Sustainable Supply Chains Models, Methods, and Public Policy Implications /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Boone, Tonya (Editor), Jayaraman, Vaidyanathan (Editor), Ganeshan, Ram (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, 174
• Subjects: Business.; Production management.; Operations research.; Decision making.; Industrial engineering.; Production engineering.; Sustainable development.; Business and Management.; Operation Research/Decision Theory.; Operations Management.; Industrial and Production Engineering.; Sustainable Development.

A sustainable enterprise is one that contributes to sustainable development by simultaneously delivering economic, social and environmental benefits or what has been termed "the triple bottom line." While pursuing profit, socially responsible companies should be sensitive to the environmen...