiation that mining companies make in the evaluation of criteria when it comes to suppliers of goods or service providers stands out as an important finding. In the case of suppliers of goods, economic criteria are valued more preferably, such as: quality, delivery on time, price, historical performance and previous sales. On the other hand, when it comes to service providers, environmental and social criteria, such as: occupational health and safety management and  environmental management, are valued with greater importance.
El objetivo de esta investigación fue identificar los criterios de selección de proveedores sostenibles en la cadena de suministro de la minería del Cobre localizada en la región de Antofagasta en Chile, a través de la información obtenida en la aplicación de una encuesta a directivos de las    compañías mineras en el año 2018. Los resultados de la investigación evidencian que las mineras utilizan los criterios económicos, ambientales y sociales en la selección de proveedores sostenibles, los cuales son consistentes con las investigaciones realizadas por Dickson (1966) y Zimmer, Frohling y Schultmann (2016). No obstante, se destaca como un hallazgo importante la diferenciación que hacen las mineras en la valoración de los criterios cuando se trata de proveedores de bienes o proveedores de servicios. En el caso de proveedores de bienes se valoran con mayor      preferencia los criterios económicos, tales como: calidad, entrega a tiempo, precio, desempeño histórico y ventas anteriores. En cambio, cuando se trata de proveedores de servicios se valoran con mayor importancia los criterios ambientales y sociales, tales como: gestión en seguridad y salud ocupacional, y gestión medioambiental.

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