CHAPTER 1

Sustainable Supply Chain Management

No matter your managerial role, the pressure to make your company more sustainable has likely risen in recent years. All industries, from food to electronics to pharmaceuticals, are being affected by increasing consumer and stakeholder interest in social and environmental issues. For many companies, particularly those in manufacturing and retail, these types of issues are most authentically addressed by evaluating and making changes to their supply chain. This book was written to help executives, managers, and other stakeholders work through this process.

To do this, this book discusses sustainability as it relates to three fundamental aspects of supply chain management: product and process design, ...

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