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This monograph focuses on the issues facing sustainability in supply chains. Specifically it provides an overview of green supply chain management (GSCM) and the management of technology within this context. The topics include the operational and technological activities and characteristics of GSCM management. Organizational greening activities that play a role in GSCM operations are presented. The monograph also provides functional activities of the GSCM which include supplier management, internal operations management, logistics, and reverse logistics issues. Managerial considerations related to planning, justifying, and implementing GSCM and the respective technologies provide some insights into management decisions that will be faced in this environment. The references and bibliography provide a dozens of additional readings for those interested in this emergent and complex issue.
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About the Author:
Joseph Sarkis is a Professor of Management within Worcester Polytechnic Institute's School of Business. He earned his Ph.D. from SUNY at Buffalo. He was also a faculty member at Clark University and the University of Texas at Arlington. His teaching and research interests include topics in Business and the Natural Environment, Operations, Logistics, Technology, Information and Supply Chain Management. He has also taught courses on topics in Sustainability, Business and the Natural Environment. He has published over 175 papers in peer reviewed journals on topics ranging from manufacturing and production technology to service, nonprofit and governmental settings. He has also published over 150 additional papers as chapters in books and in conference proceedings. He has published 7 books. He is editor of Management Research Review. He is editor of the social issues and sustainability department for IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. He is a General Editor for the Journal of Green Building. Dr. Sarkis has served as Guest Editor of over a dozen special issues on Sustainability and Business topics in such journals as the European Journal of Operational Research, Decision Sciences, Journal of Cleaner Production, Business Strategy and the Environment, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, International Journal of Production Economics, Greener Management International, and Information Systems Frontiers. He also serves on the editorial boards for a broad variety of journals including sustainability, operations and supply chain management, technology management, production, and information systems journals. He has served as a visiting scholar at various international locations including Cardiff University's BRASS center, the University of Oviedo in Spain, Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki, and in the EU Erasmus Mondus MESPOM program. He has also been a Sea-Sky Scholar at Dalian University of Technology in China. He is an AT&T Industrial Ecology Fellow.
Review:
"This is one of very few books putting environmental concerns at the heart of supply chain management. It covers all related aspects from eco-design and supplier selection to reverse logistics and global relationships. It is a welcome addition to the existing management literature."
Stefan Seuring, University of Kassel, Germany
"Sarkis is a pioneer and leading scholar in the area of sustainable supply chain management. He and Dou apply their extensive global knowledge to create this comprehensive book that links key processes and functions in supply chain management."
Lisa M. Ellram, Miami University, USA
"Green Supply Chain Management provides a detailed hands-on introduction to greening the supply chain. The focus on why and how to improve a supply chain’s environmental performance will provide a strong foundation for both the experienced and future managers looking for ways to address the growing pressure to be green."
Mark Pagell, University College Dublin, UK
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- PublisherMomentum Pr
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1606506544
- ISBN 13 9781606506547
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages78
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