The high cost of low prices : a roadmap to sustainable prosperity / David S. Jacoby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jacoby, David S., author.

Series:

Supply and operations management collection.

Supply and Operations Management Collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainability.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Business Expert Press, 2018.

Summary:

Based on his experience consulting on hundreds of industrial mega-projects, Jacoby reveals dark secrets of international supply chains for familiar products such as coffee, bottled water, gasoline, and electronic devices, and explains how government policies and business norms around the world have evolved to allow practices that can deplete natural resources, blight native landscapes, and tolerate inhumane working conditions. The book directly addresses controversial issues like climate change, carbon taxes, fracking, offshoring, urban sprawl, globalization, income inequality, regulation, corruption, compliance and enforcement, providing an informed basis for mapping the way forward. Rich in facts and deep with first-hand experiences from around the world, Jacoby challenges embedded thinking about growth and progress, convenience, comfort, and quality of life. The book proposes a bold and realistic new policy framework that is groundbreaking and achievable for industry, government, and consumers, and supports the plan with achievable metrics, targets, and accountabilities. While his first book promoted global supply chain optimization based on industry "best practices" and his second book fine-tuned the techniques for oil, gas, and power companies, Jacoby takes a holistic perspective in this third book, acknowledging and proposing solutions for the problems caused in part by these "optimized" global supply chains.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Price of Modern Development

Chapter 1: Why Is this Happening?

Chapter 2: Quantifying the Resource, Environmental, and Social Impact

Chapter 3: The European Model

Chapter 4: The American Model

Chapter 5: Asian Approaches

Chapter 6: African and Middle Eastern Approaches

Chapter 7: Roadmap for the Future: The Agenda for Change

Chapter 8: Industry Knows How to Adapt and Will Remain Competitive

Chapter 9: Conclusion

Appendix 1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Index by Country

Appendix 2: Environmental Performance Index by Country

Appendix 3: Social Progress Index by Country

Appendix 4: D-Factor for a Bottle ofWater

Appendix 5: D-Factor for a Cup of Coffee

Appendix 6: D-Factor for a Tank of Fuel

Appendix 7: D-Factor for a Smartphone

Appendix 8: D-Factor for a Transatlantic Flight

Glossary

About the Author

Index

Adpage

Backcover.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781631578281

1631578286