Author: Kucht Campos, Juliana
Publisher: Universitätsverlag der TU Berlin
ISBN: 3798327831
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
The pressure on companies towards sustainable development is changing the way they are dealing with their supply chain network. Practices are not limited to the company level. They are involving suppliers, customers, government, society and other stakeholders that impact and are impacted by the actions to improve economic results com-bined with environmental and social responsibility. This book presents a framework which can be used in practice and research for managing practices, possible to be implemented in different industries worldwide, and which intends to add value to the customers. It is composed by three clusters, seven groups and 21 sub-groups of practices and was built with data colleted from a systematic literature review with more than 2000 documents analyzed and refined with workshops and interviews with academics and practitioners. The framework offers a holistic view of practices for improving supply chain sustainability and the integration between them. It has proven to be a valuable instruments for supporting decision planning. Die Herausforderungen nachhaltigen Handelns beeinflussen in Unternehmen in besonderem Maße das Management und den Aufbau von Supply-Chain Netzwerken. Derartige Veränderungen beschränken sich dabei nicht nur auf das jeweilige Unternehmen, sondern beeinflussen alle Akteure im Netzwerk, bspw. Lieferanten und Partner, sowie die Kunden, die Gesellschaft und den Staat. Diese zahlreichen Stakeholder sollten durch Ansätze nachhaltigen Handels in der Art beeinflusst werden, dass eine zunehmende ökologische und soziale Verantwortung auch zu verbesserten ökonomischen Ergebnissen führt. Dieses Buch stellt einen Ordnungsrahmen nachhaltigen Handels vor, welcher weltweit in Praxis und Forschung in unterschiedlichen Branchen realisiert werden kann und darauf abzielt den Mehrwert für die Kunden zu erhöhen. Der Ordnungsrahmen setzt sich dabei aus drei Bereichen zusammen, welche sich wiederum in sieben Gruppen und 21 Untergruppen unterteilen lassen. Die für die Entwicklung des Ordnungsrahmens relevanten Daten wurden dabei durch eine systematischen Literaturrecherche erhoben und geordnet, in deren Verlauf mehr als 2000 Dokumente analysiert wurden. Zwischenergebnisse wurden dabei in Workshops mit Praktikern und Wissenschaftlern bewertet, weiterentwickelt und zusätzlich durch Experteninterviews validiert. Der Ordnungsrahmen zur Nachhaltigkeit in Supply-Chain Netzwerken bietet eine ganzheitliche Sicht auf Verfahren zur Verbesserung der ökonomischen, ökologischen und sozialen Nachhaltigkeit sowie auf die Integration der einzelnen Bereiche und hat sich als wertvolles Instrumente zur Unterstützung von unternehmerischen Entscheidungen erwiesen.
Integrated framework for managing sustainable supply chain practices
Author: Kucht Campos, Juliana
Publisher: Universitätsverlag der TU Berlin
ISBN: 3798327831
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
The pressure on companies towards sustainable development is changing the way they are dealing with their supply chain network. Practices are not limited to the company level. They are involving suppliers, customers, government, society and other stakeholders that impact and are impacted by the actions to improve economic results com-bined with environmental and social responsibility. This book presents a framework which can be used in practice and research for managing practices, possible to be implemented in different industries worldwide, and which intends to add value to the customers. It is composed by three clusters, seven groups and 21 sub-groups of practices and was built with data colleted from a systematic literature review with more than 2000 documents analyzed and refined with workshops and interviews with academics and practitioners. The framework offers a holistic view of practices for improving supply chain sustainability and the integration between them. It has proven to be a valuable instruments for supporting decision planning. Die Herausforderungen nachhaltigen Handelns beeinflussen in Unternehmen in besonderem Maße das Management und den Aufbau von Supply-Chain Netzwerken. Derartige Veränderungen beschränken sich dabei nicht nur auf das jeweilige Unternehmen, sondern beeinflussen alle Akteure im Netzwerk, bspw. Lieferanten und Partner, sowie die Kunden, die Gesellschaft und den Staat. Diese zahlreichen Stakeholder sollten durch Ansätze nachhaltigen Handels in der Art beeinflusst werden, dass eine zunehmende ökologische und soziale Verantwortung auch zu verbesserten ökonomischen Ergebnissen führt. Dieses Buch stellt einen Ordnungsrahmen nachhaltigen Handels vor, welcher weltweit in Praxis und Forschung in unterschiedlichen Branchen realisiert werden kann und darauf abzielt den Mehrwert für die Kunden zu erhöhen. Der Ordnungsrahmen setzt sich dabei aus drei Bereichen zusammen, welche sich wiederum in sieben Gruppen und 21 Untergruppen unterteilen lassen. Die für die Entwicklung des Ordnungsrahmens relevanten Daten wurden dabei durch eine systematischen Literaturrecherche erhoben und geordnet, in deren Verlauf mehr als 2000 Dokumente analysiert wurden. Zwischenergebnisse wurden dabei in Workshops mit Praktikern und Wissenschaftlern bewertet, weiterentwickelt und zusätzlich durch Experteninterviews validiert. Der Ordnungsrahmen zur Nachhaltigkeit in Supply-Chain Netzwerken bietet eine ganzheitliche Sicht auf Verfahren zur Verbesserung der ökonomischen, ökologischen und sozialen Nachhaltigkeit sowie auf die Integration der einzelnen Bereiche und hat sich als wertvolles Instrumente zur Unterstützung von unternehmerischen Entscheidungen erwiesen.
