Professor Richard Sarabia

Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus

School of Business

MAN4593 Supply Chain Management Theory and Methodology

Business Sustainability Assignment Research Paper

This paper will require you to look at the supply chain in a slightly different way. Up to this

point we have been learning about supply chains that are designed with purely economic

purposes in mind. I would now like for you to think of the supply chain from the 3P’s approach

(Profit, Planet and People) perspectives for this assignment. This approach is known as

sustainability in business. The future supply chains you will manage and build will treat each of

these three P’s as equally important.

The objective of this assignment is to create one seamless paper on the topic of sustainability in

business. You will complete 5 Phases of this assignment or the term, each building on the other

to get you to the final paper. The final paper will cover all areas outlined below, consist of 10

pages and be APA formatted. In addition, it will include a cover page and reference section.

Descriptive diagrams and tables are encouraged. APA formatting will be graded heavily, I am

including resources for you to use at the end of this document.

Phase 1a:

Get to know a little about sustainability.

The following three videos build on the topic of sustainability and how it is applied in business.

Please watch them to gain a basic understanding.

Sustainability easily explained (explainity® explainer video)

https://youtu.be/_5r4loXPyx8

Triple bottom line & sustainability: the science of good business

https://youtu.be/2f5m-jBf81Q

Business Case for Sustainability

https://youtu.be/KlW8-WW0k3g

Phase 1b:

In part b we will now look at the application of sustainability principles in business. Specifically,

the supply chain. Please view the following four videos to understand how these concepts can be

applied.

Southwest Airlines Launches Luv Seat: Repurpose With Purpose

https://youtu.be/0EuA0FLbmzo

Repurpose

Recycle

Fill a need

Hacking the supply chain: Pete Russell at TEDxAuckland

https://youtu.be/SpnEGb0GdwY

The foods commons model

Buy and distribute locally

Reduce carbon footprint

How can we strive towards zero waste in global supply chains?

https://youtu.be/Gu0xzwz7yK8

Zero waste

Corporate engagement

Profit generating

Janine Benyus: Entrepreneurship and Biomimicry

https://youtu.be/7FCxKZk41TM

Designing business process based on Biomimicry

Natural systems are solutions for business problems

Phase 2:

It is now time for you to dive into the research and create a focus. Even though we are learning

about sustainability a business cannot continue to perpetuate itself without generating a profit.

Your objective as a business is to do the right things and generate a profit. I have included

articles from GreenBiz that you can read to help stimulate some ideas. Please do more research

on your own. Your first tasks are:

1. Choose an industry you would like to work in. (Keep in mind you will need a supply

chain perspective.)

2. Select a product that you would like to create that balances the concepts of the 3P’s. (This

can be a product that is real or made up.)

3. Generally, outline who the customers are, how your company will be good stewards of

the environment and benefit the community. (Locally/Globally)

4. Describe the organization’s strategy.

5. Describe the nature of your international business.

6. Generally, how will the supply chain work?

7. If your organization is global, describe the basic issues involved in conducting your

business globally.

Deliverable:

A two-page paper, APA formatted that explains each of these areas.

Phase 3:

In this phase we are now specifically looking at who is involved and where are they are in the

process. Based on your research please provide the following:

1. Create diagram(s) that defines your organizational structure both internally and

externally.

Stakeholders

Partners (Business, NGOs etc.)

Governments

Etc.

2. A single person in the organization cannot do it alone. How will you address corporate

engagement and ethics in your organization?

Executives

Managerial

Employee

Partners

3. Now write up how your organization will be socially and environmentally responsible

(this has been addressed in Phase 2, now expand and merge with the paper.)

4. Discuss the beneficiaries of your business and short and long term impact.

5. What relationship will you have with government?

6. Describe the manufacturing, logistics and transportation model.

Benefits and challenges (its impact)

Strategic approach

7. Set five specific goals.

8. Develop an operational plan.

Time frames

Who is involved

Barriers

Marketing

Deliverable:

This section should be a minimum of 5 pages, APA formatted that explains each of these areas.

Phase 4:

A business that engages in sustainable practices who wishes to continue over a long period of

time must understand its strengths and weaknesses. We will examine this through SWOT

analysis. Just as important is that we are prepared for any setbacks. In this phase we will also

develop contingencies to ensure that continuity in the business maintained.

1. Do a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis of the process

you have created.

2. Based on the outcome of the SWOT identify and describe various alternative approaches

or contingencies.

3. Write up your findings.

4. Develop a conclusion.

Deliverable:

This section should be a minimum of 3 pages, APA formatted that explains each of these areas.

Phase 5: (Final Phase)

Now it is time to incorporate all of the sections into one seamless paper. In the final paper, please

add the requested topics to the previous paper sections to create a 10 page paper. In addition,

include a cover page and reference section. You can include descriptive diagrams and tables.

APA formatting will be graded heavily.

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