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Sustainable Supply Chains: Recent Developments and Future Trends

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Social and Environmental Dimensions of Organizations and Supply Chains

Part of the book series: Greening of Industry Networks Studies ((GINS,volume 5))

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Sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) has become a highly relevant topic in scientific research as well as in managerial practice. This chapter summarizes the findings of several reviews of SSCM literature. In addition, propositions and guidelines for future SSCM research are given. Based on these insights, the structure of the book at hand and the coherence of the book chapters are outlined.

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  1. School of Business, Flensburg University of Applied Sciences, Kanzleistr. 91-93, 24943, Flensburg, Germany

    Marcus Brandenburg

  2. Chair of Supply Chain Management, University of Kassel, Kleine Rosenstrasse 1-3, 34117, Kassel, Germany

    Marcus Brandenburg & Tobias Rebs

  3. German Graduate School of Management and Law, Bildungscampus 2, 74076, Heilbronn, Germany

    Gerd J. Hahn

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  1. School of Business, Flensburg University of Applied Sciences, Flensburg, Germany

    Marcus Brandenburg

  2. Chair of Supply Chain Management, University of Kassel, Kassel, Germany

    Gerd J. Hahn

  3. German Graduate School of Management and Law, Heilbronn, Germany

    Tobias Rebs

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Brandenburg, M., Hahn, G.J., Rebs, T. (2018). Sustainable Supply Chains: Recent Developments and Future Trends. In: Brandenburg, M., Hahn, G., Rebs, T. (eds) Social and Environmental Dimensions of Organizations and Supply Chains. Greening of Industry Networks Studies, vol 5. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59587-0_1

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