Operations Management
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ISBN: 9781259667473
Author: William J Stevenson
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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To define: Sustainability and its relevance for business organization.
Introduction: Sustainability is the ability to maintain consistency at a certain level or rate. Usually, sustainability focuses on accomplishing the needs of the current generation without compromising the capability of the future generation to meet their requirements.
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Operations Management
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