Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management, Twelfth Edition

Regulations and Industry Standards

1. LO S5.5 Explain the impact of sustainable regulations on operations

Government, industry standards, and company policies are all important factors in operational decisions. Failure to recognize these constraints can be costly. Over the last 100 years, we have seen development of regulations, standards, and policies to guide managers in product design, manufacturing/assembly, and disassembly/disposal.

To guide decisions in product design, U.S. laws and regulations, such as those of the Food and Drug Administration, Consumer Product Safety Commission, and National Highway Safety Administration, provide guidance and often explicit regulations.

Manufacturing and assembly activities have their own set of regulatory ...