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Sustainable Supply Chain Management: Practical Ideas for Moving Towards Best Practice

By Richard Cuthbertson , Balkan Cetinkaya , Graham Ewer , Thorsten Klaas-Wissing , Wojciech Piotrowicz , Christoph Tyssen (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2011
ISBN
3642120229, 9783642120220
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-12023-7
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1579249 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
283\303
Topic
Business Logistics
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07
LogisticsMarketing; Technology ManagementOrganizationProduction/Logistics; Engineering Economics

Description

This book focuses on the need to develop sustainable supply chains - economically, environmentally and socially.This book is not about a wish list of impractical choices, but the reality of decisions faced by all those involved in supply chain management today.Our definition of sustainable supply chains is not restricted to so-called "green" supply chains, but recognises that in order to be truly sustainable, supply chains must operate within a realistic financial structure, as well as contribute value to our society. Supply chains are not sustainable unless they are realistically funded and valued. Thus, a real definition of sustainable supply chain management must take account of all relevant economic, social and environmental issues.This book contains examples from a wide range of real-life case studies, and synthesizes the learnings from these many different situations to provide the fundamental building blocks at the centre of successful logistics and supply chain management.

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