Description: Developing Sustainable Supply Chains to Drive Value: Management Issues, Insights, Concepts, and Tools by Robert Sroufe, Steven Melnyk Presents an integrated, business oriented treatment of sustainable supply chain management that explores why it is no longer enough for a firm to focus on sustainability within the four walls of the firm. Rather, in todays environment, sustainability must involve the supply chain in a deliberate and integrated fashion. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description As we enter the 21st Century, we find ourselves faced by two major developments. The first is emergence of the supply chain as a critical strategic and tactical weapon. As has been pointed out by many researchers, with the emergence of the supply chain, the unit of competition has shifted from the firm to the supply chain. However, with the advent of the supply chain, it is important to recognize that we have to view strategic objectives within a context that stresses not simply the internal operations of the firm but also the elements of the supply chain - elements that include the supplier base, customers, logistics linkages, and relationships, both visible and virtual. We are now coming to realize that the supply chain is no stronger than its weakest link. The second development is that of sustainability. This is more than simply being environmentally responsible. Rather, it is overall sustainability as measured in terms of the firms ability to reduce waste, improve profitability, generating strategic competitive advantages, and ensure that it treats its employees well. Sustainability is increasingly becoming at a minimum an expectation and a requirement for doing business (i.e., an order qualifier) and under many conditions something that differentiates firms and makes them more attractive to potential critical consumers (i.e., an order winner). These two developments, while often treated as separate entities, are interrelated. It is this interrelationship that forms the major focus and thrust of this book. This book presents the reader with an integrated, business oriented treatment of sustainable supply chain management that explores why it is no longer enough for a firm to focus on sustainability within the four walls of the firm. Rather, in todays environment, sustainability must involve the supply chain in a deliberate and integrated fashion. To succeed with sustainability, a firm must ensure that this outcome is not only present within the firm but is also present within the supply chain. As the book will show, the market and consumers will punish those firms that promise sustainability but are not able to deliver on this promise because of problems in the supply chain. Author Biography Steven Melnyk is Professor of Operations Management at Michigan State University. Dr. Melnyk obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Windsor and his doctorate from the Ivey School of Business, the University of Western Ontario. He has co-authored 17 books focusing on operations and the supply chain and has published 90 refereed articles in numerous international and national journals. He is Associate Editor for the Journal of Business Logistics. He also is a member of the editorial advisory board for the Production and Inventory Management Journal, the Journal of Supply Chain Management, and the International Journal of Production Research. Dr. Melnyk is co-editor (North America) for the Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Dr. Melynk has consulted with over 60 companies. He has also served as a member of the APICS Board of Directors (2014–2016) and the APICS leadership team (2015). Details ISBN160649371X Author Steven Melnyk Publisher Business Expert Press Year 2013 ISBN-10 160649371X ISBN-13 9781606493717 Format Paperback Imprint Business Expert Press Subtitle Management Issues, Insights, Concepts, and Tools Place of Publication Sterling Forest Country of Publication United States DEWEY 658.7 Short Title DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY Language English Media Book Pages 250 Illustrations Illustrations, black and white Series Environmental and Social Sustainability for Business Advantage UK Release Date 2013-11-16 Publication Date 2013-11-16 AU Release Date 2013-11-16 NZ Release Date 2013-11-16 US Release Date 2013-11-16 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:119060850;
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ISBN-13: 9781606493717
Book Title: Developing Sustainable Supply Chains to Drive Value: Management I
Number of Pages: 250 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Developing Sustainable Supply Chains to Drive Value: Management Issues, Insights, Concepts, and Tools
Publisher: Business Expert Press
Publication Year: 2013
Subject: Management
Item Height: 229 mm
Item Weight: 432 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Robert Sroufe, Steven Melnyk
Item Width: 155 mm
Format: Paperback
