Sustainable Practices in Green Supply Chain Management

Introduction:

The time has come for a fundamental shift towards greening Supply Chain Management. Daily news highlights urgent issues such as food scarcity, energy crises, and worsening climate conditions. With projections indicating a global population of 9 billion by 2050 and increasing per capita consumption of commodities, addressing the environmental impact of commodity production, extraction, and consumption is crucial.

Resource access will be a major strategic concern for companies over the next few decades. Businesses that can demonstrate a clean and green supply chain will be better positioned to thrive.

Objectives:

At the end of this Green Supply Chains Management course, participants will be able to:

• Explain the basic principles of green supply chain management.
• Understand the factors essential for the success of a green supply chain.
• Recognize the advantages of green supply chain implementation.
• Propose innovative green supply chain interventions.
• Develop a strategy for migrating to a green supply chain.
• Identify and create the necessary new policies.
• Investigate and evaluate the organization's supply chain performance and competencies.
• Evaluate major supply chain components for their potential to be green.
• Implement green technologies and assess the benefits of adopting greener practices.
• Successfully create and introduce a green supply chain within the organization.
• Formulate and implement performance-oriented green supply chains.
• Enhance organizational competitiveness through green supply chain management.

Training Methodology:

• Case Studies
• Interactive Workshops
• Simulations
• Role Playing
• Group Discussions
• Scenario Analysis

Course Outline:

Unit 1: Green Supply Chain Management Overview

• Exploring benefits, costs, influence, participation, and obstacles
• Sector issues and benefits of the green supply chain
• Traditional vs. Green Supply Chains
• Green supply chains and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
• Factors promoting green supply chains
• Components of the green supply chain framework
• Impact on organizational bottom lines

Unit 2: Planning in Green Supply Chain Management

• Lifetime considerations
• Green S&OP (Sales and Operations Planning)

Unit 3: Green Procurement

• Definition, purpose, and benefits
• Causes and obstacles
• Elements of green buying policies
• Company acceptance of ecological practices
• Acquiring environmentally friendly products

Unit 4: Green Evolution of the Industry

• Advantages of environmentally safe production methods
• Motivations for embracing green methods
• Challenges of implementing green manufacturing practices
• Green production system components
• Adoption of green logistics

Unit 5: Green Logistics & Packaging

• Reasons for eco-friendly packaging
• Initiating green packaging practices

Unit 6: Green Marketing

• Importance of green marketing
• Adoption motivations and challenges
• Implementing green marketing concepts
• Necessity and function of supply loops
• Advantages of supply loops

Unit 7: Overcoming Carbon Footprint Challenges

• Assessing carbon assets
• Steps to reduce and prevent carbon emissions
• Documenting carbon levels

Unit 8: Migration Strategy

• Phase 1: Investigation and Analysis
• Phase 2: Evaluation, Design, and Deployment
• Phase 3: Managing the Change Process

Unit 9: Continuous Improvement in Green Supply Chains

• Need for internal continuous improvement
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives
• Maintenance of continuous improvement equipment
• Green supply chain best practices
• Pareto diagram application

Unit 10: Measuring Green Supply Chain Performance

• Performance evaluation
• Using performance results for decision-making