@inbook{68e62032312343b7a702ed50c461c1b9,
title = "Sustainable supply chains: Introduction",
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.",
keywords = "Research-based textbook, Sustainable operations, Sustainable supply chains",
author = "Yann Bouchery and Corbett, {Charles J.} and Fransoo, {Jan C.} and Tarkan Tan",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024.",
year = "2024",
month = apr,
doi = "10.1007/978-3-031-45565-0_1",
language = "English",
isbn = "2365-6395",
volume = "23",
series = "Springer Series in Supply Chain Management",
publisher = "Springer Cham",
pages = "1--12",
editor = "Yann Bouchery and Corbett, {Charles J.} and Fransoo, {Jan C.} and Tarkan Tan",
booktitle = "Sustainable Supply Chains",
edition = "2nd",
}