Green Supply Chain Management: Product Life Cycle Approach

By Hsiao-fan Wang and Surendra M. Gupta

Book Overview

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.A COMPLETE GUIDE TO IMPLEMENTING A GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN

This detailed resource provides a stage-by-stage production methodology within the life cycle of a product to ensure environmental compliance and economic goals. After covering basic concepts and background, Green Supply Chain Management: Product Life Cycle Approach discusses green engineering technologies, green value chain management, and green information management systems.

The book delivers the knowledge to quantify the environmental impact on supply chains and identify opportunities for making improvements, leading to both green engineering and green management of a product.

COVERAGE INCLUDES:

Mathematical backgroundGreen engineeringGreen materialsEnvironmental designGreen procurement--vendor selection with risk analysisGreen production--manufacture and remanufacture in certain and uncertain environmentsGreen logistics--recycling with certain and uncertain situationsGreen customers--features and identificationEnd-of-life management--disassembly and reuseDatabase for life cycle assessment--procedure with databaseWeb-based information support systems

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0071622837
• ISBN13: 9780071622837
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"