Download or read book Sustainable Operations in India written by Ayon Chakraborty and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-02-21 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on understanding the status quo of sustainable practices in industry operations from an emerging economy perspective, presenting various practices in India. In order to offer a balance between theory and practice, it provides guidelines for applying models to achieve the goal of sustainability in this competitive environment. The chapters include theoretical perspectives, models and empirical evidence on sustainable practices from Indian industries. The book also presents a scholarly perspective on sustainable operations from various researchers and practitioners in India for a global audience in academia and industry.

Download or read book Sustainable Operations in India written by Ayon Chakraborty and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on understanding the status quo of sustainable practices in industry operations from an emerging economy perspective, presenting various practices in India. In order to offer a balance between theory and practice, it provides guidelines for applying models to achieve the goal of sustainability in this competitive environment. The chapters include theoretical perspectives, models and empirical evidence on sustainable practices from Indian industries. The book also presents a scholarly perspective on sustainable operations from various researchers and practitioners in India for a global audience in academia and industry.

Download or read book Corporate Sustainability in India written by Caroline Twigg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This short guide offers practical insights for companies or foundations who want to run their business in India in a sustainable way.In this concise, expert guide, Caroline Twigg draws on her experience of setting up the India office for the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. She starts with a brief overview of India's history, culture and relationship with the environment, presents an overview of doing business in India in general, and then covers: policy and regulations that influence sustainability actions in India; how sustainability is interpreted in India and how that may impact a company's engagement; how companies already work on sustainability and what might come in the future; a valuable list of the organizations and resources that will help you deliver on your business and sustainability goals. If you work for an international company based outside of India, if you run a foundation with projects in India, if you have products or services with a sustainability focus and are hoping to expand your business in India, or if you are tasked with communicating your company's sustainability work in India, this book will help you engage with your partners respectfully, effectively and easily.

Download or read book Business Responsibility and Sustainability in India written by Bimal Arora and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-05-28 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the backdrop of the institutionalisation of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability, and the emergence of multi-stakeholder-driven voluntary regulation, this timely collection places special emphasis on India and explores its international voluntary sustainability standards. The authors analyse the adoption and implementation of voluntary governance initiatives across a range of industries, offering insightful sectoral discussion and evaluation of voluntary sustainability standards as forms of transnational private regulation. This book will be of interest to anyone researching CSR, sustainability and supply chain management in emerging markets.

Download or read book Sustainability in Industry 4 0 written by Shwetank Avikal and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A large and growing number of manufacturers are realizing the substantial financial and environmental benefits of sustainable business practices. To develop more sustainable societies, industries need to better understand how to respond to environmental, economic, and social challenges and transform industrial behavior. The objective of this book is to provide the required knowledge and accelerate the transition towards a sustainable industrial system. The book will help industries to enhance operational efficiency by reducing costs and waste. It will help them increase customer response, reach new customers, and gain competitive advantage. It offers innovation, scenario planning, and strategic analysis that goes beyond compliance, as well as case studies and remedies to the industry 4.0 challenges. Professionals, as well as students, can refer to this book to add to their knowledge on Industry 4.0 and develop new ideas and solutions to the existing and future problems.

Download or read book Sustainable Operations Management written by Kampan Mukherjee and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2023-12-30 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book includes concepts, methodologies, and practices for achieving sustainability in business operations. The underlying concept is explained from two perspectives—organizational level and policy level. In the former, all principles, techniques, and decision-making issues relevant to sustainability at unit level, management of product recovery processes, and sustainability at integrated level are captured. Content on policy-level perspective includes policies, norms, guidelines, and regulatory measures both at global and national levels. The primary goal of this book is the creation of an integrated and value-rich platform for the initiation and management of sustainable operations. Features: This book offers a comprehensive overview of environmental sustainability from the operations and supply chain perspective This book proposes an understandable and innovative viewpoint in explaining sustainable operations management comprehensively as managing operations sustainably at organizational level Readers will learn the concepts, techniques, and the core factors relating to managing operations, keeping in view various dimensions of sustainability and the macro-level guidelines, norms, regulatory measures, and the like in this context This book adds to the knowledge on design, planning, and management of sustainable operations, including the specific management approaches This book includes summary and review questions at the end of each chapter This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in industrial, production, and mechanical engineering, including operations management. It is also recommended as a textbook for courses such as sustainable development, sustainable operations management, and environmental management.

Download or read book Excellence and Sustainability written by Sorab Sadri and Trilok Kumar Jain and published by Booktango. This book was released on 2015-01-16 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is about the challenge of excellence in the present day context. The book is in sequel to excellent books written on similar subjects, particularly those of Prof. Tom Peters. Excellence is the most important issue these days and therefore this book is a must for every corporate executive. This book is written by Prof. Sorab Sadri with over 4 decades of corporate and research experience and Prof Trilok Kumar Jain with over 2 decades of academic and consultative experience. Thus this book will bridge the gap. This book will meet the requirements of corporates, academicians and researchers.

