Sustainable operations management / guest editors, Professor Helen Walker [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Walker, Helen, editor.

Series:

International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 34, Issue 5

International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 0144-3577 ; Volume 34, Number 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (168 p.)

Place of Publication:

[Bradford, England] : Emerald, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Increasingly, organisations are interested in managing corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability as part of their operations management (OM). OM practices and research must respond to demands to address sustainability. This response is triggered by climate change and other environmental concerns, the well-being of workers and communities, and other broad social demands. We define sustainable OM as the pursuit of social, economic and environmental objectives - the triple bottom line [TBL] - within operations of a specific firm and operational linkages that extend beyond the firm

Contents:

Cover; Editorial board; Guest editorial; The diffusion of environmental management system and its effect on environmental management practices; The impact of environmental supply chain sustainability programs on shareholder wealth; Social sustainability in developing country suppliers; Supply chain collaboration and sustainability: a profile deviation analysis; Sustainable supply chains: a framework for environmental scanning practices; Reputational risks and sustainable supply chain management

Notes:

"The official journal of the European Operations Management Association"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (ebrary, viewed September 13, 2014).

ISBN:

1-78441-175-2

OCLC:

885122600