Sustainability is an area of opportunity where good intentions and profitability can meet to positively impact our shared environment. Why supply chain planning with sustainability is growing. Implementing a sustainable supply chain in global industries such as food processing and packaging, supply chains are long and complex. Supply chain sustainability is still a relatively new idea. Sustainable supply chains a researchbased textbook on. Supply chain sustainability is increasingly recognized as a key component of corporate responsibility. The gsa and the department of defense are actively involved in the management of sustainability in their supply chains. Best supply chains from companies around the world. Sustainable supply chain management practical ideas for. Environmental sustainability in supply chains article pdf available in flexible services and manufacturing journal 2612 june 2014 with 786 reads how we measure reads. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Closedloop supply chain activities such as remanufacturing, recycling, dismantling for spare parts, and reverse logistics have helped many companies tap into new revenue streams by finding secondary markets for their products, all.
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The book concludes with the presentation of case studies and applications focused on specific food chains. Supply chain management has long been a feature of industry and commerce but, with increasing demands from consumers, producers are spending more time and money investing in ways to make supply chains more sustainable. The lean sustainable supply chain presents a complete framework for building a worldclass supply chain that is both lean and green. This book focuses on the need to develop sustainable supply chains economically, environmentally and socially. Robert palevich shows organizations how they can increasingly leverage complex, contentrich information environments to drive breakthrough cost reduction and environmental benefit. Wideranging in scope, this book enables key experts from around the world to.
Performance measurement of sustainable supply chains. Building supply chains for a sustainable future will help food business leaders design supply chains through a systems approachone that takes into account these interconnected forces of climate change, global food production, responsible sourcing, and distribution. Supply chain management for sustainable food networks wiley. Designing the right supply chain that meets the requirements of sustainable development is a significant challenge. The move to greater sustainability can be seen everywhere from small, local businesses to large multinational ones. If amazon can embrace sustainable practices, it has the potential to improve the buying experience for customers and. Planning, design, and control through interdisciplinary methodologies. This book will be an invaluable resource for every manager, decisionmaker, technical professional, and consultant concerned with lean and green supply chains, from senior logistics executives to six sigmalean specialists. Similarly, the academic environment lacks a fundamental framework for.
Management issues, insights, concepts, and tools environmental and social sustainability for business advantage robert sroufe, steven melnyk on. The recently launched global reporting initiative gri g4 guidelines also requires an. We have high sustainability expectations for our suppliers at agco, and we look forward to working with our supply chain on our shared mission to support professional farmers as they feed the world. Faced with the external pressures of globalization and competition, logistics optimizes processes and reduces production and delivery cycles. Management issues, insights, concepts, and toolsfoundations sroufe, robert p. Our definition of sustainable supply chains is not restricted to socalled green supply chains, but recognises that in order to be.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Environmental leader has released a new sustainable supply chain data book, supplying busy executives and research teams with a collection of charts presenting environmental, sustainability and energyrelated logistics and supply chain data. Roundtable has been so criticalbecause it is bringing together all these steps within the supply chain and really. Variation in levels of adoption, maturity, metrics and management differ by nation, industry and company. A researchbased textbook on operations and strategy springer series in supply chain management 4 kindle edition by bouchery, yann, corbett, charles j. Sustainable supply chains ssc are a key component of. Sustainable supply chains advancing supply chain sustainability through traceability, transparency, training and technology. This book is primarily intended to serve as a researchbased 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. Developing sustainable supply chains to drive value. Tools such as enterprise carbon management, carbon and energy footprint analysis, and lifecycle assessment help companies identify the sources of waste in supply chains nidumolu, 2009. Complex and connected not all supply chains include all stages, but all supply chains end with a consumer supply chains may be interlinked one supply chains end consumer may be an intermediate link in another supply chain example. Our focus on eople and the planet comes to life through the products and services we provide to customers around the world products that end up in homes, grocery stores and restaurants worldwide.
