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Green Supply Chain Management

Engineering Systems Division MIT CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 6 lectures

The half-semester graduate course in Green Supply Chain Management will focus on the fundamental strategies, tools and techniques required to analyze and design environmentally sustainable supply chain systems. Topics covered include: Closed-loop supply chains, reverse logistics systems, carbon footprinting, life-cycle analysis and supply chain sustainability strategy. Class sessions will combine presentations, case discussions and guest speakers. All students will work on a course-long team project that critically evaluates the environmental supply chain strategy of an industry or a publicly traded company. Grades will be based on class participation, case study assignments and the team project.

Syllabus

  1. 1 Lecture 3: Reverse Logistics and Closing the Loop
  2. 2 Lecture 4: Carbon Footprinting
  3. 3 Lecture 5: Life Cycle Analysis
  4. 4 Lecture 7: Multi-stakeholder Engagements
  5. 5 Lecture 9: International Regulations and Supply Chains: The Case of Mercury
  6. 6 Lecture 10: Green Supply Chain Strategy

Course materials