Toward sustainable operations of supply chain and logistics systems /

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Imprint:Cham : Springer, 2015.
Description:1 online resource : illustrations (some color).
Language:English
Series:EcoProduction, 2193-4622
EcoProduction.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11095104
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Other authors / contributors:Kachitvichyanukul, Voratas, editor.
Sethanan, Kanchana, editor.
Golinska-Dawson, Paulina, editor.
ISBN:9783319190068
3319190067
3319190059
9783319190051
9783319190051
Digital file characteristics:text file PDF
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 15, 2015).
Summary:This book addresses critical issues in today's logistics operations and supply chain management, with a special focus on sustainability. In dedicated chapters the authors address aspects concerning multimode logistics operations, reverse network configuration, forward and reverse supply chain integration, improvement of the production operations and management of the recovery activities, as well as carbon footprint reduction in transportation. Selected best practices from different countries and industries are presented to aid in the implementation of sustainable policies in private enterprises and at public-sector institutions. The book offers a valuable resource for both academics and practitioners who wish to deepen their expertise in the field of logistics operations and management with regard to sustainability issues. The book examines both qualitative and qualitative aspects of sustainable supply chain and logistics operations.
Other form:Printed edition: 9783319190051
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-319-19006-8