Overview
- Provides a comprehensive overview of the sustainable supply chain field
- Uncovers problems faced by businesses when adopting green practices
- Classifies green practices for better understanding
Part of the book series: EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing (EAISICC)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
Keywords
- Sustainable development
- Green practices
- Green supply chain management
- Sustainability
- Responsible supply chain
- Sustainable supply chain management
- Low carbonization
- Decarburization
- Organizational performance
- Operational performance
- Internal environmental management
- Green information systems
- Competitive advantage
- Green manufacturing
- Economic growth
- Engineering Economics
About this book
This book outlines the scope of sustainability and green practice in supply chain operations, which has continued to grow with a rapid speed. The book includes core aspects of sustainability and green supply chain management philosophy and practice, covering general concepts, principles, strategies and best practices, which not only protect socio-environmental sustainability, but spur economic growth. The book will aid practitioners in using sustainable supply chains to reduce cost and improve service, as well as keep up-to-date with different features of green supply chains and logistics in a global market. The book will also be a valuable resource for candidates undertaking certification examinations and students studying for degrees in related fields of sustainability and green supply chain management.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Syed Abdul Rehman Khan is a teacher of Supply Chain and Logistics Management. Dr. Khan achieved his Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) certificate from APICS and successfully completed his PhD in China. Since 2018, Dr. Khan has been affiliated with Tsinghua University as a postdoctoral researcher. He has more than nine years’ core experience of supply chain and logistics at industry and academic levels. He has attended several international conferences and also has been invited as keynote speaker in different countries. He has published more than 70 scientific research papers in international journals and conferences. He is the author of five monographs, including Strategic Supply Chain Management (Springer). In addition, Dr. Khan has achieved scientific innovation awards three times consecutively by the Education Department of Shaanxi Provincial Government, China.
Dr. Khan holds memberships in the following institutions and supply chain bodies/associations: APICS; Production and Operation Management Society, India; Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP); Supply Chain Association of Pakistan; and Global Supply Chain Council.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Critical Success Factors of Green Supply Chain Management in Emerging Economies
Authors: Syed Abdul Rehman Khan
Series Title: EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42742-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-42741-2Published: 22 April 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-42744-3Published: 23 April 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-42742-9Published: 21 April 2020
Series ISSN: 2522-8595
Series E-ISSN: 2522-8609
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 266
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 70 illustrations in colour
Topics: Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Transportation, Supply Chain Management, Renewable and Green Energy, Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing