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Sustainable Logistics: Responses to a Global Challenge

By Wolf-Rüdiger Bretzke , Karim Barkawi (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2013
ISBN
978-3-642-34374-2, 978-3-642-34375-9
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-34375-9
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4493201 bytes)
Series
Lecture Notes in Logistics
Edition
1
Pages
518\539
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
Engineering EconomicsLogisticsMarketing; Production/Logistics/Supply Chain ManagOrganization

Description

Currently the notion of "sustainability" is used in an inflationary manner. Therefore the authors start with a definition which is stable to serve as an anchor for further research as well as for discussions among scientists, managers and politicians, ideally across different disciplines. The character of this book is purely conceptual. The argumentation is based on comparison of new and demanding requisites with existing models (process and network architectures in the field of logistics). Formerly neglected impacts on the environment will be included. Main features of a new approach will be developed which are capable to avoid these impacts and to align logistics with the requirements of sustainability. In order to make logistics sustainable large parts will have to be reinvented. The focus needs to be on decoupling transportation activities from economic growth rates.

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