Supply Chain Environmental Management
Timeline
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January 20, 2023Experience start
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January 31, 2023Project Scope Meeting
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February 14, 2023Literature Review and Study Design Completed
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February 28, 2023Data collection, analysis and preliminary report
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March 21, 2023Regroup after the spring-break and start working on the remainder
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April 11, 2023Finish data collection and curation and begin the final analysis
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April 30, 2023Experience end
Timeline
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January 20, 2023Experience start
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January 31, 2023Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates. (All data and/or case descriptions that the students need to complete the project should be given to the students by this milestone).
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February 14, 2023Literature Review and Study Design Completed
Detail elements of the study are decided by the student group in consultation with the company; student team should get it approved/commented by the instructor in terms of a preliminary 1st stage report.
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February 28, 2023Data collection, analysis and preliminary report
Preliminary report of first few questions/issues of the project is prepared and submitted to company mentor for comments.
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March 21, 2023Regroup after the spring-break and start working on the remainder
Begin the last stages of the project
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April 11, 2023Finish data collection and curation and begin the final analysis
Meeting with company mentor to update what has been accomplished so far and seek suggestions about approaches for wrapping up.
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April 18, 2023Writing the final report and preparing for the final presentation
Group meetings and meetings/interaction with the mentor to finalize the report.
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April 23, 2023Final class presentation and report submission
Work with the group in consultation with the company mentor.
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April 30, 2023Experience end
Experience scope
Categories
Supply chain optimization Operations Product or service launch Environmental sustainabilitySkills
sourcing data analysis research business consulting and strategy written and oral communicationCompanies increasingly adopt supply chain strategies and practices to advance environmental and business objectives. However, the cost-benefits of these environmental initiatives are difficult to evaluate. This course aims to provide the skills to understand and assess these issues by helping students learn the critical elements of environmentally responsible supply chain management. The tools and skills related to green/environmental design, procurement, manufacturing, logistics, and services in supply chain operations. The pedagogical approach involves a mix of lectures, journal article readings, in-class discussion, case studies, textbook chapter reviews, and term project.
Reh School’s Mission Statement
We integrate high-impact, interdisciplinary scholarship with teaching excellence to develop business leaders who combine business acumen, analytical thinking, technical expertise, and a global perspective to benefit business and society.
Learners
The final project deliverables may include:
- A final project report
- A 25-minute final presentation (15+3 - minutes summary executive talk and 7-minute Q&A), which the industry partners (if there is one) can attend in person or via Skype or Zoom
Project timeline
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January 20, 2023Experience start
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January 31, 2023Project Scope Meeting
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February 14, 2023Literature Review and Study Design Completed
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February 28, 2023Data collection, analysis and preliminary report
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March 21, 2023Regroup after the spring-break and start working on the remainder
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April 11, 2023Finish data collection and curation and begin the final analysis
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April 30, 2023Experience end
Timeline
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January 20, 2023Experience start
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January 31, 2023Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates. (All data and/or case descriptions that the students need to complete the project should be given to the students by this milestone).
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February 14, 2023Literature Review and Study Design Completed
Detail elements of the study are decided by the student group in consultation with the company; student team should get it approved/commented by the instructor in terms of a preliminary 1st stage report.
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February 28, 2023Data collection, analysis and preliminary report
Preliminary report of first few questions/issues of the project is prepared and submitted to company mentor for comments.
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March 21, 2023Regroup after the spring-break and start working on the remainder
Begin the last stages of the project
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April 11, 2023Finish data collection and curation and begin the final analysis
Meeting with company mentor to update what has been accomplished so far and seek suggestions about approaches for wrapping up.
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April 18, 2023Writing the final report and preparing for the final presentation
Group meetings and meetings/interaction with the mentor to finalize the report.
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April 23, 2023Final class presentation and report submission
Work with the group in consultation with the company mentor.
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April 30, 2023Experience end
Project Examples
Requirements
Project scopes are subject to consultation with the course instructor, and students may contribute to a substantial project in areas that include but are not limited to:
- Recognize the challenges and opportunities in environmentally responsible operations.
- Differentiate between preventative and remediation approaches to sustainability.
- Use quality management, lean techniques, and Life Cycle Analysis in identifying and reducing waste, cost, and environmental impacts.
- Conduct Carbon Footprint Analysis.
- Suggest approaches for environmental product and process design.
- Apply management principles to lower inventories and save energy.
- Develop action plans to reduce costs and environmental impacts while improving the overall quality of the products.
- Develop action plans for cost-effective reverse logistics.
- Suggest alternatives for cost-effective "remanufacturing" to enhance sustainability in operations and supply chains.
- Assess the constraints to Closed-Loop Supply Chain Operations.
- Derive managerial conclusions from the analysis of sustainability problems.
- Analyze your organizational data and provide managerial insight on how you can select the best supplier(s) for your new product/materials, develop a purchasing plan
- Evaluate the performance of existing suppliers, identify new supply sources, analyze the market, or implement a more effective supply management/supply chain management strategy.
- Analyze a company's environmental supply chain management initiatives.
- Examine the practices concerning a specific product category or division/geographical unit, including the analysis/findings on the firm's motivations for and implementations of environmental initiatives, the organizational structure and infrastructure, the design, sourcing, manufacturing, sourcing, and logistics practices, and the outcomes.
- Supply management/Supply chain management strategy
- Business purchase/ Supply evaluation
- Supplier categorization/ segmentation/ rationalization
- Supplier development and integration
- Supplier selection
Project proposals should answer the following questions to be considered for inclusion in this course:
1. What problems/opportunities would you like student teams to address through this project? Please be specific.
2. What are the benefits of this project to your organization/customers? Please describe the desired recommendations.
3. What organizational data set(s) will you provide to student teams? Please describe the format and the volume.
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Timeline
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January 20, 2023Experience start
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January 31, 2023Project Scope Meeting
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February 14, 2023Literature Review and Study Design Completed
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February 28, 2023Data collection, analysis and preliminary report
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March 21, 2023Regroup after the spring-break and start working on the remainder
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April 11, 2023Finish data collection and curation and begin the final analysis
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April 30, 2023Experience end
Timeline
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January 20, 2023Experience start
-
January 31, 2023Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates. (All data and/or case descriptions that the students need to complete the project should be given to the students by this milestone).
-
February 14, 2023Literature Review and Study Design Completed
Detail elements of the study are decided by the student group in consultation with the company; student team should get it approved/commented by the instructor in terms of a preliminary 1st stage report.
-
February 28, 2023Data collection, analysis and preliminary report
Preliminary report of first few questions/issues of the project is prepared and submitted to company mentor for comments.
-
March 21, 2023Regroup after the spring-break and start working on the remainder
Begin the last stages of the project
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April 11, 2023Finish data collection and curation and begin the final analysis
Meeting with company mentor to update what has been accomplished so far and seek suggestions about approaches for wrapping up.
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April 18, 2023Writing the final report and preparing for the final presentation
Group meetings and meetings/interaction with the mentor to finalize the report.
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April 23, 2023Final class presentation and report submission
Work with the group in consultation with the company mentor.
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April 30, 2023Experience end