Sustainable Global Supply Chains

This book << Presents vital research from leading academics on sustainable supply chains, from the German Research Foundation - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - the self-governing organization for science and research in Germany << Provides examples of best practice in sustainable value chains from a cross-section of industries, such as agriculture, energy and retail << Examines the impact of digitalization as an enabler for sustainable supply chains and a facilitator of high performance

Sustainable Global Supply Chains A Guide to Digitalization and Best Practice

Edition 1

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Paperback Ebook Hardback

Pages Dimensions Subject 03/11/2020

9781789662627 9781789662634 9781789662641 £49.99 £49.99 £160.00

320 234x156 Supply Chain

Description

Sustainability can create greater efficiency and cost savings in the supply chain. Supply chains, which are more complex and global than ever before, are full of both risks and opportunities. The risks range from inconsistent or poor quality to supply disruptions to health and safety concerns to corruption. Businesses face pressure to adopt sustainable supply chain practices from various stakeholders and motivations typically come from one or more of four sources: customers, compliance, costs, competitive advantage. Sustainable Global Supply Chains is the guide to understanding all aspects and approaches of sustainable supply chains using indepth research from leading academics from sixteen different universities.

Sustainable Global Supply Chains focuses on how to make supply chains sustainable, with an emphasis on new technologies and digitization. The research featured covers topics such as KPIs in production and supply chains, the role of standards, blockchain technology and algebraic models. This comprehensive book presents real world issues, problems in implementing sustainability in the supply chain and examples of best practice.

Table of Contents 1 Subject and goals of the project academy 2 Sub-topics 3 Ethical aspects of sustainability concepts 4 Parameters, activities and performance indicators for comparability in production and supply chains 5 Measures and best practices for improvement of sustainability performance and dissemination of achievements with a focus on digitalization 6 Current research fields 7 Start-ups as providers and initiators of sustainability attributes in future global value chains 8 Ways to sustainable international bio-economy – The role of standards 9 Legitimacy and effectiveness of sustainabilityrelated governance in global value chains 10 Corporate social responsibility (CSR) through blockchain technology in supply chains 11 Case study, R&D on 3D-printed concrete towers for wind energy converters 12 Sustainable consumer behaviour in value chains – Determinants and marketing implications 13 Planning of sustainable international outbound logistics systems 14 Sustainability controlling in integrated value chains

15 Ecologically sustainable value chains in agriculture 16 Relational and algebraic models of sustainable value chains 17 Building sustainable supply chains through stakeholder inclusivity – A network-level analysis 18 Biomimetic principles for improved organizational information processing 19 Commercial use of inner-city transport network as public good - Political science analyses on last mile logistics 20 How can research in the field of sustainability become more forward-looking and futureshaping?

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Author Information

Michael Henke is Chair of Enterprise Logistics at TU Dortmund University, Director of Enterprise Logistics, IML Dortmund, Professor for Strategic Sourcing and Procurement at Louvian School of Management, Paris and Professor for Supply Chain Management at Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland.

Holger Kohl is Director of Corporate Management at Fraunhofer IPK (Fraunhofer Institute for Design and Technology) and Head of Department in Sustainable Corporate Development at TU Berlin