Publisher: Universitätsverlag der TU Berlin
ISBN: 3798327831
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
The pressure on companies towards sustainable development is changing the way they are dealing with their supply chain network. Practices are not limited to the company level. They are involving suppliers, customers, government, society and other stakeholders that impact and are impacted by the actions to improve economic results com-bined with environmental and social responsibility. This book presents a framework which can be used in practice and research for managing practices, possible to be implemented in different industries worldwide, and which intends to add value to the customers. It is composed by three clusters, seven groups and 21 sub-groups of practices and was built with data colleted from a systematic literature review with more than 2000 documents analyzed and refined with workshops and interviews with academics and practitioners. The framework offers a holistic view of practices for improving supply chain sustainability and the integration between them. It has proven to be a valuable instruments for supporting decision planning. Die Herausforderungen nachhaltigen Handelns beeinflussen in Unternehmen in besonderem Maße das Management und den Aufbau von Supply-Chain Netzwerken. Derartige Veränderungen beschränken sich dabei nicht nur auf das jeweilige Unternehmen, sondern beeinflussen alle Akteure im Netzwerk, bspw. Lieferanten und Partner, sowie die Kunden, die Gesellschaft und den Staat. Diese zahlreichen Stakeholder sollten durch Ansätze nachhaltigen Handels in der Art beeinflusst werden, dass eine zunehmende ökologische und soziale Verantwortung auch zu verbesserten ökonomischen Ergebnissen führt. Dieses Buch stellt einen Ordnungsrahmen nachhaltigen Handels vor, welcher weltweit in Praxis und Forschung in unterschiedlichen Branchen realisiert werden kann und darauf abzielt den Mehrwert für die Kunden zu erhöhen. Der Ordnungsrahmen setzt sich dabei aus drei Bereichen zusammen, welche sich wiederum in sieben Gruppen und 21 Untergruppen unterteilen lassen. Die für die Entwicklung des Ordnungsrahmens relevanten Daten wurden dabei durch eine systematischen Literaturrecherche erhoben und geordnet, in deren Verlauf mehr als 2000 Dokumente analysiert wurden. Zwischenergebnisse wurden dabei in Workshops mit Praktikern und Wissenschaftlern bewertet, weiterentwickelt und zusätzlich durch Experteninterviews validiert. Der Ordnungsrahmen zur Nachhaltigkeit in Supply-Chain Netzwerken bietet eine ganzheitliche Sicht auf Verfahren zur Verbesserung der ökonomischen, ökologischen und sozialen Nachhaltigkeit sowie auf die Integration der einzelnen Bereiche und hat sich als wertvolles Instrumente zur Unterstützung von unternehmerischen Entscheidungen erwiesen.
Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Author: Balkan Cetinkaya
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642120237
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
This book focuses on the need to develop sustainable supply chains - economically, environmentally and socially. This book is not about a wish list of impractical choices, but the reality of decisions faced by all those involved in supply chain management today. Our definition of sustainable supply chains is not restricted to so-called "green" supply chains, but recognises that in order to be truly sustainable, supply chains must operate within a realistic financial structure, as well as contribute value to our society. Supply chains are not sustainable unless they are realistically funded and valued. Thus, a real definition of sustainable supply chain management must take account of all relevant economic, social and environmental issues. This book contains examples from a wide range of real-life case studies, and synthesizes the learnings from these many different situations to provide the fundamental building blocks at the centre of successful logistics and supply chain management.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642120237
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
This book focuses on the need to develop sustainable supply chains - economically, environmentally and socially. This book is not about a wish list of impractical choices, but the reality of decisions faced by all those involved in supply chain management today. Our definition of sustainable supply chains is not restricted to so-called "green" supply chains, but recognises that in order to be truly sustainable, supply chains must operate within a realistic financial structure, as well as contribute value to our society. Supply chains are not sustainable unless they are realistically funded and valued. Thus, a real definition of sustainable supply chain management must take account of all relevant economic, social and environmental issues. This book contains examples from a wide range of real-life case studies, and synthesizes the learnings from these many different situations to provide the fundamental building blocks at the centre of successful logistics and supply chain management.
Sustainable Supply Chains: Strategies, Issues, and Models
Author: Usha Ramanathan
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030488764
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
This book discusses supply chain issues and models with examples from actual case studies. Recent advances in sustainability, supply chains and technologies have brought promising potential for the management of sustainable global and local supply chains. While most of the current literature seem to consider developments in the field of sustainable supply chains and in the field of Industry 4.0 as two distinct entities, this book attempts to explore the synergy in bringing these two distinct fields together. The book features chapters on management of sustainability and industry 4.0 on supply chains as a whole, with several case studies on issues related to the application of sustainable supply chains in specific application sectors. They employ mathematical modeling and statistical analyses, as well as descriptive qualitative studies. They cover a range of application areas including multiple sectors (restaurant, manufacturing, logistics, furniture, food and insurance), domains (supply chains, logistics, marketing, and reverse logistics) and multiple country contexts (UK and India). The potential links between sustainability and the recent technological innovations from Industry 4.0 have been explored in detail. The book offers a valuable tool for managerial decision-making on the current practice and future potential on the use of Industry 4.0 tools for sustainable supply chains to facilitate competitive advantage with case studies in various industry sectors. In addition, some intriguing mathematical models will appeal to students and researchers interested in modeling the logistics process and the application of evolutionary game theory for integrating the social and economic aspects of sustainable supply chains. Some of these supply chain issues have been addressed in a previous book by the Editors.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030488764
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
This book discusses supply chain issues and models with examples from actual case studies. Recent advances in sustainability, supply chains and technologies have brought promising potential for the management of sustainable global and local supply chains. While most of the current literature seem to consider developments in the field of sustainable supply chains and in the field of Industry 4.0 as two distinct entities, this book attempts to explore the synergy in bringing these two distinct fields together. The book features chapters on management of sustainability and industry 4.0 on supply chains as a whole, with several case studies on issues related to the application of sustainable supply chains in specific application sectors. They employ mathematical modeling and statistical analyses, as well as descriptive qualitative studies. They cover a range of application areas including multiple sectors (restaurant, manufacturing, logistics, furniture, food and insurance), domains (supply chains, logistics, marketing, and reverse logistics) and multiple country contexts (UK and India). The potential links between sustainability and the recent technological innovations from Industry 4.0 have been explored in detail. The book offers a valuable tool for managerial decision-making on the current practice and future potential on the use of Industry 4.0 tools for sustainable supply chains to facilitate competitive advantage with case studies in various industry sectors. In addition, some intriguing mathematical models will appeal to students and researchers interested in modeling the logistics process and the application of evolutionary game theory for integrating the social and economic aspects of sustainable supply chains. Some of these supply chain issues have been addressed in a previous book by the Editors.
Handbook of Research on Supply Chain Management for Sustainable Development
Author: Akkucuk, Ulas
Publisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 152255758X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 461
Book Description
The issue of sustainability has become a vital discussion in many industries within the public and private sectors. In the business realm, incorporating such practices allows organizations to redesign their operations more effectively. The Handbook of Research on Supply Chain Management for Sustainable Development is a critical scholarly resource that examines academic and corporate interest in sustainability in all facets of business management. Featuring coverage on a wide range of topics such as green supply chains, environmental standards, and production planning, this book is geared toward professionals, researchers, and managers seeking current and relevant research on optimizing supply chains to ensure fair labor practices, lower emissions, and a cleaner environment.
Publisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 152255758X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 461
Book Description
The issue of sustainability has become a vital discussion in many industries within the public and private sectors. In the business realm, incorporating such practices allows organizations to redesign their operations more effectively. The Handbook of Research on Supply Chain Management for Sustainable Development is a critical scholarly resource that examines academic and corporate interest in sustainability in all facets of business management. Featuring coverage on a wide range of topics such as green supply chains, environmental standards, and production planning, this book is geared toward professionals, researchers, and managers seeking current and relevant research on optimizing supply chains to ensure fair labor practices, lower emissions, and a cleaner environment.
Multi-tier sustainable supply chain management - learning from the minerals case
Author: Philipp Christopher Sauer
Publisher: kassel university press GmbH
ISBN: 3737650748
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
Taking a theory elaboration approach, this dissertation is composed of four research papers that aim to drive multi-tier sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) theory forward. The papers encompass first a literature review on the current status of knowledge on SSCM and sustainability in mineral supply chains. Second, a Delphi study on sustainability issues in multi-tier mineral supply chains as well as their management. Third, a document review of sustainability standards for mineral resources showcasing the potential synergies of sustainability standards and sustainable supply chains and finally a generic conceptual study on the selection of multi-tier SSCM approaches considering institutional differences of focal firm and supplier context. In effect, the dissertation offers a number of mainly conceptual and literature based propositions for an alteration of the current multi-tier SSCM theory as well as the approaches to enhance the sustainability in mineral supply chains. Future research can build on these propositions and provide empirical validation in order to further enhance the propositions’ relevance for theory and praxis.
Publisher: kassel university press GmbH
ISBN: 3737650748
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
Taking a theory elaboration approach, this dissertation is composed of four research papers that aim to drive multi-tier sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) theory forward. The papers encompass first a literature review on the current status of knowledge on SSCM and sustainability in mineral supply chains. Second, a Delphi study on sustainability issues in multi-tier mineral supply chains as well as their management. Third, a document review of sustainability standards for mineral resources showcasing the potential synergies of sustainability standards and sustainable supply chains and finally a generic conceptual study on the selection of multi-tier SSCM approaches considering institutional differences of focal firm and supplier context. In effect, the dissertation offers a number of mainly conceptual and literature based propositions for an alteration of the current multi-tier SSCM theory as well as the approaches to enhance the sustainability in mineral supply chains. Future research can build on these propositions and provide empirical validation in order to further enhance the propositions’ relevance for theory and praxis.
Sustainability and Collaboration in Supply Chain Management
Author: Wolfgang Kersten
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3844102663
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
As the customer is demanding more sustainable and affordable products, the supply chains have to find innovative ways to fulfill this need. In this context, collaboration as well as optimization methods are becoming even more evident to enhance supply chain structure to an efficient and sustainable approach. While collaboration and optimization increase complexity and susceptibility, risk management needs to be applied concurrently. This volume, edited by Wolfgang Kersten, Thorsten Blecker and Christian Ringle, provides valuable insights into: - Sustainability in Logistics - Sustainability and collaboration practices - Supply chain risk management - Optimization methods in supply chain management. This volume addresses timely and relevant topics. Both researchers and practitioners are addressed and can obtain background information from current distributions by international authors presenting a state of the art research overview.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3844102663
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
As the customer is demanding more sustainable and affordable products, the supply chains have to find innovative ways to fulfill this need. In this context, collaboration as well as optimization methods are becoming even more evident to enhance supply chain structure to an efficient and sustainable approach. While collaboration and optimization increase complexity and susceptibility, risk management needs to be applied concurrently. This volume, edited by Wolfgang Kersten, Thorsten Blecker and Christian Ringle, provides valuable insights into: - Sustainability in Logistics - Sustainability and collaboration practices - Supply chain risk management - Optimization methods in supply chain management. This volume addresses timely and relevant topics. Both researchers and practitioners are addressed and can obtain background information from current distributions by international authors presenting a state of the art research overview.
Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Author: Evelin Krmac
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 9535124331
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
The book is a collection of studies dedicated to different perspectives of three dimensions or pillars of the sustainability of supply chain and supply chain management - economic, environmental, and social - and other aspects related to performance evaluation, optimization, and modelling of and for sustainable supply chain management, and thus presents another valuable contribution to sustainable development and sustainable way of life.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 9535124331
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
The book is a collection of studies dedicated to different perspectives of three dimensions or pillars of the sustainability of supply chain and supply chain management - economic, environmental, and social - and other aspects related to performance evaluation, optimization, and modelling of and for sustainable supply chain management, and thus presents another valuable contribution to sustainable development and sustainable way of life.
Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
Author: Thomas E. Johnsen
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351661914
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
For too long, business has focused on short-term cost advantages through low-cost country sourcing with little regard for the longer-term implications of global sustainability. Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, Second Edition, not only fully addresses the environmental, social and economic challenges of how companies manage purchasing and supply chains, but also delves deeper into emerging areas such as modern slavery, digital technologies and circular supply chains. In addition to explaining the basic principles and processes of both purchasing and supply chain management, the book evaluates how to develop strategic and sustainable purchasing and supply chain management. Our key message is that purchasing and supply chain management needs to focus on value creation rather than cost cutting. This requires the development of new purchasing and supply chain models that involve circular supply structures, supply chain transparency and collaboration with new stakeholders in traditional sourcing and supply chain settings. Aimed at students, educators and practitioners the book integrates sustainability into each chapter as a core element of purchasing and supply chain management. This second edition incorporates new examples and case studies from industry throughout, striking a balance between theoretical frameworks and guidelines for implementation in practice.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351661914
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
For too long, business has focused on short-term cost advantages through low-cost country sourcing with little regard for the longer-term implications of global sustainability. Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, Second Edition, not only fully addresses the environmental, social and economic challenges of how companies manage purchasing and supply chains, but also delves deeper into emerging areas such as modern slavery, digital technologies and circular supply chains. In addition to explaining the basic principles and processes of both purchasing and supply chain management, the book evaluates how to develop strategic and sustainable purchasing and supply chain management. Our key message is that purchasing and supply chain management needs to focus on value creation rather than cost cutting. This requires the development of new purchasing and supply chain models that involve circular supply structures, supply chain transparency and collaboration with new stakeholders in traditional sourcing and supply chain settings. Aimed at students, educators and practitioners the book integrates sustainability into each chapter as a core element of purchasing and supply chain management. This second edition incorporates new examples and case studies from industry throughout, striking a balance between theoretical frameworks and guidelines for implementation in practice.
Supply Chain Sustainability and Raw Material Management: Concepts and Processes
Author: Farahani, Reza Zanjirani
Publisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 1613505051
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
Many organizations find supply chain management an essential prerequisite to building a sustainable competitive edge for their services or products. While interest in SCM is enormous, lack of theoretical frameworks and real world applications often characterizes research in the field, and effective management of the supply chain remains elusive. Supply Chain Sustainability and Raw Material Management: Concepts and Processes is a comprehensive and up-to-date resource for operations researchers, management scientists, industrial engineers, and other business practitioners and specialists looking for systemic and advanced discussions of supply chain management. By presenting qualitative concepts, quantitative models, and case studies, this book is a coherent guide to creating long-term and sustainable performance for organizations who want to compete in the global market.
Publisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 1613505051
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
Many organizations find supply chain management an essential prerequisite to building a sustainable competitive edge for their services or products. While interest in SCM is enormous, lack of theoretical frameworks and real world applications often characterizes research in the field, and effective management of the supply chain remains elusive. Supply Chain Sustainability and Raw Material Management: Concepts and Processes is a comprehensive and up-to-date resource for operations researchers, management scientists, industrial engineers, and other business practitioners and specialists looking for systemic and advanced discussions of supply chain management. By presenting qualitative concepts, quantitative models, and case studies, this book is a coherent guide to creating long-term and sustainable performance for organizations who want to compete in the global market.
