Sustainable Supply Chain Transformation - Building Responsible and Resilient Supply Chains

With this postgraduate textbook, understand the environmental and social challenges companies manage when they transform their supply chains to become more sustainable.

List of contents

Chapter - 01: The path to sustainable transformation; Chapter - 02: The crisis unfolds: initial reactions and strategic responses; Chapter - 03: Defensive strategies: denial, blame-shifting, and crisis communication; Chapter - 04: Delaying tactics and empty promises: short-term gains, long-term risk; Chapter - 05: The turning point: crisis and recalibration; Chapter - 06: Strategic compliance and achieving early wins; Chapter - 07: Challenges of sustaining progress: backsliding, fatigue, and internal conflicts; Chapter - 08: Rebuilding trust and long-term commitment; Chapter - 09: Navigating the corporate response cycle: strategies for the future; Chapter - 10: Real-World Examples, reflections, and lessons learned

About the author

Manish Shukla is an Associate Professor of Operations Management at Leeds University Business School and Programme Director of the MSc Global Supply Chain Management. His research focuses on addressing real-life challenges in sustainable supply chain, applying operations, technology and innovation.

He has published papers in prestigious international 4* and 3* journals and his research has been recognized and awarded by several reputed international organizations.

He has a very successful track record of working with large international organizations, government bodies, SMEs and other organizations for key projects. He has previously worked at Cornell University, MIT Global SCALE Network and Durham University.

Product details

• Authors: Manish Shukla, Manish Swami Shukla, Vickey Swami
• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 03.01.2026
• EAN: 9781398624115
• ISBN: 978-1-398-62411-5
• No. of pages: 376
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Green Business, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Production & Operations Management, Purchasing & supply management, Production & quality control management, Business and the environment; ‘green’ approaches to business, Business & the environment, 'Green' approaches to business, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Logistics & Supply Chain, Distribution & warehousing management, Distribution and logistics management, Purchasing and supply management, Business process / operations management