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  2. Supply chain resilience - Wikipedia

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    For a long time, the interpretation of resilience in the sense of engineering resilience prevailed in supply chain management. [1] It is implied here that supply chain is a closed system that can be controlled, similar to a system designed and planned by engineers (e.g. subway network). [5]

  3. Supply chain sustainability - Wikipedia

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    Supply-chain sustainability is the management of environmental, social and economic impacts and the encouragement of good governance practices, throughout the lifecycles of goods and services. [1] There is a growing need for integrating sustainable choices into supply-chain management.

  4. Supply chain management - Wikipedia

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    A supply chain is the network of all the individuals, organizations, resources, activities and technology involved in the creation and sale of a product. A supply chain encompasses everything from the delivery of source materials from the supplier to the manufacturer through to its eventual delivery to the end user.

  5. Supply chain - Wikipedia

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    Supply chain resilience is "the capacity of a supply chain to persist, adapt, or transform in the face of change". [42] For a long time, the interpretation of resilience in the sense of engineering resilience (or robustness) [43] prevailed in supply chain management, leading to the notion of persistence. [42]

  6. Sustainable sourcing - Wikipedia

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    In the past, companies were often able to separate themselves from unsustainable and unethical practices within their supply chains, as long as their internal practices were considered to be sustainable. Supply chain scandals such as child labor in Nike factories in the 1990s, use of toxic lead paint in Mattel toys in the early 2000s, and more ...

  7. Agrifood systems - Wikipedia

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    The resilience of agrifood systems builds on the concept of resilience, which originated in the study of ecosystems [27] and evolved over 50 years into an object of study across an array of disciplines, including engineering, agriculture, economics and psychology. Although there is little agreement today as to a precise definition across ...

  8. Resilience - Wikipedia

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    Resilience (organizational), the ability of a system to withstand changes in its environment and still function; Psychological resilience, an individual's ability to adapt in the face of adverse conditions; Supply chain resilience, the capacity of a supply chain to persist, adapt, or transform in the face of change

  9. Sustainability - Wikipedia

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    Sustainability is regarded as a "normative concept".[5] [22] [23] [2] This means it is based on what people value or find desirable: "The quest for sustainability involves connecting what is known through scientific study to applications in pursuit of what people want for the future."