Chapter B, Problem B9.8MBD

Explanation of Solution

Listing business department and its environmental issues:

• Accounting and finance department
  • Issues
    • This department has the issues in computer updates and usage of energy.
    • Globalization and the weight for standardization.
• Marketing department
  • Issues
    • The papers are wasted in the marketing campaigns.
    • Any kind of devices they use to invite business such as bouncing balls or staplers with the company logo.
    • Issues in computer use and energy usage.
• Sales department
  • Issues
    • Energy used with travel and sending sales information.
    • Cell phones and additional personal digital assistant (PDA) needed to operate the given job.
• Manufacturing department
  • Issues
    • In this department, the huge amount of energy wasted for producing any product.
    • More number of materials is used for creating a product.

Most e-waste crating department:

• The manufacturing department makes the most e-waste.
  • Reasons
    • This department consumes more energy for creating product.
    • More number of materials is used for creating a product. So it will increase the waste of product.

Solving environmental issues in each department:

• In sales department
  • Supporting customers to solve their given issues.
  • Offering services to solve customers’ environmental issues...