Download or read book The Components of Sustainable Development written by David Crowther and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-07-17 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the application of sustainable development principles through consultation with, and partnerships between commerce and the community. Offering international perspectives, the authors show that the issues are global and that we can best arrive at solutions through a synthesis of these various perspectives. The book also examines changes to corporate and institutional behavior and discusses the extent to which the focus has changed, making it necessary to consider new approaches to our understanding of sustainability and differing effects in practice. This approach is based on the tradition of the Social Responsibility Research Network, which in its 17-year history has sought to broaden the discourse and to treat all research as inter-related and relevant to business. This book consists of the best contributions from the 17th International Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility and 8th Organisational Governance Conference, held in Bangalore, India in September 2018

Download or read book Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development written by Jitendra K. Das and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2021-06-22 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book critically analyzes the role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in achieving sustainable development in emerging economies. It brings together recent developments, effective frameworks, business models, and strategies adopted by companies and looks at how they contribute to sustainable business growth. The volume discusses diverse themes such as green marketing for promoting sustainable development; digitization and sustainability concerns; communication strategies for CSR; ethical standards in Indian advertising; microfinance as an instrument for achieving sustainable development; the role of CSR in the Skill India initiative; and CSR activities of Indian listed companies. It also provides solutions to challenges in achieving sustainable development goals at local and global levels. Drawing on in-depth case studies, the book will be an essential read for corporate professionals, students, and researchers of CSR, management studies, development studies, business studies, economics, environmental studies, green marketing, and sociology. It will also be relevant for policy makers, NGOs, public and private sector corporations, and consultants in sustainability reporting, business ethics, and sustainable development.

Download or read book Sustainable Business Practices Enablers Barriers in the Indian Apparel Industry written by Dhiraj Jain and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction The ever-increasing world-wide population, the demand for living standards, and the ongoing exploitation of natural resources has created a wider awareness for the necessity of sustainability in living, organizing, performing, and managing work. Sustainable practices are more than ever on the radar of organizations, triggered by a growing demand of the wider population towards approaches and practices that could be considered “green,” “sustainable,” and also “social.” In consequence, organizations are increasingly motivated to implement sustainable practices while still adhering to classical business imperatives such as revenues or costs. To survive, thrive, and to be distinct in a competitive business environment, industries must be restructured and existing and breakthrough technologies must be more innovatively applied to realize green growth. Business sustainability is often defined as managing the triple bottom line -- a process by which companies manage their financial, social and environmental risks, obligations and opportunities. These three impacts are sometimes referred to as profits, people and planet. The purpose is to generate a maximum increase in company, consumer, and employee value by embracing opportunities and managing risks derived from environmental and social developments. Sustainable business practices are characterized by environmentally-friendly practices initiated by a company for the purposes of becoming a more sustainable organization. These companies aim to reduce their environmental footprint through initiatives that cut down on waste, poor environmental stewardship and unethical environmental practices that offer a reduced level of sustainability within company practices. They differ among industries and are often specific to the company type and the product or service it produces. In the apparel industry these steps range from changes in processes for manufacturing raw materials to better working conditions for garment factory employees; from products that are made from recycled materials to a change in consumer psyche regarding throw away fashion. Creativity & innovations are the cornerstones of the apparel industry. Apparel industry is highly influenced by the change in tastes & preferences & adoption of western culture. Higher styled longer life, higher quality at higher price & eco-friendly apparels are the major determinants for successfully competing. Flexible automation is necessary to produce superior products efficiently, especially in the fashion market. Apparel have become the status symbol and the most prestige element. The various barriers hindering the growth of the apparel industry are competition, frequent changes in tastes and preferences, influence of advertisements and the growing western culture. To overcome these various enablers were identified to boost sustainability and profitability like skilled manpower, domestic availability of variety of fibers' and resources. . Purpose of the study The major objectives identified for the study were as follows: • The major factors affecting sustainability and growth of the apparel industry • The enablers for the survival and growth of the Indian apparel industry • Various barriers which are hindering the performance and the productivity of the industry. • Contribution towards the society in terms of social responsibility and producing the eco-friendly products. • Impact of the FDI in the apparel industry and its implications on the profitability. Research methodology used for the study The samples for the study were selected from various manufacturers and employees working in the apparel industry. Study area covered were apparel industries from Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Maharashtra. Two major cities from each of the western states - Rajasthan, Gujarat & Maharashtra were selected for the study. The responses were collected from Jaipur & Bhilwara in Rajasthan, Ahmedabad & Surat in Gujarat, Mumbai & Pune in Maharashtra. Total of 300 questionnaires were distributed - 50 in each city. Five apparel manufacturing companies were selected form each city and 10 questionnaires were distributed in each company and were filled only by the top and the middle management employees. A total of 280 completely filled questionnaires were received and were used for the study. Some of the respondents were approached personally while some of them were asked to fill online. The respondents were asked to give their opinions on the five point Likert Scale ranging from “Strongly Disagree” to “Strongly Agree.” There were 15 statements on the basis of which conclusions were drawn. A descriptive analysis was done to study the mean and the standard deviation of the scores. Cronbach alpha was calculated to assure the internal consistency and the relevancy of the data collected. One way F-test ANNOVA was used in order to find the association / non association between the variables. Findings /Conclusion It was found that there existed various barriers and enablers of the apparel industry. India is a country having people with huge diversity in the culture, tastes &preferences. There is a huge gap in the demand & supply which changed frequently due to the various enablers and barriers operating in the environment. Thus, as per the growing demand & competition, the industry has to focus more upon the tastes & preferences of the customers for better growth & sustainability. To compete effectively it must be converted from labour intensive to creative & innovation based. Improved design tools & practices must be integrated to enhance the productivity in the fashion segment. Contribution towards the society by being responsible & producing the eco friendly products helps in the growth of the industry. It must also focus on the recycling of the clothes as well as higher quality, high styled, high cost apparels have become the status symbol of the people. As it is a highly labour intensive sector, labor productivity could be enhanced through enhanced training, building efficient skills, satisfying them by providing handsome wages. The study also reveals that “design” had the greatest impact on the manufacturing, production cost and product quality of any process in the apparel manufacturing life cycle. Managerial implications Developing the products as per the demand with creative and innovative skills could help the industry to grow. It is the fastest growing industry with high employability and can contribute significantly to the Indian GDP. The study can help organizations to strategize their policies and adopt sustainable business practices to overcome the barriers to better manage. Future scope In the future, apparel firms will create new designs by intelligently using the information accessed rather than beginning each new design from scratch without regard to information that was previously not considered at all. Jobs in the apparel industry of the future will demand skills and knowledge that could be acquired in educational institutions as well as through training sessions. The sustainability and growth of the industry will highly be affected by the foreign competitors as well as the frequent change in the tastes & preferences. Limitations • The study was carried mainly among the employees manufacturers in some parts of India (Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Maharashtra) working within the apparel industry. The results & the findings may not be pertinent and does not apply wholly to the Indian apparel industry. • The study was conducted by taking the sample of 300 employees which could be increased to get better results. • The study did not include the private designers.

