Introduction to Modeling Sustainable Development in Business Processes

Theory and Case Studies
2. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-3-032-28682-6
Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

This book is an introduction to support on how to analyze and optimize sustainability problems and on how to create sustainable business solutions. A growing number of business and societal practitioners are confronted with the sustainability transition in their domain of interest. Hereby modelling can be an helpful tool. We provide a step-by-step approach to optimize business and societal sustainably problems using multiple objective optimization and system dynamics.  Next to introducing the theoretical background many real-life examples are discussed to demonstrate how the modelling techniques can be applied. Next to the mathematical optimization approach, we discuss how to create sustainable business value and how to deal with sustainability risks and opportunities in supply chains. After reading this book you will be able to start analyzing and optimizing problems related to sustainable development in business and society.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Inghels, Dirk

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Prozessmanagement
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Interdisziplinär Systemtheorie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Nachhaltiges Wirtschaften
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Betriebliches Energie- und Umweltmanagement
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Produktionsmanagement, Qualitätskontrolle
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Numerik und Wissenschaftliches Rechnen Angewandte Mathematik, Mathematische Modelle

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 SUSTAINABLITY TRANSITION FOR BUSINESSES.- 2 SINGLE OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION.- 3 MULTIPLE OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION.- 4 QUANTIFYING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT.- 5 QUANTIFICATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT.- 6 QUANTIFYING THE SOCIAL IMPACT.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Ir. Dirk Inghels is an Associate Professor at the School of Business and Economics (department of Operations Analytics) at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands, since 2016. He obtained his PhD on the thesis entitled “Policy Modelling for Sustainable Waste Management” in the same year.

In 2006 he received his MSc degree of Industrial Engineering and Management Science at the TU Eindhoven, The Netherlands; in 2000 he received his MSc degree in Industrial Management of the University of Ghent, Belgium and in 1990 he received his MSc degree in Industrial Sciences (Electro-Mechanical Engineering) at currently the University of Antwerp, Belgium. 

Besides his academic work, he has more than 35 years of experience in industry in the fields of Engineering, Quality, Safety Management, Sustainability, Operations Research and R&D in roles as engineer, manager and director. He is actively involved in industry associations both as member and chair.

Dirk Inghels has an academic experience for more than 15 years in the domain of sustainable supply chain management and sustainable business process optimization.  He is engaged in the sustainability debate as speaker on conferences, member and chair of associations, in teaching for university students and in Executive teaching programs.