Part III

Legal Compliance in Sustainable Operations Management

The process of transforming a design into a material object, and all of the activities necessary to bring this transformation about, falls under the rubric of operations management. Operations management, otherwise known as managing the production process, is subject to a wide array of laws concerning the construction of new facilities, the chemicals and substances used, workplace safety, and the emission of pollutions from manufacturing and processing activities. Sustainable operations management means reducing or eliminating hazards in the workplace and pollutant emissions in business operations.

A series of laws apply in the United States to manufacturing, production, materials ...

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