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What is Eco-Design

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Technology Optimization and Change Management for Successful Digital Supply Chains
Is ecologically friendly design of products. RCO-design or design for environment (DfE) is an important and emerging GSCM practice to improve companies.
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Green Supply Chain Management Practices and Digital Technology: A Qualitative Study
Michael Sony (Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia)
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 22
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7700-3.ch012
Abstract
Modern day organizations have begun to implement the green supply chain management (GSCM) practices in response to demand from various stakeholders which includes customers to create products and services that are environmentally sustainable. The digital technology has been a boon in erstwhile supply chain management practices. However, the impact of digital technology on various dimensions of GSCM practices are not yet studied. This chapter explores the impact of digital technology on green supply chain management practices. A qualitative study is conducted on managers working in organizations using GSCM. The data is analyzed in line with interpretative phenomenology analysis approach. The impact of digital technology is analyzed on the five dimensions of GSCM practices suggested in earlier research. The research propositions are developed, and future research opportunities are identified.
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