Conclusions
The Vietnam textile industry has encountered difficulties establishing an efficient SSCF by launching the TBL. In addition, although the two main streams SCF and SD have been investigated in recent years, limited studies have discussed the link between these two streams as a method of balancing the economic, social and environmental considerations as part of SSCF (Samuel et al., 2011). To overcome this gap, 14 criteria and three aspects are selected from the literature and then confirmed by experts to ensure their reliability and validity. Moreover, fuzzy set theory was adopted to transform the experts’ judgments from linguistic preferences into quantitative figures. The quantitative data were then shifted to the weights and integrated into the decision-making matrix. Subsequently, integrating all data into TOPSIS resulted in the prioritization of the aspects and criteria necessary for guiding the Vietnamese textile firms as they seek to improve their SSCF performance. The findings reveal that economic and social aspects are the two top aspects influencing environmental characteristics in the development of SSCF. The integration of SCF and SD must prioritize economic growth and fulfill social expectations. Particularly, the economic aspect must strengthen the financial statement of supply chains. With respect to the social aspect, it must enhance the relationships among direct stakeholders as well as the relationships between buyers and suppliers and between firms and customers to improve the decision-making processes regarding the SSCF of firms. Once these two aspects reach a certain level, the environmental aspect will be improved automatically. In addition, the results of this study provide the basis for bridging the theory to reinforce our understanding of SSCF.
