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Sustainable supply chains: An introduction

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In this paper, the focus on environmental management and operations is moved from local optimization of environmental factors to consideration of the entire supply chain during the production, consumption, customer service and post-disposal disposition of products.
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This article is published in Journal of Operations Management.The article was published on 2007-11-01. It has received 1593 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Supply chain sustainability & Supply chain.

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Sustainability in Performance Management through Supply Chain Management

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an outline of definitions and advancements in execution estimation and the executives frameworks and a structure for PMMS for supply chain management, and the rules for good and current PMMS are examined.
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A multi-product model for evaluating and selecting two layers of suppliers considering environmental factors

TL;DR: A multi-product model is proposed to solve multiple sourcing supplier problem in green supply chains considering environmental issues and aims to maximize value of the suppliers while minimizing the costs associated with environmental pollutions, purchasing expenses, fixed ordering cost, transportation costs and penalties for returned goods.
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Collaborative Governance toward Sustainability: A Global Challenge on Brazil Perspective

TL;DR: In this paper, market pressures toward greener and more responsible operations equally affected organizations in both countries, without differentiation in operation between an emerging country such as Brazil and a developed countries such as New Zealand.
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Pricing in sustainable global container transport

TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that in order to integrate environmental factors in global logistics processes, it is necessary to link them to the concept of value delivery through adequate pricing mechanisms, and also discuss how non-traditional forms of pricing are a valuable method to integrate the environmental dimension in container shipping and logistics value propositions.
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Our common future

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Cannibals with Forks: The Triple Bottom Line of 21st Century Business

TL;DR: The seven revolutions for sustainable capitalism: competition, competition, triple win revolution, values from me to we revolution, information and transparency, no hiding place revolution, lifecylces from conception to resurrection revolution, partnerships after the honeymoon revolution, time three scenarios revolution, corporate governance, stake in the future, sustainability transition, value shifts, value migrations the worlds of money and power, sustainability audit, how are you placed.

Green and Competitive: Ending the Stalemate

TL;DR: The Dutch flower industry has responded to its environmental problems by developing a closed-loop system to reduce the risk of infestation, reducing the need for fertilizers and pesticides, and improving product quality as mentioned in this paper.
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Life cycle assessment: Part 1: Framework, goal and scope definition, inventory analysis, and applications

TL;DR: The LCA framework and procedure is introduced, how to define and model a product's life cycle is outlined, and an overview of available methods and tools for tabulating and compiling associated emissions and resource consumption data in a life cycle inventory (LCI) is provided.
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Relationships between operational practices and performance among early adopters of green supply chain management practices in chinese manufacturing enterprises

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the relationship between green supply chain management (GSCM) practices and environmental and economic performance in Chinese manufacturing enterprises, and investigated how two primary types of management operations philosophies, quality management and just-in-time (or lean) manufacturing principles, influence the relationships between GSCM practices and performance.
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