Creating a Lean and Green Business System: Techniques for Improving Profits and SustainabilityThings that are good for the planet are also good for business. Numerous studies from the likes of the Economist Intelligence Unit, Harvard, MIT Sloan, and others indicate that organizations that commit to goals of zero waste, zero harmful emissions, and zero use of nonrenewable resources clearly outperform their competition.Like lean thinking, gre |
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction | 3 |
Chapter 2 Need for Lean and Green Business Practices in an Economic Downturn | 13 |
Principles and Strategies | 37 |
Chapter 4 Lean and Green Business Process Management | 65 |
Chapter 5 Lean and Green Business Leadership | 101 |
Chapter 6 Lean and Green Strategy Deployment | 131 |
Chapter 7 Lean and Green Supply Chain Collaboration | 151 |
An East Anglian Model | 197 |
Chapter 9 Conclusions and Wrap Up | 205 |
Appendix A | 211 |
Appendix B | 217 |
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Back Cover | 223 |
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