Efficiency in waste management companies: A proposal to assess scale economies

Bartolacci, Francesca; Gobbo, Roberto Del; Paolini, Antonella; Soverchia, Michela

doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.05.019

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“…Our results also indicate that a higher degree of density corresponds to a lower cost of service (Bartolacci et al, 2019;Greco et al, 2015;Mani and Singh, 2016) that fosters MSWM operations. This result gains importance in light of recent World Bank forecasts as per which the annual waste generation is projected to increase by 70% from 2016 levels (which accounted for 2.01 billion tons of MSW generated globally in cities)…”

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Drivers of municipal solid waste management cost based on cost models inherent to sorted and unsorted waste

Foggia

2020

Waste Management

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After having divided waste management cost in its cost items, we focus on how wellknown exogenous and endogenous drivers impact on such cost items. To this end, we collected empirical data of 6,616 Italian municipalities for a two-year period. We develop four regression-based models to analyze the data according to cost items. Models are also reiterated using different data normalization: cost per ton of waste or waste per capita. Besides exogenous determiners of cost, such as altitude, population density, and coastal zone, results refer to both unsorted and sorted waste management cost items. In this respect economies of scale are confirmed along with the critical role of adequate waste facilities that play a remarkable role in cost minimization.

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Drivers of municipal solid waste management cost based on cost models inherent to sorted and unsorted waste

Foggia

2020

Waste Management

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“…Nevertheless, the findings demonstrate interesting results on the importance of this issue. In this context, it could be interesting to deepen the analysis of the effects of collaborations among SMEs to realize sustainable supply chain management practices, with the aim to share relevant benefits and costs (Bartolacci, Del Gobbo, Paolini, & Soverchia, ). Furthermore, the relationship could be better investigated by also observing the service industry, in addition to the manufacturing ones, which were mainly discussed.…”

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Sustainability and financial performance of small and medium sized enterprises: A bibliometric and systematic literature review

2019

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Based on a 20‐year dataset collected from the Web of Science database, this study aims to present a comprehensive knowledge map of the intellectual structure of the field of study of sustainability and financial performances in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). A bibliometric analysis and a systematic literature review method were employed by analyzing articles published between 1999 and 2018, using the VOSViewer software. The study provides an overview of articles, authors, the most influential journals, and themes of research. The results reveal the existence of three themes in research: the role of innovation and entrepreneurship and their impact on sustainability in SMEs (cluster 1), corporate social responsibility in the context of SMEs (cluster 2), and green management and environmental issues for SMEs (cluster 3). In sum, this paper discusses prominent insights from the research analyses and recommends future research directions for the field.

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“…Innovation can also be defined as the methodology of managing, allocating, and timing organizational technology tools, workforce assets, and work processes to achieve a given output in an efficient and expedient manner (Badiru, 2020). The concept of innovation is diversified, depending mainly on its application.…”

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The Effect of Innovation on Small and Medium Enterprises: A Bibliometric Analysis

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Visegrad Journal on Bioeconomy and Sustainable Development

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Innovation plays great role in organizational competitiveness and sustainable business processes and it should be a key success policy for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) all over the world. To this effect, the purpose of this study is to present a comprehensive understanding of the scientific studies made on the field of innovation and its effect on small and medium enterprises performance. A bibliometric study was used to analyze articles published between 1976 and 2020 and create an illustrative map of innovation in small and medium enterprises; a sample of papers gathered through Web of Science Core Collection database. Accordingly, there were found 2219 documents which were published in 332 sources. VOS viewer was employed to portray network analysis of, authorship, keywords visualization, citations, and countries dealing with the subject. SCIMAT software was also used to do longitudinal thematic analysis. Even though many countries, universities, research institutes, funding agencies, and authors contributed for the growth of this field of study, almost all are from developed nations. This study is one amongst the very few studies made using bibliometric analysis in this field. Moreover, the thematic network diagram reveals two other new themes in the subject, which are taken as knowledge seed, and have high potential for a future study.

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Efficiency in waste management companies: A proposal to assess scale economies

Cited by 25 publications

References 34 publications

Drivers of municipal solid waste management cost based on cost models inherent to sorted and unsorted waste

Drivers of municipal solid waste management cost based on cost models inherent to sorted and unsorted waste

Sustainability and financial performance of small and medium sized enterprises: A bibliometric and systematic literature review

The Effect of Innovation on Small and Medium Enterprises: A Bibliometric Analysis

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