Green Supply Chain Management

Question 1

SCM

Answer 1

The activities associated with manufacturing, from raw material acquisition to final product delivery.

Question 2

Ethical Sourcing

Answer 2

Higher standards for suppliers:

• Providing design specifications + environmental requirements for items
• Cooperation with suppliers
• Suppliers’ ISO 14001 certification

Question 3

Packaging

Answer 3

6 R’s of sustainable packaging:
#refill
#reduce
#recycle
#repurpose
#renew
#reuse

Question 4

Principles of sustainable packaging

Answer 4

• Reducing packaging
• Maximizing the use of renewable/reusable materials
• Using materials from certified & responsible sources
• Reducing flow of solid waste to landfills
• Reducing CO2 emissions through reduced shipping loads

Question 5

Transport

Answer 5

• Transportation mode and route optimization
• Reducing fuel consumption
• Use of rail and sea transport
• Improve cubic space utilisation and optimized truck loads

Question 6

Marketing / Point of sale

Answer 6

• Marketing (company’s reputation)

- Importance of transparency {information on how, where & under which conditions things were produced}

Question 7

5 steps to a greener supply chain

Answer 7

make a business case -> 
Identigy drivers of waste ->
set goals ->
start improving ->
review ->

Question 8

Challenges

Answer 8

• Associated costs of switching to Green Supply Chain methods
• High costs of environmental compliance & audits
• Potential loss of competitive advantage due to transparency

Question 9

Benefits

Answer 9

• New revenue streams
• Cost reduction
• Risk management
• Human health
• Brand
• Efficiency vs. Flexibility

Question 10

Past, Now, Future

Answer 10

Past: no-win preposition

Now: catalyst for innovation, new market opportunity. wealth creation

Future: Traceability of products & gathering of supplier information easier