| There is an increased demand from government | | | | For example, nowadays, new product development |
| regulations on the climate control and renewable | | | | will not be only the responsibility of product design |
| energy. Manufacturing community has to react | | | | and engineering department; it also includes the fully |
| timely and positively in order to survive the new | | | | team-work among marketing, engineering, |
| measure against the raw materials and products | | | | procurement, logistics, and materials operations. |
| requirement to ban the use of hazard components. | | | | Questions like: how to ship your products to |
| The concept is not only applied in the component | | | | customer effectively? What green components can |
| level, but also includes the packaging materials and | | | | be purchased? What is the optimal packaging size |
| the flow of supply chain elements. To use re-cycle | | | | and re-cycle materials to pack your product? How |
| of raw materials, to reduce the overall logistics | | | | the import country will tax your product besides |
| distance (from suppliers to customers), to reduce the | | | | country of origin? Company has to consider the |
| overall weight of the shipment, to adopt more green | | | | new product development process as part of the |
| suppliers, to tightly control the pipe-line inventory | | | | green supply chain strategy. |
| (reduce the risk of obsolete when demand drop) are | | | | Manufacturer has to design their process in a green |
| those elements which request the immediate | | | | way as well. Indirect supplies should not include any |
| attention of manufacturers to cope with the green | | | | toxin materials. Process will not generate hazardous |
| policy. | | | | wastes and emissions to the environment. There |
| The green initiatives also help company to maintain | | | | are some cope of conducts to govern such |
| and enlarge customer base (since green policy is one | | | | requirements in different industries; like, automobile, |
| of a marketing scheme). Environmental concern and | | | | telecommunication, electronics, and medical. In fact, |
| social responsibility are the selling point of your | | | | majority of large MNC (Multi-national Corporation) |
| product to your customers which will make your | | | | already have their own manual regarding world-wide |
| company to sustain your competitive advantage. As | | | | green supply chain implementation and policy. |
| a matter of fact, your competitors are under same | | | | The development and implementation of green |
| market force to change their direction and priority | | | | supply strategy is not only to fulfill the customer |
| toward more green initiative. Therefore, your | | | | needs; but also to meet general public's expectation |
| company should exceed the effort your rival | | | | for manufacturer to improve and enhance the role in |
| competitors will do. In addition, more countries will | | | | social responsibility and environmental concerns. In |
| enforce importers to import green products to their | | | | exchange, the company will gain sustainable |
| nations with tax incentives. This will trigger your | | | | competitive advantage in the industry. |
| chance of selling in these nations. | | | | |