International Business Administration SIB540 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Operations Management, Green Building Council
20 Jan 2018
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The environmental protection agency (epa) is responsible for safe drinking water in the u. s. The epa has established many regulations, banned lead pipes, and is vigilant about water standards, all in efforts to prevent pollution of water supplies. Operations management can have a major impact on an organization"s resource conservation, water reduction and recycling efforts. A new effort in product design, called design for the. Environment (dfe), takes into account the necessity for manufacturers to consider the ultimate disposal of their product after its useful life expires. Hewlett packard"s effort to recycle ink cartridges is an example of this type of effort. Rather than throwing used ink cartridges in the trash, the company encourages customers to return them to be recycled. Facilities that have achieved leadership in energy and. Environmental design (leeds) certification are given a designation for meeting environmental standards established by the u. s. green building council.
