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Kompetenz, Interdisziplinarität und Komplexität in der Betriebswirtschaftslehre pp 221–242Cite as

Environmental Sustainability Practices in Supply Chains Case of North American High-Tech Industry

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The environment is gaining greater attention as organizations increase efforts to reduce any adverse environmental impact of their operations. These efforts naturally migrate into organizations’ supply chains as much of the energy associated in producing their products is expended by external suppliers and in the need to transport components from suppliers and finished products to markets.

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    Professor Dr. Anshuman Khare (Operations Management & Sustainable Development Chair, Stipendiat der Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung)

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Morrissey, M., Khare, A. (2013). Environmental Sustainability Practices in Supply Chains Case of North American High-Tech Industry. In: Kersten, W., Wittmann, J. (eds) Kompetenz, Interdisziplinarität und Komplexität in der Betriebswirtschaftslehre. Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-03462-7_17

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