Supply Chain Management (SCM) has become a critical factor for the organization’s success. In this regard, many firms and researchers have attempted to find out variables that affect either positively or negatively on SCM. Recently, Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) has been receiving the spotlight in many studies. According to Green supply chain management in the context of the deteriorating environment, GSCM stands for innovations in supply chain management and industrial purchasing. suggest
all stakeholders. In the green paper written by the commission initiates a debate on how the European Union (EU) can further promote CSR globally (European Commission, 2011). The case study on Host Europe is an excellent example of the European Commission’s vision of corporations taking the steps toward CSR. Looking at Host Europe, the company has invested great deal in CSR as it relate to energy use and the green data initiative. At the end of their initiative for anew green data center, Host Europe
end-of-life, but also for repair and recall. Reverse logistics can be defined as a chain of process to recover or sell the value of a product. That is if a company think supply chain stream in reverse, the one can make a decision the best way to deal with the bounced product. Especially, reverse logistics has received keen attention in the supply chain literature, since it mirrors the capacity of a company within supply chain to affirmatively effect the relationship that customers (Horvath et al., 2005)
KAIZEN APPROACH TO SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT: FIRS STEP FOR TRANSFORMING SUPPLY CHAIN INTO LEAN SUPPLY CHAIN. Chains are usually series of entities established for the sole purpose of offering services and goods to the market and the management mechanisms for supply chains vary significantly. One of the most prominent management approach employed in chains is the lean supply chain management. Kaizen approach to boost the lean control mechanism is an integral part of the process, usually applied at
levels of the whole supply chain of products and human activities. In general, carbon emission is considered in the forward supply chain, but it is also an important to consider the reverse chain which requires, recollection, refurbishing, reusing and disposing. A considerable research has been done on sustainable operations and industrial ecology (e.g. lifecycle analysis, environmental certification, and ISO standards) but little research is done in reorganizing the supply chains in the face of carbon
Global supply network management is a complex business function that requires the focus company to manage multiple supply chain partners around the world. It is easy to identify that global supply chains may have more opportunities to meet specific challenges and risks comparing with domestic supply chains, such as culture shocks with suppliers and longer delivery time (Mollenkopf, 2010). Thus, the aim of this report is to analyse some global supply network risks by using Apple Inc. as a case study
Green Marketing There is a student walking on the street on a chilly and raining night. She feels like to hold a cup of hot coffee in her hands to fight the chilliness. She walks directly toward Starbucks whenever an advertisement comes up to her mind. The advertisement says that the customers who bring their own cups will save ten dollars per cup at Starbucks. After a while, she holds a cup of coffee with satisfaction since she not only saved money but also did something good for the environment
well-being sharply decreased and so on. The globalisation of operation on supply chain has a significant impact on the issue of society, economy and environment, which is regarded as overall triple bottom line. The coincidence for firms to perform its margin and apply initiatives on production and distribution is a profoundly
a need to focus our attention concerned with important issues: economy, environment and society. There is a rising concern over the environmental impact of production and supply chain systems (Xun Wang1, 2016). Being a fully fledged documented problem, the Bullwhip effect possibly affects many businesses in serial supply chains across a variety of industries (Metters,
finish goods between source of consumption and the end user i.e. customer, organization to meet requirements. There are various definitions in the literature or in the business world; the most suitable definition is the overall relationship between supply, material management and the distribution (Rushton A. ). This logistics concerned with physical as well as information flows, not only that it use in the storage form the raw material to final distribution of the finish good. In the logistics process