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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821233403321

Titolo

Sustainable operations management / / guest editors, Professor Helen Walker [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Bradford, England] : , : Emerald, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-78441-175-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (168 p.)

Collana

International Journal of Operations & Production Management, , 0144-3577 ; ; Volume 34, Number 5

Disciplina

338.927

Soggetti

Sustainable development

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"The official journal of the European Operations Management Association"--Cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Editorial board; Guest editorial; The diffusion of environmental management system and its effect on environmental management practices; The impact of environmental supply chain sustainability programs on shareholder wealth; Social sustainability in developing country suppliers; Supply chain collaboration and sustainability: a profile deviation analysis; Sustainable supply chains: a framework for environmental scanning practices; Reputational risks and sustainable supply chain management

Sommario/riassunto

Increasingly, organisations are interested in managing corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability as part of their operations management (OM). OM practices and research must respond to demands to address sustainability. This response is triggered by climate change and other environmental concerns, the well-being of workers and communities, and other broad social demands. We define sustainable OM as the pursuit of social, economic and environmental objectives - the triple bottom line [TBL] - within operations of a specific firm and operational linkages that extend beyond the firm