Sustainability
Sustainability considerations are driving shifts in fundamental thought processes from product designs, material selection, manufacturing processes, packaging and transportation requirements to an environmentally responsible way of recycling.
These changes are occurring throughout the value chain and Service Supply Chain has been in the center of these drivers of change.

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Tompkins' Service Supply Chain strategic framework includes:
Resources
Article: Service Supply Chain Management for Increased Shareholder Value
Reverse Logistics Is Not the Reverse of Logistics: See how this has been interpreted many different ways within the industry in this Material Handling & Logistics article.
Article: Service / Reverse Supply Chain: A Growing Challenge that Presents New Opportunities
Article: From Supply Chain Brain: The Right Service Provider Mirrors Your Sustainability Efforts
Article: Returns, Refunds, and Recalls: Reliable Reverse Logistics
Post on the Go!Go!Go! Blog: Service Supply Chain: A Golden Opportunity to Cut Costs and Make Your Customers Happier
Post on the Go!Go!Go! Blog: Pause: Services Supply Chain Is Not the Same as Rewind
Post on the Go!Go!Go! Blog: The Reverse Logistics Conference in Las Vegas
Article: Best Practices for Returns Processing from MultiChannel Merchant
See a printable description of the scope of Service Supply Chain consulting services from Tompkins Associates (PDF). |