This academic study examines the practices of strategic planning and the implementation and use of strategic corporate planning instruments in the new SME. In addition, it develops a model for strategic planning specifically designed to improve the performance of new SMEs and to increase their chances for success.

This book presents the current causes and effects of implementing sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) as well as green supply chain management (GSCM) strategies in the automotive industry. The reader is provided a detailed scientific review on SSCM and GSCM and presented the advantages of sustainable development concepts as well as factors causing the implementation of SSCM such as buyers’ behavior, governmental regulations, and competitiveness. The book then analyses the current situation of SSCM development, particularly in the automotive industry. It shows challenges, barriers,...