{"id":4973,"date":"2010-10-25T15:31:10","date_gmt":"2010-10-25T22:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ietransfer.wpengine.com\/?p=4973"},"modified":"2010-10-25T15:31:10","modified_gmt":"2010-10-25T22:31:10","slug":"systems-thinking-for-a-green-supply-chain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inspiredeconomist.com\/articles\/systems-thinking-for-a-green-supply-chain\/","title":{"rendered":"Systems Thinking for a Green Supply Chain"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the guest post below, Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company<\/a>, discusses how companies can “green” their supply chain through a” systems thinking” approach.
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by Julie Urlaub<\/strong><\/p>\n

In today\u2019s global business environment, it is extremely rare for a company to own an entire product or service value chain.\u00a0 Business operations now rely heavily on external supply and resources.\u00a0 This has made the supply chain a critical<\/a> component of business sustainability success.<\/p>\n

Coupling supply chain best practices with business sustainability strategies, many companies are opening the door to improved consistency and reliability of supply. The question is, “how?’<\/p>\n

To begin, start with a “systems thinking” approach.\u00a0 The post, A Green Supply Chain Takes a Systems Thinking Approach\u2013And Patience<\/a> suggests by viewing the supply chain in a systematic or holistic manner, “organizations can apply that \u201cbig-picture thinking\u201d needed to be truly innovative. Doing so can create leverage points that companies never realized they had before with their suppliers”.<\/p>\n

Applying systems thinking through implementation, our sustainability consulting suggests keeping with sustainable supply chain best practices.<\/p>\n