BA 342 Final Exam Review 12 14 2013 Ch 11 Gov t to Business pp342 366 figures 11 1 3 Ch 12 Bus to Gov t pp 370 380 figures 12 1 2 Ch 19 figure 19 5 Abercrombie Case Gov t Stakeholder 11 12 10 Sustainability 21 Speakers 8 Diversity 11 10 12 videos referenced Dan Guide 6 7 websites references on sustainability and diversity Environmental Impact concepts and examples o Climate Change Whether you agree or not industrial activities are changing our planet o Exponential amounts of e waste Smart phones telecom equipment computers printers network equipment RFID o Increasing number of products with short life cycles like smartphones tablets PCs printers etc o Increasing awareness of the impact of industrial activities like outsourcing to China HP vs Dell computer recycling The problem to solve o Designing industrial systems that are economically and environmentally sustainable Companies need to find ways for these activities to create value profit Remember that we re a business school and have to find ways to accomplish our goals and make money If we business don t take action its very likely we ll be forced to take action PEOPLE PLANET PROFITS Sustainability Paper or plastic Prius or hummer The devil is in the details Biofuels are a good investment but not really scalable Alternative energy sources are always preferable but how many wind turbines or solar panels have end of life plans 3 R s slide reduce reuse recycle o Reduce Process design pollution prevention materials energy reduce has biggest impact o Reuse Product design repair materials choice o Recycle Product design materials choice spare part recovery regulatory pressures Sustainable Business Components Business View 4 Categories o Fundamentals Role of Companies Role of Legislation o Eco efficiency Pollution prevention ISO 14000 Risk Assessment o Product Stewardship Selling Services Closed loop SC s o Sustainability Strategy Alliances and Communication CSR Life Cycle Analysis cradle to grave Product Stewardship Closed loop supply chains loops and limits o Consist of the primary supply chain and secondary supply loops for the whole product its components or its materials Raw Materials Mining Primary Materials Production Component manufacture Final product assembly Product demand use end of life product disposal Product collection inspection product re processing component reprocessing materials re processing all a part of CLOSED LOOP Taking something back repurposing process at the end of their lifecycle LIMITS Limited access to used products Limited technical feasibility of reprocessing limited market demand for reprocessed resources Legislation EU RoHS WEEE EVL Waste tire directive Green Dot packaging directive o All driven by increasing concern for the environment o Expensive for companies and consumers Wayne Balta IBM Basics of IBM growth platforms 4 o A smarter planet o Business Analytics o Cloud computing o Growth markets Rev 104 5B mostly from SERVICES Areas of corporate responsibility o 7 areas multiple select probably Corporate governance community relations environmental affairs and product safety employee well being human resources supply chain governmental programs IBM s approach to the environment history o Founding family Watsons visionaries interest We serve our interests best when we serve the public Must be continuously on guard against adversely affecting the environment effort must include constant attention to waste incident but also to the consequences of the processes established during product development Where IBM intersects with environment know the 8 areas o Research selection of materials risk assessment o Product Dev Material restrictions recyclability o Manufacturing Pollution prevention waste mgmt o Supply Chain Supplier responsibility engineering specs o Services Solutions I T maintenance unique solutions o Real Estate Energy conservation renewable energy o Product end of life Mgmt Collection disassemble reuse o Involvement with Key Functions Gov t programs recycle finance Global EMS management system know theme not details big footprint how do they manage it o Provides company s foundation for leadership Long history of commitment to environmental manage environmental affairs as a strategic leadership imperative operate according to a global EMS Achieve demonstrable results Good environmental management makes good business sense Current topics energy supply chain laws and regulations o Energy Conserved a lot of energy procured renewable energy exceeded 2nd generation climate goal o Supply Chain Initiative for evaluating suppliers IBM Supplier conduct priciples 2004 Required all suppliers to establish Management System for environmental responsibility 2010 o Laws and Regs Track activity in 185 countries 940 laws and regulations from 105 countries in 60 languages Smart Planet 3 I s o Instrumented We have the ability to measure and see the exact condition of everything o Interconnected People systems and objects can communicate and interact with each other in entirely new ways o Intelligent We can respond to changes quickly and accurately and get better results 3 Securities Water Food and Infrastructure o Water infrastructure is inadequate and ageing water quality is decreasing impacts are widespread smarter water management can integrate sensors and video food healthcare energy business o Food Food SCs are more complex consumers are getting more distrustful and demanding and governments are expanding regulations Precision agriculture can optimize irrigation and the time to pick and ship o Infrastructure for smarter transportation Demand is increasing with limited ability to add capacity Pressure exists to reduce greenhouse gas emissions System wide real time visibility allows for faster response times connected citizens can help improve forecasting and reduce congestion CEO Genni Rometti and the nature conservative Gov t Stakeholder 11 12 Business and Stakeholders know all 5 o Employees o Community o Government o Consumers o Owners manufacturers o Laissez Faire o Sherman o Interstate Commerce o Clayton History of Gov t and Business interaction o Government gave money to the train and railroad Antitrust acts 3 and why they wanted to break up trusts p 347 Interaction between business gov t and the public Read text Opinion on gov t do more or do less US is evenly split Business Gov t Lobbying Gov t Business Regs Persuasion Gov t Public Politics influence Public Gov t Politics voting Public Business
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