Download or read book Operations and Service Management Concepts Methodologies Tools and Applications written by Management Association, Information Resources and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 1812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organizations of all types are consistently working on new initiatives, product lines, and workflows as a way to remain competitive in the modern business environment. No matter the type of project at hand, employing the best methods for effective execution and timely completion of the task is essential to business success. Operations and Service Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications is a comprehensive reference source for the latest research on business operations and production processes. It examines the need for a customer focus and highlights a range of pertinent topics such as financial performance measures, human resource development, and business analytics, this multi-volume book is ideally designed for managers, professionals, students, researchers, and academics interested in operations and service management.

Download or read book Emerging Dynamics of Sustainability in Multinational Enterprises written by John R. McIntyre and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-26 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economic development that meets the needs of the global population without jeopardizing the capacity of future generations is a worldwide challenge for multinational enterprises (MNEs). They are expected to balance their role as global economic actors and environmental stewards in the environment in which they operate. Contributors from India, Europe and the United States offer new perspectives, contrasting US, European and emerging economies’ approaches to sustainability, and how they can generate roadmaps which yield innovative solutions for one of the most contentious issues of our era. Their review suggests that the differential performance across developed and emerging economies has exposed potential weaknesses. Emerging Dynamics of Sustainability in Multinational Enterprises promotes greater emphasis on experimenting with unique local and sustainable approaches to solving problems faced by firms in, or from, emerging economies. This is a critical resource for researchers, practitioners and policy-makers concerned with sustainable development issues, and a fresh reference for graduate level students and academics focusing on corporate governance, sustainable development and ethics, as well as multinational enterprise management.

