UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG

GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN

Abdulla Al Shehhi

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Table of content
Introduction ......................................................................................................................3 Green supply chain ..........................................................................................................4 What is green supply chain management... .....................................................................4 Why green supply chain management.............................................................................5 Green supply chain in operations.....................................................................................5 Product life cycle..6 Results of successful implementation of the green supply chain....7 Example of a real life application of green supply chain...8 Conclusion 9 References..10

Introduction
Supply chain management (SCM) is the oversight of materials, finances and information as they travel in a process from supplier to manufacturer to wholesaler to retailer to consumer. Supply chain management includes coordinating and integrating those flows within and among companies. It is believed that the highest objective of an effective supply chain management system is to reduce inventory (with an assumption that products are always available when they are needed). As a resolution for successful supply chain management, complicated software systems in the midst of Web interfaces are contending with Web-based application service providers (ASP) who guarantee to offer part or all of the Supply Chain Management service for corporations who use their service. Supply chain management (SCM) flows are divided to those three flows:

The product flow The finances flow The information flow

The product flow consists of the flow of goods from the supplier to the customer, plus any customer returns or service needs. The financial flow involves credit options, payments, and consignment and title ownership planning. The information flow includes transmitting orders and updating the status of delivery.

Green supply chain

Consumers will be more concerned about the products they are purchasing as the society become more aware of environmental matters and global warming. Corporations should be expecting questions about how environmentally friendly and green their manufacturing processes and supply chains are as well as their carbon footprint and how they recycle.

What is green supply chain management?

Implementing Green Supply Chain has evolved from strictly a compliance issue into a means of generating value. Companies implementing green projects are focusing mainly on cost reduction by assuring compliance, reducing risk, maintaining health, and environmentally friendly.

Why green supply chain management?

Green SCM enables organizations to:

Reduce environmental risks and costs. take innovative decisions responding to green theory Improve process, supply quality and productivity and product. Gain better status and also minimize customer pressure. Initiate brand differentiation and customer loyalty by providing unique capabilities to deal with environmental issues.

Green supply chain in operations:

It helps improving operations by applying an environmental solution as a result it:

Increases Adaptability Improves Agility Promotes Alignment

Product life cycle

It is considered to be the basis of the green supply chain management

Results of successful implementation of the green supply chain:

Example of a real life application of green supply chain:

Xerox Copier Take-back Program

Conclusion
To conclude with, green supply chain can be apply by almost all companies using the supply chain management. Green supply chain is not only environmentally friendly but it can also work for the beneficial of the company. It must implemented by all companies to increase their effectiveness and efficiency.

References
1- http://searchmanufacturingerp.techtarget.com/definition/supply-chainmanagement accessed on 1 Dec 2011

2- Martin Murray, Logistics / Supply Chain Guide, http://logistics.about.com/od/greensupplychain/a/green_intro.htm accessed on 1 Dec 2011

3- OPPORTUNITIES IN GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, Johnny C. Ho, The Coastal Business Journal Spring 2009: Volume 8, Number 1

4- The Triple-A Supply Chain, Lee, Harvard Business Review, October 2004 Environmental Supply Chain Management, Carter and Narasimhan, CAPS Research, 1998

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