How can businesses weigh up costs and benefits of going green?

All manufacturing and service firms experience trade-offs when implementing green initiatives. A new model allows us to study the dynamics surrounding business decisions to adopt or reject these practices.

Roberto Sarmiento received his PhD in Manufacturing Engineering and Operations Management from the University of Nottingham, UK. He is currently an Associate Professor at the Autonomous University of San Luis Potos, Mexico. Dr Sarmiento is interested in a variety of topics, including operations management, green supply chain management, decision-making models, and the philosophy of science.