S8 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Flashcards
Recently, supply chain has been seen has
a tool for improving social and environmental performance
SUPPLY CHAIN
- system of organizations, people, activities, information and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier to customer as well as post-consumption
- Transform raw materials into a finished product
- Extend to post-consumtion recycling or reuse
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
- Design and management of processes across organizational boundaries
- With the goal of matching supply and demand in the most cost effective way
Exemple of Chain Management Strategy
WALMART
- fewer links in the supply chain
- strategic vendor partnerships
- investing in advanced inventory technology
Different Supply Chain Strategies
FORD
TOYOTA
Supply Chain Management AND CSR
- Closed-loop supply chain
- Reverse logistics
- Green/sustainable supply chain
CLOSED-LOOP SUPPLY CHAIN
Supply chain includes providers of raw materials to end consumer
REVERSE LOGISTICS
Consider port-consumption supply chains and waste management
refers to the process of moving goods from their final destination back to the manufacturer or a designated location for the purpose of recapturing value or proper disposal.
GREEN SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN
Holistic systems prospect on Total environmental impacts
Life-cycle assessment
LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT
a systematic process of evaluating the environmental impacts of a product, process, or service throughout its entire life cycle—from raw material extraction to disposal.
LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT : helps ?
identify opportunities for environmental improvement.
CODES OF CONDUCT
sets of guidelines and principles designed to outline acceptable behaviors and ethical standards within an organization or profession
CODES OF CONDUCT helps :
help ensure consistent practices,
foster a positive work environment,
and align actions with the organization’s values and legal requirements.
CODES OF CONDUCT : how effective are codes of conduct ?
- Can’t be enforced in the same way as legal requirements
- Often written to appeal to consumers and not necessarily producers and workers
- Often appear as public statements w/o specific content
GREEN HOUSE GAS PROTOCOL
- Multi-stakeholder partnership >< WRI (world resources institute) and WBCSD (world business council for sustainable development)
GHG INITIATIVE
Develop internationally recognized ghg accounting and reporting standards for business and promote their widespread adoption
GHG 2 STANDARD-INVENTORIES
- GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard
- Offset credits-GHG Protocol Project Quantification Standard
PRINCIPLES OF GHG PROTOCOL
- Relevance
- Completeness
- Constancy
- Transparency
- Accuracy
Information needs to be : accurate and fair account of GHG emissions. Be credible and unbiased in its treatment and presentation of issues. “
GHG INVENTORIES
- National Inventories
- Firm-level Inventories
NATIONAL INVENTORIES
- Based on IPCC guidelines
- Focus only on direct emissions (Scope 1)
OBJECTIVES OF GHG PROTOCOL CORPORATE STANDARD
- Help companies prepare GHG inventory using standardized approaches and principles
- Provide information that can be used to develop an effective GHG emissions management and reduction strategy
- Provide information thaT facilitates participation in voluntary and mandatory GHG reduction programs
- Increase the consistency and transparency of GHG reposting >< companies and GHG reduction programs “
FIRM-LEVEL INVENTORIES
- most popular guidelines are based on GHG protocol
- Recognizing the different Scopes to account for direct and indirect emissions
3 SCOPES
SCOPES 1
SCOPES 2
SCOPES 3
All recognized by the GHG Protocol
SCOPE 1
Total direct emissions generated by the structure’s resources using fossil fuels (gas, oil, coal)
