The North American Sourcing Manager's Green Supply Chain Measurement Guide
The North American Sourcing Manager's Green Supply Chain Measurement Guide

Author: John Wilkerson

Publisher: Asta Publications Llc

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 9781934947364

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Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) Series Synopsis: This book is unique because it is the first version in a professional development series addressing the fundamentals of the green supply chain transformation, specifically written for the Supply Management (SM) and Supply Chain Management (SCM) communities. The First Edition was designed to start the environmental supply chain conservation. It offers green supply chain operational definitions, a green supply chain transformation history, and green supply chain measurement guide. The Second and Third Editions will address the high tech electronics, food, and beverage industries via thought leaders industry working groups. Each industry working group will address strategic and tactical approaches with innovative tools such as the GSCM Revolution Continuous Improvement Model, Strategic Sourcing CO2 Reduction Methodology, and the GSCM Operating Principles. Follow on MUST READ editions will follow suite and address other manufacturing and service sectors with the forward thinking, mid-career strategic sourcing and supply chain professional in mind.

Greening the Supply Chain
Greening the Supply Chain

Author: Joseph Sarkis

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2006-09-21

Total Pages: 410

ISBN-13: 1846282993

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This book analyzes environmental supply chain management theory and practice, with contributions by a international experts. Coverage includes concepts and principles of green supply chain management; studies of practices and concerns in industries worldwide; tools for environmental supply chain design and development; and case studies of green supply chain practices. Professionals, policy makers, researchers and students will value this book for the insights it provides into a topic of growing concern.

Green Supply Chain Management
Green Supply Chain Management

Author: Joseph Sarkis

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-10-05

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 1351869744

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This book gives students a thorough overview of the environmental issues that impact the supply chain and details strategic methods of addressing the political, social, technological, market, and economic concerns that have caused organizations to reconsider their impact. Readers will learn how to integrate the fields of operations management, procurement and purchasing, logistics, and marketing into a successful green supply chain, looking outward to form sustainable partnerships rather than focusing their efforts within the company. Each chapter describes a function or dimension of green supply chains, supplemented with short vignettes to ground the theory in practice. The authors examine various industries, including electronics, food products, and manufacturing, and draw on case studies from the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Oceania, allowing students to compare and contrast domestic and international practices. Blending industry insights with the latest academic thinking, they also consider hot button topics like global–local relationships, the role of third parties, green multitier supplier management, and blockchain technology management. Conclusive chapter summaries and plenty of visual aids help readers retain the information they need to improve environmental performance within, and beyond their organizations. Green Supply Chain Management is an excellent introduction to the topic for students and practitioners of supply chain management and environmental sustainability.

Green Supply Chains
Green Supply Chains

Author: Stuart Emmett

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2010-05-03

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 0470689412

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This book answers the following five fundamental questions: What are the tangible and intangible benefits of moving towards a green supply chain? What are the costs, both direct and indirect? What influence do we have over our suppliers, their suppliers and our customers that would allow us to jointly work together and move the supply chain towards a green supply chain? How will we communicate and measure our progress towards the green supply chain to the key stakeholders? How will we engage them? What barriers to green supply chains can be expected and how can these be overcome? For all those responsible for steering supply chain decisions this book will be an invaluable asset, particularly as the 'greening of business' grows ever important.

Green Supply Chain Management: Product Life Cycle Approach
Green Supply Chain Management: Product Life Cycle Approach

Author: Hsiao-Fan Wang

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2011-08-05

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 0071626085

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A COMPLETE GUIDE TO IMPLEMENTING A GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN This detailed resource provides a stage-by-stage production methodology within the life cycle of a product to ensure environmental compliance and economic goals. After covering basic concepts and background, Green Supply Chain Management: Product Life Cycle Approach discusses green engineering technologies, green value chain management, and green information management systems. The book delivers the knowledge to quantify the environmental impact on supply chains and identify opportunities for making improvements, leading to both green engineering and green management of a product. COVERAGE INCLUDES: Mathematical background Green engineering Green materials Environmental design Green procurement--vendor selection with risk analysis Green production--manufacture and remanufacture in certain and uncertain environments Green logistics--recycling with certain and uncertain situations Green customers--features and identification End-of-life management--disassembly and reuse Database for life cycle assessment--procedure with database Web-based information support systems

The SAGE Handbook of Strategic Supply Management
The SAGE Handbook of Strategic Supply Management

Author: Christine Harland

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2013-01-23

Total Pages: 546

ISBN-13: 1473971640

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The Handbook is the first substantive, multidisciplinary academic work to make coherent analysis of supply systems from the perspective of purchasing and supply, operations management, logistics, supply chain management, service management, industrial or relationship marketing, and inter-organisation networks. Selected by a team of leading international scholars, chapters examine key issues in the context of globalization and the move towards co-operative interorganisation network working. Expert contributors examine supply at different systems levels and differentiate between supply policy, strategy, management and operations. Organised into themed parts, the insightful introduction provides the framework for the Handbook that is divided into themed parts; it positions empirical research in the current academic context and highlights possible directions for future exploration. The Handbook will be the touchstone of any researcher interested in broadening and deepening their understanding of supply systems.

Best Practices in Green Supply Chain Management
Best Practices in Green Supply Chain Management

Author: Sadia Samar Ali

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2019-04-30

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1787562174

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Best Practices in Green Supply Chain Management uses present case studies from the Indian and Mexican manufacturing industries to offer new insights on the challenges of integrating environmental awareness into supply chain management operations in developing countries.

Handbook of Research on Sustainable Supply Chain Management for the Global Economy
Handbook of Research on Sustainable Supply Chain Management for the Global Economy

Author: Akkucuk, Ulas

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2020-06-26

Total Pages: 409

ISBN-13: 1799846024

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Many fields are beginning to implement developing practices that prove to be more efficient and environmentally friendly compared to traditional practices. This holds true for the realm of business, as organizations are redesigning their operations through the incorporation of sustainable methods. Research is needed on the specific techniques companies are using to promote efficiency and improved effectiveness using sustainability. Handbook of Research on Sustainable Supply Chain Management for the Global Economy is an essential reference source that discusses the incorporation of sustainability in various facets of business management. Featuring research on topics such as disruptive logistics, production planning, and renewable energy sources, this book is ideally designed for researchers, practitioners, students, managers, policymakers, academicians, economists, scholars, and educators seeking coverage on sustainable practices in supply chains to ensure a cleaner environment.

Lean Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Lean Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Author: Ade Asefeso MCIPS MBA

Publisher: AA Global Sourcing Ltd

Published: 2015-01-22

Total Pages: 151

ISBN-13: 1507609159

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Lean Sustainable Supply Chain Management. It's More Than Just Being Green. In today's business environment, companies are being held accountable to a growing list of stakeholders who assess company performance against a variety of criteria, from financial and operational performance to labour practices and environmental issues. The pressure for greater transparency in all areas of performance is increasing; not only for consumer-facing companies, but for all business entities throughout the supply chain; including manufacturers who are several steps removed from the ultimate consumer.