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management becomes a new unintended problem created by the system. In the previ-
ously discusssed 30,000 unit television set manufactoring example, this includes wire
fragments to food waste from employees’ lunches. In terms of solid waste, managers
and decisions makers must take a reactive role to resolve these problems, ranging from
recycling to reuse. A better approach is to handle these issues proactively when deter-
mining processes and inputs. From a system approach, this book will provide waste
analysis and minimization techniques and strategies for all phases of the supply chain.

1.6 Summary

The systems approach in an integral concept to the successful implementation of
solid waste minimization and serves as the basis for the solution methodologies. This
holistic approach considers the entire supply chain and addresses waste generation