Sustainable Supply Chain Management State of the Art

Sustainable Supply Chain Management: State of the Art Sarker Rafij Ahmed Ratan PhD student (1st level) University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Visiting research fellow , CERRAL, IUT Lumiere Lyon 2, France. Email: getrafij@yahoo.com Supervisor : Dr. Mijanur Rahman Treasurer , University of Dhaka Professor, Department of Marketing, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Acknowledgement Dr. Aicha Sekhari , Associate Professor IUT, University Lumiere Lyon 2, France. Dr. Syed Akter Hossain, Professor Post Doc. Fellow , CERRAL, IUT, University Lumiere Lyon 2, France. Dr. Abdel Aziz Borus, Professor IUT, University Lumiere Lyon 2, France. 2 Presentation outline Background Introduction Objectives of this study Methodology of this work†¦show more content†¦Arraigning main activities of supply chains; Borade, A, Bonsad SV (2008) exploring the domain of supply chain management. Environmental ethics for sustainable supply Beamon, Benita M., 2005. chain management. SC network configuration for Product Beamon, Benita M. and Farnandes recovery ,2004 11 Literature analysis and synthesis (contd.) In this research, an integrated multi-objective supply chain (SC) model is Developed for use in simultaneous strategic and operational SC planning. This paper describes the challenges and Opportunities facing the supply chain of the future and describe the various effects these issues have on supply chain design, management, and integration, ultimate goal to establish SSCM. Sabri, Ehap H. and Benita M. Beamon (2000). Beamon, Benita M. (2008). Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal. This paper is set out to examine how concern for Simon Croom, et al. (2009): environmental impact is being incorporating into European Operation the strategic and operational management of SC Management Association (EurOMA) Conference. 12 Sustainability Sustainability is like an iceberg. 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