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Global Shipping in Small Nations : Nordic Experiences after 1960
Tenold, Stig (ed.); Iversen, Martin Jes (ed.);  … - 2012
This anthology aims to explain why some Nordic shipping companies became world leaders while others failed to respond … alongside the various corporate responses to the many upheavals of global shipping. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012106243
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Sustainable Shipping : A Cross-Disciplinary View
Psaraftis, Harilaos N. (ed.) - 2019
International shipping is currently at a crossroads. The decision of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in …) emissions vis-à-vis 2008 levels epitomizes the last among a series of recent developments as regards sustainable shipping. It … takes a cross-disciplinary view of the various dimensions of the maritime transportation sustainability problem. “Cross …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012396169
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Agency Theory and Sustainability in the Global Supply Chain
Delbufalo, Emanuela - 2018
1 Agency theory and supply chain management: a literature review -- 2 Extending sustainability to suppliers: the role … of Codes of conduct -- 3 Agency theory and sustainability in global supply chain. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013256185
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Supply Chain Social Sustainability for Manufacturing : Measurement and Performance Outcomes from India
Mani, V.; Delgado, Catarina - 2019
This book highlights a number of social sustainability issues at different stages of the supply chain, and demonstrates … how these issues can be addressed by adopting social sustainability practices in the manufacturing supply chain. In the … wake of emerging social issues in developing countries, research on social sustainability has gained importance for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012395812
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Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Supply Chains
Qudrat-Ullah, Hassan (ed.) - 2018
innovations at hand, sustainability can be maximized for all the activities of a supply chain including: service concept and … the Asynchrony of the Wind-Power Industry’s Supply Chain in Brazil -- Resilience as Basis for Sustainability: Shortages in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012395911
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Sustainable Operations in India
Chakraborty, Ayon (ed.); Kumar Gouda, Sirish (ed.);  … - 2018
provides guidelines for applying models to achieve the goal of sustainability in this competitive environment. The chapters …: Dalmia Cement Plant -- Chapter 3: Pioneering Change: Sustainability at Bosch Chassis Systems (Case study) -- Chapter 4 … influencing lean concept adoption in a food processing SME for ensuring sustainability -- Module 3: Sustainable Logistics …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012396213
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Sustainable fashion : governance and new management approaches
Schneider, Anna-Maria (ed.); Jastram, Sarah (ed.) - 2018
This edited volume comprises ideas, visions, strategies, and dreams of entrepreneurs, managers, scientists and political experts who share their best practice experience relating to the joint goal of a more sustainable, humanistic, and responsible fashion industry. Readers will find a variety of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012396724
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Integrated Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems and Smart Value Chain : Sustainable Infrastructure for the Factory of the Future
Abdi, M. Reza; Labib, Ashraf W.; Delavari Edalat, Farideh; … - 2018
The book develops manufacturing concepts and applications beyond physical production and towards a wider manufacturing value chain incorporating external stakeholders that include suppliers of raw materials and parts, customers, collaborating manufacturing companies, manufacturing service...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397617
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Green Transportation Logistics : The Quest for Win-Win Solutions
Psaraftis, Harilaos N. (ed.) - 2016
This book examines the state of the art in green transportation logistics from the perspective of balancing environmental performance in the transportation supply chain while also satisfying traditional economic performance criteria. Part of the book is drawn from the recently completed European...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397806
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New Models for Sustainable Logistics : Internalization of External Costs in Inventory Management
Digiesi, Salvatore - 2016 - 1st ed. 2015
This book introduces new inventory models to support decision-making when cost of externalities are jointly considered along with costs of logistics. Internalization of cost of externalities gives rise to new logistics costs estimates and functions which managers, researchers, lecturers and...
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