CSR - Corporate Social Responsibility in Operations

Question 1

What is CSR in OPs?

Answer 1

a company being sustainable and less wasteful

a manager should be socially responsible when perusing business objectives

Question 2

What do OPs managers do to be sustainable?

Answer 2

managing suppliers appropriately
managing staff appropriately
managing inputs appropriately
managing customer relationships appropriately

managers must consider sustainable inputs and amount of waste generated

Question 3

Advantages/disadvantages of CSR

Answer 3

Advantages-
improve business reputation
reduce long-term costs
improves efficiency
saves environment 

Disadvantages-
Time and cost consuming
Difficult to source sustainable suppliers

Question 4

What is Environmental Sustainability of Inputs (ESI) ?

Answer 4

a business using products/materials that don’t harm the environment and can be sourced in the present and future