The supply chain imperative / Dale Neef.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neef, Dale, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial procurement.

Business logistics.

Fraud--Prevention.

Fraud.

Swindlers and swindling.

Business ethics.

Consumer protection.

Physical Description:

viii, 312 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : American Management Association, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The new business imperative is to create an unambiguous culture of ethical behavior. "The Supply Chain Imperative" presents a framework any business can use for monitoring, reporting, and improving performance of suppliers on environmental, social, and other issues. The book ensures that the company's ethical mandate is understood and implemented along the entire length of the chain, helping companies avoid costly litigation and potentially devastating injury to reputation brought on by violations of law and ethical norms.

Contents:

Strategic concerns

The extended global supply chain: new problems and new responsibilities

Risky business

Companies behaving badly

The social, ethical, audit, accounting and reporting movement (SEAAR)

Who is in charge here? organizational responsibilities for an ethical supply chain program

The corporate ethics and risk management framework

Choosing an aspirational code of conduct

Creating a case for action

Choosing performance and process standards

Creating measurable and verifiable indicators of performance

Building awareness and support for codes and standards

The supplier program

The audit process

Compliance issues

Reporting your good work - moving toward triple-bottom-line accounting

Systems to monitor and audit social and environmental performance within the supply chain

Pulling it all together: the switcher/prem case study.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0-8144-2798-7

OCLC:

664116837