1st Edition

Building a Sustainable Supply Chain

By Gareth Kane Copyright 2014
77 Pages
by Routledge

77 Pages
by Routledge

The massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 was not caused by BP, but by a contractor, yet BP got the blame. The toxic waste from the production of Apple products dumped in China in 2011 was not dumped by Apple, but by a supplier, yet Apple got the blame. The horsemeat found in beef burgers in 2013 was not added by Tesco, but by a supplier, yet Tesco got the blame. In all three cases,... Read more

Introduction

1. The Business case for a sustainable supply chain

2. Supply chains and sustainability

3. Building a sustainable supply chain

4. Basic techniques: Procurement and buying

5. Intermediate techniques: Operations and product/service

6. Advanced techniques: Business model and corporate philosophy Conclusions Notes and references

Biography

Kane, Gareth