The term “cleaner production” refers to a strategic approach to business policy that integrates the environment into the global management of a company and gives that company the ability to maintain or improve its competitiveness within the context of the environment's ability to be sustained over time. The production of goods and services in a manner that is less harmful to the environment can be accomplished through the implementation of preventative measures by applying cleaner production. Changes in technology, processes, resources, or practices are implemented as part of cleaner production in order to lessen the amount of waste generated, reduce the amount of environmental damage and health risks, make more efficient use of energy and resources, improve the production process's overall efficiency, and increase business profitability and competitiveness. Production that is less harmful to the environment is beneficial to all types and sizes of businesses.
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Circular Supply Chain Management in Manufacturing Companies
Copyright: © 2023
|Pages: 17
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-7664-2.ch019
Abstract
This chapter discusses the implementation of “circular supply chain management” (CSCM) in manufacturing companies. It also discusses the factors that influence and present barriers to effective CSCM implementation. The circular supply chain emphasizes an increase in the usage of reuse, recycling, and remanufacturing, promoting the shift of manufacturing features from linear ('take-produce-use-dump') to circular models of product, by-product, and waste flow. In the last few decades, supply chains in manufacturing industries have become global. In recent years, organizations have sought to approach circular supply chain models to lengthen the product life cycle, manage waste, and promote economic sustainability by shifting customer preferences toward secondary commodities and products. As a result, CSCM may provide a meaningful linkage between their economic growth and resource depletion, and community welfare issues, and therefore offer the potential for the sustainability of a business.