Introduction to Modeling Sustainable Development in Business Processes: Theory and Case Studies

ISBN-13: 9783030584245 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 248 str.

Dirk Inghels

Opis

Sustainable development and corporate social responsibility drive countries, regions, and businesses to take environmental and social concerns into account when realizing economic objectives.  A growing awareness of the connectedness between industrial, societal, and environmental systems might shift the way businesses will be operated.  This book aims to help students and business practitioners use quantitative modeling in their pursuit to make business processes sustainable.  Two approaches are introduced: linear optimization and system dynamics.  Moreover, the quantification of the three different sustainability objectives is also addressed.  Next to introducing the theoretical background, many real-life examples are discussed to demonstrate how the modelling techniques can be applied.

Spis treści

CHAPTER 1: GENERAL INTRODUCTION  

CHAPTER 2: SINGLE OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION 

CHAPTER 3: MULTIPLE OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION            

CHAPTER 4: QUANTIFYING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT       

CHAPTER 5: QUANTIFICATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT            

CHAPTER 6: QUANTIFYING THE SOCIAL IMPACT

CHAPTER 7: SYSTEMS THINKING AND INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODELING            

CHAPTER 8: CAUSAL LOOP DIAGRAMS  

CHAPTER 9: STRUCTURE AND FUNDAMENTAL MODES OF BEHAVIOR OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS       

CHAPTER 10: STOCKS AND FLOWS AND THE DYNAMICS OF SIMPLE STRUCTURES               

CHAPTER 11: DELAYS     

CHAPTER 12: NONLINEAR BEHAVIOR

O autorze

Dr. Ir. Dirk Inghels is an Assistant Professor in the Supply Chain Analytics department of the School of Business and Economics at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.  He obtained his Ph.D. with a thesis entitled “Policy Modelling for Sustainable Waste Management” in 2016.  He holds an M.Sc. (2006) in Industrial Engineering and Management Science from Eindhoven University, an M.Sc. (2000) in Industrial Management from Ghent University, and an M.Sc. (1990) in Industrial Sciences from the University of Antwerp.

Dirk Inghels has more than 10 years of experience in the domain of sustainable supply chain management, and his research focuses on sustainable supply chain management in the public and private sectors.  His ongoing research concentrates on integrating operations research techniques in topics related to sustainable supply chain management and on improvements in quality management.

In addition to his academic work, Dirk Inghels has more than 30 years of industry experience in different domains such as engineering, quality, and sustainability.  He is currently the Quality, Health, Safety, and Environmental Senior Manager at Aleris Aluminum BV in Duffel, Belgium.  He is also responsible for sustainability in this position.