Overview
- Shows how sustainability can contribute in improving operations performance
- Presents innovative research on sustainability
- Covers different aspects of sustainability which can be integrated
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Measuring Operations Performance (MEOP)
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This book presents innovative research on various aspects of sustainability in the field of operations management and illustrates the potential of sustainability thinking and practice to improve operations performance and thereby meet customer needs. Particular attention is devoted to corporate social responsibility and marketing strategy, knowledge management for sustainability, the role of culture in a sustainable built environment, sustainable manufacturing through the application of lean and green concepts, advancing sustainability through ISO standards, and the sustainable supply chain.
The present decade is proving to be a time of change in terms of business strategies and operations management. Many of the trends are still subject to uncertainty, but an understanding of the need for, and benefits of, sustainability can give a clear indication of their trajectory. Consumers and markets in general believe that while implementing their business strategies, companies should also try to improve society and the environment and to exercise social responsibility toward their employees. This book provides insights into how this may be achieved, and it is recommended for researchers as well as all practitioners and managers dedicated to enhancing sustainability in operations.
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Book Title: Sustainable Operations Management
Book Subtitle: Advances in Strategy and Methodology
Editors: Andrea Chiarini
Series Title: Measuring Operations Performance
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14002-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-14001-8Published: 21 January 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-38633-1Published: 06 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-14002-5Published: 06 January 2015
Series ISSN: 2363-9970
Series E-ISSN: 2363-9989
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 222
Number of Illustrations: 39 b/w illustrations
Topics: Operations Research/Decision Theory, Sustainable Development, Business Strategy/Leadership, Organization, Operations Management, Business Ethics