Green Supply Chain Management

Hsiao-Fan Wang holds a Ph.D. in Operations Research from Cambridge University. She was the Vice Dean of the College of Engineering, National Tsing Hua University. Dr. Wang's research interests are in multicriteria decision-making, fuzzy set theory, and green value chain management.
Surendra M. Gupta holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University. He is currently Director of the Laboratory for Responsible Manufacturing at Northeastern University. Dr. Gupta is the author of The Disassembly Line: Balancing and Modeling.

A COMPLETE GUIDE TO IMPLEMENTING A GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN

This detailed resource provides a stage-by-stage production methodology within the life cycle of a product to ensure environmental compliance and economic goals. After covering basic concepts and background, Green Supply Chain Management: Product Life Cycle Approach discusses green engineering technologies, green value chain management, and green information management systems.

The book delivers the knowledge to quantify the environmental impact on supply chains and identify opportunities for making improvements, leading to both green engineering and green management of a product.

COVERAGE INCLUDES:

Mathematical background
Green engineering
Green materials
Environmental design
Green procurement--vendor selection with risk analysis
Green production--manufacture and remanufacture in certain and uncertain environments
Green logistics--recycling with certain and uncertain situations
Green customers--features and identification
End-of-life management--disassembly and reuse
Database for life cycle assessment--procedure with database
Web-based information support systems

A proven production methodology to address environmental and economic issues within the product life cycle

Green Supply Chain Management: Product Life Cycle Approach provides a stage-by-stage production methodology for incorporating environmental themes into supply chain management. This includes applying systematic techniques to quantify the environmental impacts of supply chains and identifying opportunities for making improvements that lead to green engineering of a product. The book is divided into four parts: Basic Concepts and Background; Green Engineering Technologies; Green Value Chain Management; and Green Information Management Systems. In order to ensure complete understanding and effective learning, each chapter includes basic concepts, methods and references.

Part 1: Basic Concepts and Background
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Mathematical Background
Part 2: Green Engineering Technology
Chapter 3. Green Engineering
Chapter 4. Green Materials
Chapter 5. Environmental Design
Part 3: Green Value Chain Management
Chapter 6. Green Procurement: Vendor Selection with Risk Analysis
Chapter 7. Green Production: Manufacture and Remanufacture in Certain and Uncertain Environments
Chapter 8. Green Logistics: Recycling with Certain and Uncertain Situations
Chapter 9. Green Customers: Features and Identification
Chapter 10. End-of-Life Management: Disassembly and Reuse
Part 4: Green Information Management Systems
Chapter 11. Database for Life Cycle Assessment: Procedure with Database
Chapter 12. Web-Based Information Support Systems
Index