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Tag Archives: Environment
Consumer expectations regarding Ethical Behavior by Companies and associated trust issues
An article in the Sustainable Brand newsletter (http://tinyurl.com/companytrust) describes a study by Princeton Survey Research Associates that claims that 96% expect companies to behave ethically, 90% expect a focus on protecting the environment and 76% expect companies to limit their … Continue reading
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Tagged consumer, Cost, Environment, ethics, global supply chain, profit, Suppliers, trust
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Did better scrubbers increase the demand for dirty coal from Illinois?
An article in Bloombergbusinessweek (September 15,2014) describers the surging demand for high sulphur Illinois coal coinciding with Clean Air rules that demanded scrubbers in power plants that even the emissions across all coal deposits. With lower costs and located closer … Continue reading
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Tagged Clean Air Act, coal, consumer, Environment, Illinois, scrubbers, sulphur
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Is blocking logistics for US coal exports good for the global environment ?
An article in the New York Times (June 15,2013) describes efforts to block train shipments and port expansion for low sulfur coal from native American reservations. Environmentalists claim that train transport will result in coal dust being blown into rivers … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Supply Chain Issues, Sustainability
Tagged China, Cost, Environment, exports, Global, low sulfur coal, Risk, Supply Chain, Sustainable, transport, Water
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Volvo offers Dimethyl Ether (DME) as a truck fuel
An article in the Supply Chain Digest (June 12, 2013) describes the use of Dimethyl Ether (DME) as a truck fuel by Volvo, producing 95% lower carbon emissions than diesel and 70% lower emissions than natural gas. Volvo claims that … Continue reading
Palm oil using manufacturer constraints impact Indonesia’s forests
An article in Bloombergbusinessweek (June 3,2013) describes sourcing restrictions for palm oil by Nestle, Unilever and Cargill which bans palm oil grown in virgin rain forest land. The impact is a move by the Indonesian government to ban virgin rain … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Supply Chain Issues, Sustainability
Tagged Consumers, Cost, Environment, Global, Indonesia, palm oil, Suppliers, Supply Chain, Sustainable
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US forests to fuel European power plants – a green supply chain ?
An article in the Wall Street Journal (May 28, 2013) describes exports of US forest generated pellets to replace coal in European power plants as Europe cuts down on fossil fuel use and tries to decrease emissions of carbon dioxide. … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues, Sustainability
Tagged coal, Coordination, Cost, Environment, Europe, exports, Global, power plants, Suppliers, Supply Chain, Sustainable, USA, wood pellets
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Can consumers force retailers to develop ethical supply chains for products?
In a discussion in the Sunday Review of the New York Times (May 12, 2013), Professor Jerry Davis suggested that consumers can demand from retailers that they develop ethical supply chains, following the deaths of employees manufacturing clothing in Bangladesh. … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues, Sustainability
Tagged Consumers, Cost, Environment, ethical, Global, Imports, manufacturing, Outsourcing, Suppliers, Supply Chain, Sustainable, workers
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Fair Trade smartphones ?
An article in the Financial Times (May 9, 2013) describes a Dutch company, Fairphone, that intends to create a smartphone using a “Fair Trade” supply chain. This means the phone is recyclable, can be repaired, the supply chain will minimize … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Consumers, Cost, Design, Environment, Global, recycling, Suppliers, Supply Chain, Sustainable
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Shifting manufacturing from China to other parts of Asia as costs rise
An article in the Wall Street Journal (May 1,2013) describes decisions by Coach to reduce its manufacturing in China to 50% in 2015 (from 80% in 2011), by Crocs to reduce its footwear manufacturing to 65% this year from 80% … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Capacity, China, Cost, Environment, Global, manufacturing, Margins, regulation, Risk, Suppliers, Supply Chain
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Lack of coordination across governmental units and pollution in China
An article in the New York Times (March 24,2013) describes pollution levels in Beijing and blames the lack of coordination between the ministries managing the environment and state owned enterprises managing the oil and power. Thus, while the pollution control … Continue reading
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