UID:
almafu_9960800094602883
Format:
1 online resource (xxi, 426 p.) :
,
ill.
Edition:
3rd ed.
ISBN:
1-5231-0374-4
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0-7494-7186-7
Content:
Leading the way in current thinking on environmental logistics, Green Logistics provides a unique insight on the environmental impacts of logistics and the actions that companies and governments can take to deal with them. It is written by leading researchers in the field and provides a comprehensive view of the subject for students, managers and policy-makers. Fully updated, the 3rd edition of Green Logistics has a more global perspective than previous editions. It introduces new contributors and international case studies that illustrate the impact of green logistics in practice. There is a new chapter on the links between green logistics and corporate social responsibility and a series of postscripts examining the effects of new developments, such as 3D printing, distribution by drone, the physical internet and the concept of peak freight. Other key topics examined include: carbon auditing of supply chains; transferring freight to greener transport modes; reducing the environmental impact of warehousing; improving the energy efficiency of freight transport; making city logistics more environmentally sustainable; reverse logistics for the management of waste; role of government in promoting sustainable logistics. The 3rd edition of Green Logistics includes indispensable online supporting materials, including graphics, tables, chapter summaries, and guidelines for lecturers.
Note:
Previous ed.: 2012.
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Part 1: Assessing the environmental effects of logistics -- Chapter 01: Environmental sustainability: a new priority for logistics managers - Alan McKinnon -- Chapter 02: Assessing the external impacts of freight transport - Maja Piecyk, Sharon Cullinane and Julia Edwards -- Chapter 03: Carbon auditing of companies, supply chains and products - Maja Piecyk -- Chapter 04: Evaluating and internalizing the environmental costs of logistics - Maja Piecyk, Alan McKinnon and Julian Allen -- Part 2: Strategic perspective -- Chapter 05: Green logistics, sustainable development and corporate social responsibility - Maja Piecyk and Maria Bjorklund -- Chapter 06: Restructuring road freight networks within supply chains - Irina Harris, Vasco Sanchez-Rodrigues, Mohamed Naim and Christine Mumford -- Chapter 07: Transferring freight to 'greener' transport modes - Allan Woodburn and Anthony Whiteing -- Chapter 08: Development of greener vehicles, aircraft and ships - Alan McKinnon, Julian Allen and Allan Woodburn -- Chapter 09: Reducing the environmental impact of warehousing - Peter Baker and Clive Marchant -- Part 3: Operational perspective -- Chapter 10: Optimizing the routeing of vehicles - Richard Eglese and Daniel Black -- Chapter 11: Opportunities for improving vehicle utilization - Alan McKinnon -- Chapter 12: Increasing fuel efficiency in the road freight sector - Alan McKinnon -- Chapter 13: Alternative fuels and freight vehicles: Status, costs and benefits, and growth - Jacques Leonardi, Sharon Cullinane and Julia Edwards -- Part 4: Key issues -- Chapter 14: Sustainability strategies for city logistics - Julian Allen, Michael Browne and Jose Holguin-Veras -- Chapter 15: E-business, e-logistics and the environment - Alan McKinnon, Yingli Wang, Andrew Potter and Julia Edwards -- Chapter 16: Reverse logistics for the management of waste - Tom Cherrett, Sarah Maynard, Fraser McLeod and Adrian Hickford -- Chapter 17: The food miles debate: Is shorter better? - Tara Garnett -- Part 5: Implications for public policy and the future of supply chains -- Chapter 18: The role of government in promoting green logistics - Alan McKinnon -- Postscript 1: distribution by drone -- Postscript 2: 3D printing -- Postscript 3: physical (logistics) internet (π) -- Postscript 4: peak freight: could it ever happen? -- Index.
Language:
English
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