The Circular Supply Chain: Basic Principles and Techniques

This book covers techniques and basic principles,historical developments, and recent issues facing the adoption of a circular supply chain model. It provides principles to assist managers in adopting circularity business models for sustainability improvements, along with case studies and reading comprehension questions. It is written for students, practicing engineers, and business professionals working in the industrial and manufacturing sectors, supply chain management, and with advanced technologies associated with Industry 4.0, sustainability, blockchain, and digitalization integration techniques of circular supply chains.

Format: Hardback
Length: 310 pages
Publication date: 07 September 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Organizations must remain competitive and shift towards a sustainable supply chain model. This comprehensive book delves into various techniques and fundamental principles, tracing the historical developments and addressing the contemporary challenges associated with adopting a circular supply chain model.

The Circular Supply Chain: Basic Principles and Techniques serves as a valuable resource for understanding the core concepts and practical approaches for integrating a circular economy into supply chains. It explores sustainability, digitalization, and the application of blockchain technology to optimize operations within the context of Industry 4.0. The book offers principles to guide managers in effectively embracing circular business models, aimed at driving sustainability improvements. It provides a historical background to enhance the reader's understanding of implementation. Additionally, case studies and reading comprehension questions are included to facilitate the seamless integration of a circular economy into supply chains.

This book is meticulously crafted to cater to students, practicing engineers, and business professionals engaged in the industrial and manufacturing sectors, supply chain management, and the advanced technologies associated with Industry 4.0, sustainability, blockchain, and digitalization integration techniques of circular supply chains.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032171555