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Supply Chain Sustainability—Drivers,
Inhibitors, Solutions
Mariusz Szuster
Abstract
This chapter describes the process of change of attitude towards
sustainability and its consequences for manufacturing and logistics industries. It was
recognized that sustainable production strategies are dependent upon policies,
regulations and green demand. This chapter summarizes environmental initiatives
used by manufacturers and logistics service providers. The target was the identification
of initiatives realized in this field. Part of the chapter contains terms connected with
sustainability, supply chains and others. The literature review was intended to show
the theoretical background, to define several terms, and describe details of potential
effects of solutions and practices. There is also description of policy and regulation
initiatives, description of green production and green supply chain, the environmental
impacts of different industries and transport, and also identification of main sources of
pollution. There are also many examples showing impacts of regulations on industry.
Environmental and sustainable operations realized in supply chains demonstrate a
high level of complexity. Final part of the chapter presents a set of practices connected
with environmental decision making. They match the broad range of processes and
operations realized in manufacturing and logistics industries.
Keywords
Sustainability
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Green supply chains
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Green
manufacturing
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Environmental regulations
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Sustainable practices
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Logistics
1 Sustainable Supply Chains at the Background
of Contemporary Society
Sustainable supply chains became an area of a huge interest of researchers and
practitioners. It concerns mainly members of supply chains; manufacturers,
their suppliers, distributors, logistics service providers, trade companies, and
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