Sustainable Supply Chains
A Research-Based Textbook on Operations and Strategy

Editors: Yann Bouchery, Charles J. Corbett, Jan C. Fransoo, Tarkan Tan



First edited text designed specifically for graduate courses in Sustainable Supply Chains

Editors are leaders in the field

Online support, including new cases as needed

This book is primarily intended to serve as a research-based textbook on sustainable supply chains for graduate programs in Business, Management, Industrial Engineering, and Industrial Ecology, but it should also be of interest for researchers in the broader sustainable supply chain space, whether from the operations management and industrial engineering side or more from the industrial ecology and life-cycle assessment side.

As firms become progressively more tightly coupled in global supply chains, rather than being large vertically integrated monoliths, risks and opportunities associated with activities upstream or downstream will increasingly impinge upon their own wellbeing. For a firm to thrive, it is increasingly imperative that it be aware of economic, environmental and social dimensions of the entire supply chain it belongs to, and that it proactively monitor and manage those. Finding efficient solutions towards a more sustainable supply chain is increasingly important for managers, but clearly this raise difficult questions, often without clear answers. This book aims to provide insights into these kinds of questions for students and practitioners, based on the latest academic research.

We have noticed a recent surge in the number of courses on “sustainable supply chain management” or related topics, but a relative lack of corresponding teaching materials. While sustainability has been widely studied at the level of company strategy and extensive related pedagogical materials exist, there is still a relative lack of materials on sustainability with a supply chain management perspective.

Table of contents (22 chapters)

Front Matter
Pages i-xv

Sustainable Supply Chains: Introduction
Pages 1-12

Measuring Environmental Impacts in Supply Chains
Front Matter
Pages 13-13
Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment
Pages 15-41
Carbon Footprinting in Supply Chains
Pages 43-64
Water Footprint Assessment in Supply Chains
Pages 65-85
Sustainable Non-Renewable Materials Management
Pages 87-118
Disclosing and Reporting Environmental Sustainability of Supply Chains
Pages 119-144

Operational Aspects of Sustainable Supply Chains
Front Matter
Pages 145-145
Green Logistics
Pages 147-187
Green Inventory Management
Pages 189-218
Green Facility Location
Pages 219-234
Operational Implications of Environmental Regulation
Pages 235-255
Responsible Purchasing: Moving from Compliance to Value Creation in Supplier Relationships
Pages 257-278
Green Technology Choice
Pages 279-302
Principles of EcoDesign in Sustainable Supply Chains
Pages 303-316

Business Models and Strategy in Sustainable Supply Chains
Front Matter
Pages 317-317
Market Value Implications of Voluntary Corporate Environmental Initiatives (CEIs)
Pages 319-338
Business Implications of Sustainability Practices in Supply Chains
Pages 339-353
Moving from a Product-Based Economy to a Service-Based Economy for a More Sustainable Future
Pages 355-373
Closed-Loop Supply Chains: A Strategic Overview
Pages 375-393
Sustainable Food Supply Chain Design
Pages 395-412
Risk and Uncertainty Management for Sustainable Supply Chains
Pages 413-436

The Social Dimension of Sustainable Supply Chains
Front Matter
Pages 437-437
Improving Social and Environmental Performance in Global Supply Chains
Pages 439-464
Social Responsibility in Supply Chains
Pages 465-483
Cross-Sector Partnerships for Sustainable Supply Chains
Pages 485-505

Back Matter
Pages 507-517