Sustainable supply chains: Introduction

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

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Abstract

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 well-being. 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 toward a more sustainable supply chain is increasingly important for managers, but clearly this raises difficult questions, often without clear answers. In this introductory chapter, we first provide some insights on what does “sustainable supply chains” mean. Then, we review the main reasons that motivated us to assemble this book at this particular point in time. In a third section, we discuss the five main underlying principles we adopted in designing this book. Finally, we propose some insights on the future of sustainable supply chains.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSustainable Supply Chains
EditorsYann Bouchery, Charles J. Corbett, Jan C. Fransoo, Tarkan Tan
PublisherSpringer Cham
Chapter1
Pages1-12
Number of pages12
Volume23
Edition2nd
ISBN (Electronic)2365-6409
ISBN (Print)2365-6395
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2024

Publication series

NameSpringer Series in Supply Chain Management
Volume23
ISSN (Print)2365-6395
ISSN (Electronic)2365-6409

Keywords

  • Research-based textbook
  • Sustainable operations
  • Sustainable supply chains

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