OM Forum---Operations Management Challenges for Some “Cleantech” Firms

Authors:
Erica L. Plambeck
Affiliations:
Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305
Venue:
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
Year:
2013

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Abstract

A “cleantech” firm is one with an innovative technology and/or business model for serving an existing market with dramatically reduced environmental impact. This paper describes operations management OM challenges faced by five cleantech companies, and a few questions that these raise for OM and multidisciplinary research. It aims to fuel readers' motivation to identify and pursue others. The OM community has fundamental roles to play in the creation of an environmentally sustainable economy.