Supply Chain Social Sustainability and Manufacturing

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Author(s): Mani V (Indian Institute of Technology, India), Rajat Agrawal (Indian Institute of Technology, India), Vinay Sharma (Indian Institute of Technology, India)and Kavitha T.N. (Government Polytechnic, India)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 27
Source title: Technology Adoption and Social Issues: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5201-7.ch011

Keywords: Human Aspects of Technology / Human-Computer Interaction / Information Science Reference / Social Sciences & Humanities

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This chapter gives the overview of social sustainability in the supply chain of manufacturing industry. The author through literature survey identifies various definitions to social sustainability and suggest the approach to social sustainability problem in the supply chain. The readers are exposed with different social sustainability problems and what are the enablers and barriers to address such problem. In addition, the author identifies various social dimensions related to manufacturing supply chain and suggest as to how it can be addressed by various practices. Finally, the author identifies the research gaps in developing countries such as India, and suggests directions for future research. This is a vital contribution to the development of theory related to social sustainability in manufacturing Industries.

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