SCM 300- Module 8
Sustainability in Supply Management - CORRECT ANSWER-purchasing - buy only
what you need
efficient during production- be resourceful, use everything you buy
Sustainability in Operations and Product Management - CORRECT ANSWER-Eliminate
Waste -Materials, Fuel, Garbage, Overproduction, Defects, etc
Minimize Emissions - Solvents, Gases, Waste water
HR - Job safety, Job Satisfaction, Morale, Health, Minimize sick days
Sustainability in Logistics, Shipping, and distribution - CORRECT ANSWER-Fuel
consumption, Avoid traffic congestion, Minimize emissions
Storage Requirements - Real Estate, Energy to maintain building, etc.
Reverse Logistics: Packaging disposal, Pick-up, Repair, Recovery, Salvage
Challenges of being SR - CORRECT ANSWER-- Whats the right thing to do?
- Monitoring supply chain partners and yourself
- Tracking outcomes across the supply chain
Examples of Ethical Issues in SCM - CORRECT ANSWER-- obey laws
- choosing ethical business partners
- do not bully supply chain partners and/or employees
- conflicts of interest
- protect the environment, workers, and consumers
- breaches in intellectual property, consumer and employee personal data, and
confidential business information
4 Tools of Managing Ethical SC - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Continuous Education and
Awareness Programs
2. Security across the supply chain
3. Establishing a whistleblower program
4. Monitoring and Auditing programs
SA8000 - CORRECT ANSWER-- developed by Social Accountability International
- certification that focuses on social responsibility in the work place
, - may be of value to companies seeking approval of customers and/or present and
prospective supply chain partners
in order to receive certification, companies must subject themselves to audits that will
investigate workplaces in 9 categories
- child labor
- health and safety
- discrimination of any type
- payment/compensation
- unionization rights
- forced labor
- disciplinary practices
- working hours
- ethical management systems
Sustainability - CORRECT ANSWER-"Sustainable development is development that
meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to
meet their needs" by Bruntland Commission in 1987
- this definition made a progressive attitude toward development and innovation seem
acceptable and has an open ended interpretation
o Make sure we are not compromising the abilities of people in the future but don't need
to return to the stone age ways
o Example: most of nature (trees): could we build anything like a tree?
Triple Bottom Line - CORRECT ANSWER-Companies should consider the possible
economic, environmental, and social outcomes associated with business decisions.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - CORRECT ANSWER-Rather than have everything end up in
a landfill as garbage, companies should consider ways to conserve materials and
energy, maximize the use of their resources, and find new uses for items that are no
longer valuable.
3 Parts of Social Responsibility (SR) - CORRECT ANSWER-1. legal and ethical
behavior - acting within the law in all of the nations in which they conduct business. it
might also include treating stakeholders, employees, business partners, and customers
well
2. Sustainability- earth-friendly business practices. having business practices, products,
and services that do not harm the environment in the present nor in the future
2. Commitment to the Community- investing in the well-being of the communities in
which the business operates as well as the greater world
Sustainability in Supply Management - CORRECT ANSWER-purchasing - buy only
what you need
efficient during production- be resourceful, use everything you buy
Sustainability in Operations and Product Management - CORRECT ANSWER-Eliminate
Waste -Materials, Fuel, Garbage, Overproduction, Defects, etc
Minimize Emissions - Solvents, Gases, Waste water
HR - Job safety, Job Satisfaction, Morale, Health, Minimize sick days
Sustainability in Logistics, Shipping, and distribution - CORRECT ANSWER-Fuel
consumption, Avoid traffic congestion, Minimize emissions
Storage Requirements - Real Estate, Energy to maintain building, etc.
Reverse Logistics: Packaging disposal, Pick-up, Repair, Recovery, Salvage
Challenges of being SR - CORRECT ANSWER-- Whats the right thing to do?
- Monitoring supply chain partners and yourself
- Tracking outcomes across the supply chain
Examples of Ethical Issues in SCM - CORRECT ANSWER-- obey laws
- choosing ethical business partners
- do not bully supply chain partners and/or employees
- conflicts of interest
- protect the environment, workers, and consumers
- breaches in intellectual property, consumer and employee personal data, and
confidential business information
4 Tools of Managing Ethical SC - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Continuous Education and
Awareness Programs
2. Security across the supply chain
3. Establishing a whistleblower program
4. Monitoring and Auditing programs
SA8000 - CORRECT ANSWER-- developed by Social Accountability International
- certification that focuses on social responsibility in the work place
, - may be of value to companies seeking approval of customers and/or present and
prospective supply chain partners
in order to receive certification, companies must subject themselves to audits that will
investigate workplaces in 9 categories
- child labor
- health and safety
- discrimination of any type
- payment/compensation
- unionization rights
- forced labor
- disciplinary practices
- working hours
- ethical management systems
Sustainability - CORRECT ANSWER-"Sustainable development is development that
meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to
meet their needs" by Bruntland Commission in 1987
- this definition made a progressive attitude toward development and innovation seem
acceptable and has an open ended interpretation
o Make sure we are not compromising the abilities of people in the future but don't need
to return to the stone age ways
o Example: most of nature (trees): could we build anything like a tree?
Triple Bottom Line - CORRECT ANSWER-Companies should consider the possible
economic, environmental, and social outcomes associated with business decisions.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - CORRECT ANSWER-Rather than have everything end up in
a landfill as garbage, companies should consider ways to conserve materials and
energy, maximize the use of their resources, and find new uses for items that are no
longer valuable.
3 Parts of Social Responsibility (SR) - CORRECT ANSWER-1. legal and ethical
behavior - acting within the law in all of the nations in which they conduct business. it
might also include treating stakeholders, employees, business partners, and customers
well
2. Sustainability- earth-friendly business practices. having business practices, products,
and services that do not harm the environment in the present nor in the future
2. Commitment to the Community- investing in the well-being of the communities in
which the business operates as well as the greater world
