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| 1. Briefly discuss the three elements of supply chain sustainability. |
| 2. What is sustainability? |
| 3. Designing supply chains that are energy efficient and environmentally responsible helps a firm achieve a competitive priority of low-cost operations that support the firm’s financial responsibility to its shareholders. Explain how focusing on energy efficiency can pose some ethical dilemmas for supply chain managers. |
| 4. In what ways is reverse logistics management more difficult than the management of more typical supply chain flows? |
| 5. Pick a product imported from overseas and describe the intermodal options for bringing it to a retail location in your hometown. |
| 6. What are the three components of the supply chain? Please describe each. |
| 7. What are sizing capacity cushions? |
| 8. A major corporation can make a significant social contribution by assisting in a disaster relief supply chain. Disasters often occur with little warning; humanitarian aid needs to get to the affected areas very quickly. From the perspective of supply chain design, what capabilities should disaster relief supply chains have? |
| 9. Discuss the role of sustainability supply chains. |
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1. Briefly, discuss the three elements of supply chain sustainability.
Financial/economic responsibility – This element of sustainability deals with the
I.
financial needs of all stakeholders and any other entity that is involved in capital
supply for production of goods or services.
Environmental responsibility –This element puts into focus the ecological needs of
II.
our planet and the firm’s exploitation of natural resources as used in the production of
services and goods.
III.
Social responsibility –This element defines the social expectations of a society
towards an organization. These expectations are ethical, moral and philanthropic in
nature.
2. What is sustainability?
This is the ability to fulfill our current needs without compromising the ability to meet the needs
of the future generations.
3. Designing supply chains that are energy efficient and environmentally
responsible helps a firm achieve a competitive priority of low-cost operations that
support the firm’s financial responsibility to its shareholders. Explain how
focusing on energy efficiency can pose some ethical dilemmas for supply chain
managers.
For a company to achieve energy efficiency, it has to conduct its operations in such a manner
that it uses minimum energy. Some of the ways through which a company may achieve
efficiency include; using the shortest distance during transportation, usi...
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