Sustainable operations and closed-loop supply chains /

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Souza, Gilvan C.
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:[New York, N.Y.] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, 2012.
Description:1 electronic text (146 p.) : digital file.
Language:English
Series:Supply and operations management collection, 2156-8200
2012 digital library.
Supply and operations management collection.
Subject:
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10320982
Hidden Bibliographic Details
ISBN:9781606493700 (electronic bk.)
9781606493694 (pbk.)
Notes:Part of: 2012 digital library.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-142) and index.
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
Also available in print.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: Adobe Acrobat reader.
Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on June 28, 2012).
Summary:This book is targeted to MBA students, executive MBA students, and middle to upper level managers in general (especially in executive programs). The book can be viewed as firm's journey towards sustainability, starting from zero. A firm that wants to be sustainable considers the triple bottom line when making decisions: it considers economic (profit), environmental (planet), and social (people) impacts when making decisions. By focusing on the triple bottom line (3Ps), the firm ensures a steady supply of inputs such as raw materials and labor. The first step towards sustainability is aimed at reducing waste in operations, with the help of such tools as lean and six-sigma (chapter 3). The firm then performs a life cycle assessment (LCA) for each of its main products and processes. LCA is a methodology designed to assess the environmental impact (such as energy consumption and toxicity) of a product or process through its life cycle: raw material extraction, transportation, manufacturing, packaging and distribution, use by consumers, and end-of-life. With a better understanding of the major impacts, the firm then implements actions that reduce its environmental impact (which in many cases also improves the economic bottom line), that is, the firm aims to be eco-efficient. Examples here include 3R (reduce, reuse, recycle) initiatives, implementing an ISO 14000-certified environmental management system, reducing the firm's carbon footprint through energy sourcing from renewable sources, and green buildings, such as LEED certified buildings.
Other form:Print version: 9781606493694
Standard no.:10.4128/9781606493700