Sustainable logistics and supply chain management : principles and practices for sustainable operations and management, 2nd ed.
This second edition of our book discusses sustainability issues pertaining to logistics and supply chain management (SCM), and is different from other books as it takes a holistic view across the supply chain from point of origin through point of consumption and back within the reverse logistics...
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Kogan Page
2020
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总结: | This second edition of our book discusses sustainability issues pertaining to
logistics and supply chain management (SCM), and is different from other
books as it takes a holistic view across the supply chain from point of origin
through point of consumption and back within the reverse logistics chain.
Logistics and supply chain activities permeate almost every aspect of our
lives and thus their ability to impact the natural environment is of significant
importance. This edition includes updated information and cases, as well as
supplementary materials available at the Kogan Page website.
The objective of this book is to introduce principles and practices that
facilitate responsible SCM and sustainable logistics operations in a holistic
manner and consider factors of logistics and SCM affecting the natural environment
beyond the usual factors of road miles, fuel use and carbon dioxide
(CO2) emissions that have been well discussed in freight transportation; see
for example Green Logistics: Improving the environmental sustainability
of logistics by McKinnon et al (2015), which is a good complement to this
book. As an example of wider factors, globalization of business has meant
that many products are not manufactured in national markets anymore; they
are outsourced and manufactured in lesser-developed countries, particularly
in Asia, and then shipped all around the world. How then does a national
firm ensure sustainability in its global supply chain? Further, most seasonal
fresh food such as fruit and vegetables is now available all year round due
to sourcing in foreign markets or the use of sophisticated chilled storage
and transport to prevent premature spoiling or ageing. So should consumer
markets return to more seasonal goods to reduce the effects on the environment
of continuous product availability?
The development of these types of activities and factors has increased the
effects that logistics and SCM have on the natural environment. Accordingly,
logistics and supply chain strategies and operations are discussed in this
book in the context of raising awareness of, and shifting an emphasis to,
responsible, ethical and sustainable practices. It is important for firms,
consumers and societies to do so and be proactive in considering these
issues. Otherwise, legislation may emerge to limit the impact of logistics and
SCM on the environment, which may be more draconian than these three
stakeholders would desire. |
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