Full Description
This book is primarily intended to serve as a research-based textbook on sustainable supply chains for graduate programs in Business, Management, Industrial Engineering, and Industrial Ecology, but it should also be of interest for researchers in the broader sustainable supply chain space, whether from the operations management and industrial engineering side or more from the industrial ecology and life-cycle assessment side.
Finding efficient solutions towards a more sustainable supply chain is increasingly important for managers, but clearly this raise difficult questions, often without clear answers. This book aims to provide insights into these kinds of questions for students and practitioners, based on the latest academic research.
Contents
Perspectives on Sustainability and Sustainable Supply Chains.- Measuring Environmental Impacts in Supply Chains.- Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment.- Carbon Footprinting in Supply Chains.- Water Footprint Assessment in Supply Chains.- Sustainable Non-Renewable Materials Management.- Disclosing and Reporting Environmental Sustainability of Supply Chains.- Operational Aspects of Sustainable Supply Chains.- Green Logistics.- Green Inventory Management.- Green Facility Location.- Operational Implications of Environmental Regulation.- Responsible Purchasing: Moving from Compliance to Value Creation in Supplier Relationships.- Green Technology Choice.- Principles of EcoDesign in Sustainable Supply Chains.- Business Models and Strategy in Sustainable Supply Chains.- Market Value Implications of Voluntary Corporate Environmental Initiatives.- Business Implications of Sustainability Practices in Supply Chains.- Moving from a Product-Based Economy to a Service-Based Economy for a More Sustainable Future.- Closed-Loop Supply Chains: A Strategic Overview.- Sustainable Food Supply Chain Design.- Risk and Uncertainty Management for Sustainable Supply Chains.- The Social Dimension of Sustainable Supply Chains.- Improving Social and Environmental Performance in Global Supply Chains.- Social Responsibility in Supply Chains.- Cross-Sector Partnerships for Sustainable Supply Chains.