Planning, design, and control through interdisciplinary methodologies will be an indispensable resource for food scientists, practitioners and graduate students studying food systems and other related. Supplychain sustainability is a business issue affecting an organizations supply chain or logistics network in terms of environmental, risk, and waste costs. Our definition of sustainable supply chains is not restricted to socalled green supply chains, but recognises. How to build sustainability into your supply chain. Stakeholder pressure from investors, shareholders, customers and nonprofits to push sustainability into the supply chain has significantly increased in recent years, with a record number of shareholder resolutions on supply chains issued during the past two proxy seasons. Sustainable supply chain managementedited by evelin krmac.
In the first part of our special edition on sustainability in the supply chain we look at the steps needed to implement such a system, as well as the potential benefits and pitfalls. It is commonly recognized that logistics has become a major strategic issue for all companies, whether they are part of the primary, secondary or tertiary sector. Management issues, insights, concepts, and tools environmental and social sustainability for business advantage. The sustainable supply chain network design model in this section, we develop the sustainable supply chain network design model. Identify some of the major threats facing supply chains and people in the 21st century. If im a big manufacturer or retailer, i pressure my upstream suppliers to get their costs down. In most supply chains, 90% of them are still transactional. Supply chain audits fail to detect abuses, says report research from the university of sheffield argues audits are working for corporations but failing workers and. Within supply chains, partner relationships are often insufficiently integrated for optimal. Amazon can be seen as a greener option than traditional storefront retailers because it does not need to operate physical locations. Pick your pony once youve determined which parts of your business needs the most attention, butner suggests prioritizing which one youll tackle first. The use of sustainable supply chain management suscm is now increasingly at the center of. This book is primarily intended to serve as a researchbased textbook on sustainable supply chains for graduate programs in business, management, industrial. Purchase sustainable food supply chains 1st edition.
For many of the contributors, one of the biggest issues facing the introduction of more resilient, sustainable supply chains is the quarterly. These and other federal agencies are working closely with the white house council on environmental quality to understand the footprint of the governments own purchasing decisions and engage and educate suppliers on ghg. The book is a collection of studies dedicated to different perspectives of three. Supply chain sustainability and responsible procurement are critical to making global goals local business by ensuring that the extension of a companys operations, products and services can support the realities of our planet and better serve markets both today and in the future however, corporate supply chains are. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading sustainable. Few, if any, previous studies of this nature have focused on the sustainability of both upstream and downstream elements of asx 100 supply chains. 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. Although there are a considerable number of studies on issues relating to sustainable supply chain design sscd in terms of designing the practices, processes, and structures, they have rarely demonstrated how these components can be aligned to form an. Developing sustainable supply chains to drive value, volume i. How stonyfield and sap are building a sustainable product lifecycle. While many companies identify the supply chain as the most difficult aspect of their business to make sustainable, it is also one of the most important. The key to a sustainable supply chain is trust between customers and suppliers and this can also create more profitable supplier relationships, according to suhas apte and jagdish sheth, the authors of the sustainability edge. Supply chain assessment analyze supply chains and identify the hot spots with regard to social and ecological exposure, as well as innovation possibilities.
A practical guide to continuous improvement in 2010, companies have continued to extend their commitment to responsible business practices to their value chains, from subsidiary to suppliers. Several of our more recent articles have examined the newest trends innovating todays global supply chain industry. Sustainability in the supply chain is increasingly seen among highlevel executives as essential to deliver profitability and has. Learning outcomes understand how business operations have an effect upon communities, workers and natural systems. Bestinclass supply chains incorporate a key list of characteristics that define their success and set them apart with exemplary management. Managing the social, environmental and economic impacts of supply chains, and combating corruption, makes good business sense as well as being the right thing to do. Challenges and benefits of implementing a sustainable. There is a growing need for integrating environmentally sound choices into supplychain management. The beef supply chain is really complex and has a lot of touchpoints because it is a very segmented supply chain versus other supply chains where there is more integration, she says. Supply chains need to identify them and constantly mitigate these risks to reduce their severity levels if they end up happening. Management issues, insights, concepts, and tools environmental and social. Supply chains must control and mitigate these risks because these events are frequent and high severity in terms of their. Clariants supply chain is an integral part of its value chain and the company actively works with suppliers to steer and ensure the sustainability of raw materials, suppliers and logistics providers.