This book presents state-of-the-art research on responsible operations practices. The book identifies the challenges and opportunities arising from the shift towards responsible business operations and examines these issues through the lenses of operations management, emphasizing the supply chain transformations associated with these changes. Developing a responsible business model presents a great opportunity for firms to differentiate in the marketplace through innovative models and insights around responsible operations and supply chain management. To do so, companies in many industries are changing their practices around sourcing materials, supplier compliance around processes and labor, scientific and sustainable approaches to farming in emerging countries, managing counterfeiting risks, and public health management. 

Responsible Business Operations: Challenges and Opportunities is divided into three sections. Section 1 focuses on environmental responsibility for companies. It also explores alternative energy solutions for both the developed and developing world, as well as worldwide carbon footprint reduction efforts. Section 2 is dedicated to social responsibility, with chapters covering topics including improving agricultural food chains and humanitarian challenges for businesses. Finally Section 3 promotes ethical responsibility, analyzing ways to improve supplier compliance to product, process and ethical standards. 

Introduction

Chapter 1. Value Chain Innovations to Foster Development
Chapter 2. The Impact of Crop Minimum Support Prices
Chapter 3. Improving Crop Yields: A Model for Plant Growth and Optimal Seeding
Chapter 4. Role of Donors in Global Health Supply Chains
Chapter 5. Inventory Prepositioning for UNICEF Plumpy Nut Supply Chain
Chapter 6. Disability Inclusion in Operations
Chapter 7. Socially Responsible Co-Product Design
Chapter 8. Vertical Integration for Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility at Taylor Guitars
Chapter 9. Environmental Sustainability Tradeoff in a Product Supply Chain
Chapter 10. Corporate Sourcing of Renewable Energy
Chapter 11. Supply Chain Transparency at Goodio Chocholate
Chapter 12. Auditing, Inspections, and Testing for Social Responsibility in Supply Chains.