Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Supply Chains

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Qudrat-Ullah, Hassan (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Understanding Complex Systems,
• Subjects: Business logistics.; Sociophysics.; Econophysics.; Operations research.; Decision making.; Industrial management-Environmental aspects.; Supply Chain Management.; Data-driven Science, Modeling and Theory Building.; Operations Research/Decision Theory.; Sustainability Management.

This book presents the latest decision making tools, techniques, and insightful solutions that decision makers utilize to overcome the challenges faced by their sustainable supply chains. Given the ever increasing significance of socio-economic and environmental factors, the management of sustainabl...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: Introduction: An Overview of Sustainable Supply Chains
• Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Supply Chains: An Introduction
• Part II: The Unique Perspectives for the Sustainable Supply Chains
• Determinants of ITF R&D Technology Commercialization in Logistics and Supply Chain Industries: R&D Technologist Perspective
• A Meta-Analysis of Sustainable Supplier Selection Approaches
• Green Supply Chain Management, Green Innovations, and Green Practices
• The Road Towards a Circular Economy: The Role of Modular Product Designs in Supply Chains
• Policy Design for Sustainable Supply Chain Through Training: The Case of XYZ Packaging Company
• The Application of System Dynamics for a Sustainable Procurement Operation
• Part III: The Innovative Solutions for Industry-Specific Supply Chains
• Alternative Energy Policy for Mitigating the Asynchrony of the Wind-Power Industry's Supply Chain in Brazil
• Resilience as Basis for Sustainability: Shortages in Production Supply Chains for Essential Consumer Goods
• Designing a Sustainable Tourism Supply Chain: A Case Study from Asia
• Sustainable Food Supply Chain Management: An Integrated Framework and Practical Perspectives
• Risk Assessment of the Timber Supply Chain in Southern Ontario using Agent-Based Simulation
• Part IV: Finale: Sustainable Supply Chains Continuum
• Finale: Sustainable Supply Chains Continuum.