Chapter 10

Questions to Consider

1. How can an organization ensure that all the members of its supply chain will behave ethically?

For my opinion, maybe an organization should monitor their members for giving them the idea that they will behave ethically while doing their work, create some policies or procedure by which they will be obeying while staying at their company or industry.

2. What responsibility does an organization have to ensure that its suppliers and business partners behave ethically?

To have a good relationship from an organization and suppliers or business partners they must set some rules and limits from their relation, promoting sustainable development from both side, protecting their relation, respecting each ideas, having a good competitor relations, avoid non-regulating curricular and anticorruption practices.

Manufacturers Compete on Green Computing

Questions to Consider

1. How have green computing efforts lowered the total cost of computer ownership?

As a result of green computing efforts, the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of servers and computer systems has decreased significantly over time. Each of green computing 93%+ efficient systems, comparing to others equipped with traditional 70% to 80% efficient power supplies, can save up to $200 to $500 per year depending on configuration and usage. Alternatively, this savings can provide a reduction of more than half a metric ton of carbon dioxide emissions from the generation of electric power from fossil fuels. As an example, each node of Supermicro's SuperBlade® can save up to 100 watts over a traditional discrete 1U rack-mount server. These savings add up quickly when a SuperBlade chassis is fully populated with 10 servers. By eliminating the overhead in 1U discrete servers and using high-efficiency (up to 93%) power supplies, the SuperBlade® can save customers between $700 and $1,000 per year in power - even more when lower cooling costs are included. And the carbon dioxide emissions are reduced by more than 5.5 metric tons - the equivalent to planting 1.7 acres of trees.

Reference/Source: http://www.weegy.com/?ConversationId=8D859AA5

2. Which approach can yield greater benefits—building greener computers or implementing programs that change users’ behavior so that they operate their computers in a more responsible manner? Explain your response.

It is better if the society don’t depend on implementing programs, because from what I’ve been observed, some people today don’t look programs that took their selves to change. Some just don’t mind it and depend on others, so it is better if the computer manufacturers give others the hands-on or the first step to move rather than depending on people who seems to ignore the changing of climate.

3. Do research at the EPEAT Web site and determine which computer manufacturer currently has the best green computing ratings.

One of the best computer manufacturers with the best green computing ratings are:

-Dell that introduced a ultra-green desktop computer called the Studio Hybrid.

-Apple has begun to make many of its green computers with recyclable materials such as aluminum, polycarbonate and glass.

-Lenovo uses post-consumer recycled materials such as plastic water bottles in the manufacture of its green computers. Lenovo also uses recycled and recyclable materials for its product packaging.

Reference/Source: http://www.brighthub.com/environment/green-computing/articles/61813.aspx