Sustainability delivered [electronic resource] : designing socially and environmentally responsible supply chains / Madeleine Pullman and Margaret Sauter.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: 2012 digital library | Supply and operations management collectionPublication details: [New York, N.Y.] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, 2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 electronic text (x, 165 p.) : digital fileISBN:
  • 9781606493199 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 658.7 23
LOC classification:
  • HD38.5 .P857 2012
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Also available in print.
Contents:
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Sustainable supply chain management -- 2. Planning for sustainability in the supply chain -- 3. Sustainable product and process design -- 4. Sustainable purchasing and logistics -- 5. Sustainable product end-of-life management -- 6. Emerging trends -- List of acronyms -- Glossary -- References -- Index.
Abstract: Sustainability Delivered was written to help supply chain managers, entrepreneurs, executives, and stakeholders develop the awareness and skills needed to support sustainable supply chain management in their firms. The book introduces the many ways that social and environmental responsibility can be integrated into supply chain management, from sustainable product and process design to programs and techniques that support product end-of-life management. The book also explores how sustainable supply chain management can be a key contributor to a firm's competitive advantage. With case examples, workshops, and step-by-step instruction in how to create a sustainable supply chain, Sustainability Delivered is the most practical and usable book on the market for helping business leaders authentically pursue and deliver on sustainability ideals.
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Part of: 2012 digital library.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-160) and index.

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Sustainable supply chain management -- 2. Planning for sustainability in the supply chain -- 3. Sustainable product and process design -- 4. Sustainable purchasing and logistics -- 5. Sustainable product end-of-life management -- 6. Emerging trends -- List of acronyms -- Glossary -- References -- Index.

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Sustainability Delivered was written to help supply chain managers, entrepreneurs, executives, and stakeholders develop the awareness and skills needed to support sustainable supply chain management in their firms. The book introduces the many ways that social and environmental responsibility can be integrated into supply chain management, from sustainable product and process design to programs and techniques that support product end-of-life management. The book also explores how sustainable supply chain management can be a key contributor to a firm's competitive advantage. With case examples, workshops, and step-by-step instruction in how to create a sustainable supply chain, Sustainability Delivered is the most practical and usable book on the market for helping business leaders authentically pursue and deliver on sustainability ideals.

Also available in print.

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