Strategic Management of Sustainable Manufacturing Operations

As companies and organizations continue to grow economically, it has become pertinent to also implement business and management practices that help relieve environmental and social stressors created by manufacturing processes. Strategic Management of Sustainable Manufacturing Operations features an inclusive overview of various management practices that contribute to the sustainability efforts of an organization. Highlighting successful techniques being implemented and utilized by different companies, this publication is an essential reference source for researchers, academics, consultants, policy makers, and practitioners interested in sustainable performance measurement, supply chain design, and operations management.

Rameshwar Dubey is currently working as an Associate Professor with Symbiosis International University and Visiting Professor & Research Fellow with South University of Science and Technology of China. He is also associated with various institutions of repute as a visiting scholar which includes institutes of national importance and some global universities like DePaul University, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Anhui University of Economics and Finance, China and South University of Science and Technology, China. Beside teaching he is currently serving as an Associate Editor of Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management (Springer) and International Journal of Innovation Science (Emerald) and edited over seven special issues with reputable publishing house like Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, Springer and Inderscience. He has over 66 papers indexed in Scopus,SCI/SSCI and over 220 citations.

Angappa Gunasekaran is a Professor and Dean at the Charlton College of Business, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. Dr. Gunasekaran has held academic positions in UK, Australia, Finland, India and Canada. He has over 250 articles published in peer-reviewed journals. He has presented about 50 papers and published 50 articles in conferences and given a number of invited talks in many countries. He is on the Editorial Board of several journals. He has organized several international workshops and conferences in the emerging areas of operations management and information systems. He is currently interested in researching logistics and supply chain management. Dr. Gunasekaran has been the founding Director of Business Innovation Research Center (BIRC) since 2006.