Emerging issues in operations and supply chain management
- Mkansi M, Amadi-Echendu A, De Villiers G (Editors)
- ISBN: 9780627037283
- eISBN: N/A
- ePub ISBN: 9780627037290
- 297 Pages | Published: 2020
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operations and supply chain management practices are essential for the
existence of both private and public organisations offering goods or rendering
services. These practices are subject to volatile changes in markets due to
global developments, and hence it is important to understand the drivers of
change to be able to respond adequately. Emerging issues in operations and
supply chain management covers a number of these drivers within the realm of
operations and the supply chains serving businesses, so that the reader is
equipped to respond with robustness in the changing environment.
The book
covers the topics from a practical perspective and shares many case studies and
examples to take the reader on a logical path towards understanding the issues
in operations and supply chain management, and the importance of the drivers of
change while sharing practical advice and solutions for the global industry.
The contents
include the following:
• Green purchasing fundamentals
• Design for the Environment
• Environmental accounting and
economics
• Sustainable operations and supply
chain management
• Food security Fundamentals
• Digital technologies and operations
in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
• Maritime logistics
• Construction supply chain
Emerging issues in operations and supply chain
management is aimed at undergraduate students
as well as professionals working in industry to support the sustainable
business practices and goals of their organisations.
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