Green logistics: improving the environmental sustainability of logistics

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TextPublication details: Kogan Page Limited London 2015Edition: 3rdDescription: xxi, 426 pISBN:

9780749471859

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658.70286 MCK

Summary: About the book 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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute of Management LRC General Stacks	Operations Management & Quantitative Techniques	658.70286 MCK (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		001374

Table of contents
Section - ONE: 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;
Section - TWO: Strategic perspective;
Chapter - 05: Green logistics, sustainable development and corporate social responsibility – Maja Piecyk and Maria Björklund;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;
Section - THREE: 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;
Section - FOUR: Key issues;
Chapter - 14: Sustainability strategies for city logistics – Julian Allen, Michael Browne and José Holguín-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;
Section - FIVE: Implications for public policy and the future of supply chains;
Chapter - 18: The role of government in promoting green logistics – Alan McKinnon

About the book
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.

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