Sustainable Fashion Supply Chain Management
Author: Tsan-Ming Choi
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319127039
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
This handbook is a compilation of comprehensive reference sources that provide state-of-the-art findings on both theoretical and applied research on sustainable fashion supply chain management. It contains three parts, organized under the headings of “Reviews and Discussions,” “Analytical Research,” and “Empirical Research,” featuring peer-reviewed papers contributed by researchers from Asia, Europe, and the US. This book is the first to focus on sustainable supply chain management in the fashion industry and is therefore a pioneering text on this topic. In the fashion industry, disposable fashion under the fast fashion concept has become a trend. In this trend, fashion supply chains must be highly responsive to market changes and able to produce fashion products in very small quantities to satisfy changing consumer needs. As a result, new styles will appear in the market within a very short time and fashion brands such as Zara can reduce the whole process cycle from conceptual design to a final ready-to-sell “well-produced and packaged” product on the retail sales floor within a few weeks. From the supply chain’s perspective, the fast fashion concept helps to match supply and demand and lowers inventory. Moreover, since many fast fashion companies, e.g., Zara, H&M, and Topshop, adopt a local sourcing approach and obtain supply from local manufacturers (to cut lead time), the corresponding carbon footprint is much reduced. Thus, this local sourcing scheme under fast fashion would enhance the level of environmental friendliness compared with the more traditional offshore sourcing. Furthermore, since the fashion supply chain is notorious for generating high volumes of pollutants, involving hazardous materials in the production processes, and producing products by companies with low social responsibility, new management principles and theories, especially those that take into account consumer behaviours and preferences, need to be developed to address many of these issues in order to achieve the goal of sustainable fashion supply chain management. The topics covered include Reverse Logistics of US Carpet Recycling; Green Brand Strategies in the Fashion Industry; Impacts of Social Media on Consumers’ Disposals of Apparel; Fashion Supply Chain Network Competition with Eco-labelling; Reverse Logistics as a Sustainable Supply Chain Practice for the Fashion Industry; Apparel Manufacturers’ Path to World-class Corporate Social Responsibility; Sustainable Supply Chain Management in the Slow-Fashion Industry; Mass Market Second-hand Clothing Retail Operations in Hong Kong; Constraints and Drivers of Growth in the Ethical Fashion Sector: The case of France; and Effects of Used Garment Collection Programmes in Fast Fashion Brands.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319127039
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
This handbook is a compilation of comprehensive reference sources that provide state-of-the-art findings on both theoretical and applied research on sustainable fashion supply chain management. It contains three parts, organized under the headings of “Reviews and Discussions,” “Analytical Research,” and “Empirical Research,” featuring peer-reviewed papers contributed by researchers from Asia, Europe, and the US. This book is the first to focus on sustainable supply chain management in the fashion industry and is therefore a pioneering text on this topic. In the fashion industry, disposable fashion under the fast fashion concept has become a trend. In this trend, fashion supply chains must be highly responsive to market changes and able to produce fashion products in very small quantities to satisfy changing consumer needs. As a result, new styles will appear in the market within a very short time and fashion brands such as Zara can reduce the whole process cycle from conceptual design to a final ready-to-sell “well-produced and packaged” product on the retail sales floor within a few weeks. From the supply chain’s perspective, the fast fashion concept helps to match supply and demand and lowers inventory. Moreover, since many fast fashion companies, e.g., Zara, H&M, and Topshop, adopt a local sourcing approach and obtain supply from local manufacturers (to cut lead time), the corresponding carbon footprint is much reduced. Thus, this local sourcing scheme under fast fashion would enhance the level of environmental friendliness compared with the more traditional offshore sourcing. Furthermore, since the fashion supply chain is notorious for generating high volumes of pollutants, involving hazardous materials in the production processes, and producing products by companies with low social responsibility, new management principles and theories, especially those that take into account consumer behaviours and preferences, need to be developed to address many of these issues in order to achieve the goal of sustainable fashion supply chain management. The topics covered include Reverse Logistics of US Carpet Recycling; Green Brand Strategies in the Fashion Industry; Impacts of Social Media on Consumers’ Disposals of Apparel; Fashion Supply Chain Network Competition with Eco-labelling; Reverse Logistics as a Sustainable Supply Chain Practice for the Fashion Industry; Apparel Manufacturers’ Path to World-class Corporate Social Responsibility; Sustainable Supply Chain Management in the Slow-Fashion Industry; Mass Market Second-hand Clothing Retail Operations in Hong Kong; Constraints and Drivers of Growth in the Ethical Fashion Sector: The case of France; and Effects of Used Garment Collection Programmes in Fast Fashion Brands.