This book gives students a thorough overview of the environmental issues that impact the supply chain, and details strategic methods of addressing the political, social, technological, market, and economic concerns that have caused organizations to reconsider their impact. Readers will learn how to integrate the fields of operations management, procurement and purchasing, logistics, and marketing into a successful green supply chain, looking outward to form sustainable partnerships, rather than focusing their efforts within the company.

Each chapter describes a function or...

This book gives students a thorough overview of the environmental issues that impact the supply chain, and details strategic methods of addressing the political, social, technological, market, and economic concerns that have caused organizations to reconsider their impact. Readers will learn how to integrate the fields of operations management, procurement and purchasing, logistics, and marketing into a successful green supply chain, looking outward to form sustainable partnerships, rather than focusing their efforts within the company.

Each chapter describes a function or...