Tools, Methodologies and Techniques Applied to Sustainable Supply Chains

Basel (Switzerland): MDPI, 2020.

English

298 p.

978-3-03928-319-4

Nowadays, supply chains and production systems are globalized and distributed geographically around the world, since the raw materials for a product can be extracted in one country, processed in a second, assembled or converted into final product in a third, and distributed and marketed in other countries. Due to material and products flow, some authors indicate that 60% of the total cost of some products is associated with the supply chain and logistics, which have the largest environmental impact. Several researchers have therefore focused on minimizing the costs and environmental impacts of supply chain and logistics. This book reports a set of tools, methodologies, and techniques that managers are using to improve the supply chain and that allow them to generate a competitive advantage to retain the position of their company in the globalized market with low-cost products while being socially responsible. The 15 chapters explain the application of these tools, methodologies, and techniques in the supply chain, illustrating the focus of managers on cost reduction, partner integration, use of information and communication technologies, algorithms that optimize resources, human resources involvement, and information flow among partners. Every chapter reports an application from various sectors such as the automotive, aerospace, agricultural, and healthcare industries.

Electronic ed.

ELR 915

eng

MON-017579