Brewdom, a leading multinational beverage corporation, has teamed up with Wealth from Waste to develop a plan to improve the reverse logistics of used beverage bottles for recycle and reuse
Together, Brewdom and Wealth from Waste have plans to deploy thousands of "Recycle Machines" in both permanent and temporary locations that will take empty bottles and provide rewards to consumers who participate. These companies are practicing _____.
a. sustainable supply chain management
b. flexible manufacturing
c. contract manufacturing
d. just-in-time inventory management
ANSWER: a
Brewdom and Wealth from Waste are practicing sustainable supply chain management. Sustainable supply chain management involves the integration and balancing of environmental, social, and economic thinking into all phases of the supply chain management process.
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