Samenvatting H15 Supply Chain Sustainability | Operations Management (twelfth edition)

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Chapter 15 Supply Chain Sustainability..................................................................................................2
The Three Elements of Supply Chain Sustainability............................................................................2
Reverse Logistics.................................................................................................................................3
Supply Chain Design for Reverse Logistics......................................................................................3
Financial Implications.....................................................................................................................3
Energy Efficiency.................................................................................................................................3
Transportation Distance.................................................................................................................3
Freight Density................................................................................................................................4
Transportation Mode......................................................................................................................5
Disaster Relief Supply Chains..............................................................................................................5
Organizing for Disaster Relief.........................................................................................................5
Managing Disaster Relief Operations.............................................................................................5
Supply Chain Ethics.............................................................................................................................7
Buyer-Supplier Relationships..........................................................................................................7
Facility Location..............................................................................................................................7
Inventory Management..................................................................................................................7
Managing Sustainable Supply Chains.................................................................................................8




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, Chapter 15 Supply Chain Sustainability
Sustainability
A characteristic of processes that are meeting humanity’s needs without harming future generations.

Sustainability Challenges
 Environmental protection
 Productivity improvement
 Risk minimization
 Innovation

Supply Chains and Sustainability




The Three Elements of Supply Chain
Sustainability
Financial Responsibility
An element of sustainability that addresses the financial needs of the shareholders, employees,
customers, business partners, financial institutions, and any other entity that supplies the capital for
the production of services or products or relies on the firm for wages or reimbursements.

Environmental Responsibility
An element of sustainability that addresses the ecological needs of the planet and the firm’s
stewardship of the natural resources used in the production of services and products.
 Reverse Logistics
 Efficiency

Social Responsibility
An element of sustainability that addresses the moral, ethical, and philanthropic expectations that
society has of an organization.
 Disaster Relief Supply Chains
 Ethics

Humanitarian Logistics



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