Download or read book The Third Pillar written by Raghuram Rajan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised and updated Shortlisted for the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award From one of the most important economic thinkers of our time, a brilliant and far-seeing analysis of the current populist backlash against globalization. Raghuram Rajan, distinguished University of Chicago professor, former IMF chief economist, head of India's central bank, and author of the 2010 FT-Goldman-Sachs Book of the Year Fault Lines, has an unparalleled vantage point onto the social and economic consequences of globalization and their ultimate effect on our politics. In The Third Pillar he offers up a magnificent big-picture framework for understanding how these three forces--the state, markets, and our communities--interact, why things begin to break down, and how we can find our way back to a more secure and stable plane. The "third pillar" of the title is the community we live in. Economists all too often understand their field as the relationship between markets and the state, and they leave squishy social issues for other people. That's not just myopic, Rajan argues; it's dangerous. All economics is actually socioeconomics - all markets are embedded in a web of human relations, values and norms. As he shows, throughout history, technological phase shifts have ripped the market out of those old webs and led to violent backlashes, and to what we now call populism. Eventually, a new equilibrium is reached, but it can be ugly and messy, especially if done wrong. Right now, we're doing it wrong. As markets scale up, the state scales up with it, concentrating economic and political power in flourishing central hubs and leaving the periphery to decompose, figuratively and even literally. Instead, Rajan offers a way to rethink the relationship between the market and civil society and argues for a return to strengthening and empowering local communities as an antidote to growing despair and unrest. Rajan is not a doctrinaire conservative, so his ultimate argument that decision-making has to be devolved to the grass roots or our democracy will continue to wither, is sure to be provocative. But even setting aside its solutions, The Third Pillar is a masterpiece of explication, a book that will be a classic of its kind for its offering of a wise, authoritative and humane explanation of the forces that have wrought such a sea change in our lives.

Download or read book Demonstrating Responsible Business written by Vineeta Dutta Roy and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-10 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The attitude of sharing global problems and being part of its solution in one's own capacity and competence is, in essence, Social Responsibility today. Businesses are no exceptions, in fact, they are, more than any other time in history, expected to take larger responsibilities of their actions and impacts along their own supply chains and contribute their bit to alleviating some of the worst challenges the planet and its people are facing. The emphasis is on demonstrable differences they make. In India, the revisions done to the Companies Act, especially pertaining to the CSR done by Indian companies echo this sentiment. While stipulating definitive themes of developmental and social areas where companies can do CSR related work, a great emphasis is laid on concrete plans and tangible results, making CSR in the country a significant tool in national development and a strategy to contribute to global goals. The book, in its writing, has attempted to bring these renewed perspectives to the reader with real-world insights into related company practices.

Download or read book Achieving Sustainable Developments Goals in India written by Harpreet Kaur and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the fastest growing economy in the world, India is uniquely placed to deliver on its commitments to inclusive and sustainable development and ensuring the balance among its three pillars - economic, social and environmental. Since partnerships by companies are expected in this endeavour, a need for companies to consider long-term corporate sustainability arises. In this respect, the chapter covers issues relating to corporate India's willingness and capacity for such participation, including whether the business environment is facilitative for such participation and whether the experience to date provides reason for optimism. As there are conflicting policy objectives, it becomes imperative to take account of the governance mechanisms that affect corporate sustainability in India and highlight the seemingly unconnected issues that underpin the business environment. The chapter discusses current business practices and impacts of business operations, as well as recent legal and regulatory reforms impacting corporate sustainability.

Download or read book Sustainable Machining written by J. Paulo Davim and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-03-19 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an overview on current sustainable machining. Its chapters cover the concept in economic, social and environmental dimensions. It provides the reader with proper ways to handle several pollutants produced during the machining process. The book is useful on both undergraduate and postgraduate levels and it is of interest to all those working with manufacturing and machining technology.

Download or read book Sustainability of Indian Microfinance Institutions written by Nadiya Marakkath and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-10-23 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although 'doing good' is our innate nature, we often get lost in the complexities and view goodness as a distant dream. Making this dream of goodness a reality is often thwarted by thoughts surrounding sustainability. Thus, all good initiatives require a focus on sustainability and this has become one of greatest and most formidable challenges faced by any social enterprise. The book documents the understanding of the sustainability of one of the most celebrated forms of social enterprise of our times — Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) gained through a mixed-methods research investigation. It attempts to answer pertinent questions such as: What are the determinant and discriminating factors for the sustainability of MFIs in India? How are these factors being managed by the operationally efficient Indian MFIs that remained sustainable at reasonable interest rates before the onset of the crisis and ceilings imposition in Indian microfinance markets? What does the Indian microfinance crisis teach us about sustainability management and mismanagement? In a nutshell, the answers show that sustainability is a strategic issue that needs managerial attention and not a matter to be left to serendipity. At a time when the industry is recovering from the adverse effects of a crisis and when there are still contentions as to whether the rate fixed by the regulator is enough for the sustenance of the MFIs, the findings mentioned in the book revive the lost hope for the Indian microfinance industry. By deciphering the strategies used by efficient and sustainable MFIs and discussing the lessons that the crisis has imparted to the Indian microfinance markets, this book will enable Indian MFIs to march towards efficient and sustainable operations without losing focus on their clients.