Environmental Management SystemISO 14000
Supply Chain Management
Green SCM integrates environmental and supply chain management.
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Green SCM leverages the role of the environment in SC value creation.
Commercial firms have had early success using Green SCM principles.
Green Supply Chain improves operations by employing an environmental solution.
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The product life cycle is the basis of green supply chain management.
The environmental impacts of each LC stage are examined for reduction.
Historically, GSC management focused on the upstream supply chain.
Now, GSC programs are moving from compliance to value creation.
Companies are starting to view GSC as a strategic analysis tool.
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Green supply chain best practices focus on the business results first.
Aligning GSC improvements with your business goals creates strategic value.
Evaluating the supply chain as a system leads to life cycle optimization.
Green supply chain management is a driver for process improvements.
Focusing on source reduction programs drives higher value improvements.
The Army looked to using hybrid HMMWVs to reduce the fuel SC footprint.
USPS worked with direct mail vendors to reduce supply chain cost and waste.
The Dutch flower industry greened its production to increase throughput.
Xerox implemented a take-back program redefined customer’s expectations.
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Green supply chain efforts need to rise above the cost center view.
Consider the existing business model when planning GSC projects.
Use tools such as GreenSCOR to help define and analyze GSC problems.
GreenSCOR is a modification of the SCOR model that includes environmental elements.
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Implementing Green supply chain properly will drive real business value.