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Toward Sustainable Operations of Supply Chain and Logistics Systems

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Editors:
  1. Voratas Kachitvichyanukul

    1. Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, Khlong Luang, Pathumthani, Thailand

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  2. Kanchana Sethanan

    1. Industrial Engineering, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

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  3. Paulina Golinska- Dawson

    1. Engineering Management, Poznan University of Technology, Poznan, Poland

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  • Includes case studies from different sectors
  • Provides a regional perspective on sustainability issues in the management of logistics operations
  • Offers tips on supply chain integration
  • Highlights the main problems that arise in logistics management with regard to sustainability
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: EcoProduction (ECOPROD)

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Table of contents (37 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Supply Chain Management

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. A Supply Chain Network Design Considering Network Density

      • Kanokporn Rienkhemaniyom, Subramanian Pazhani
      Pages 3-19

    3. Is Cash-to-Cash Cycle Appropriate to Measure Supply Chain Performance?

      • Seock-Jin Hong
      Pages 21-36

    4. Key Performance Indicator Framework for Measuring Healthcare Logistics in ASEAN

      • Soriya Hoeur, Duangpun Kritchanchai
      Pages 37-50

    5. Supply Chain Modelling Under Uncertainty: A Supplier’s Perspective

      • Shruti Maheshwari, Pramod Kumar Jain
      Pages 51-66

    6. A Study on the Changing Structure of Retail Logistics

      • Masafumi Nakamura, Kuninori Suzuki
      Pages 67-79

    7. Investigating the End-Customers’ Acceptance of the Virtual Supply Chain: The Case of Grocery Retailers in Egypt

      • Sama Gad, Sara El-Zarka, Mohammed Abdel Qader
      Pages 81-96

  3. Sustainable Logistics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 97-97
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    2. The Effect of Institutional Pressures and Top Managers’ Posture on Green Supply Chain Management

      • Yi-Chun Huang, Min-Li Yang
      Pages 99-121

    3. Deployment of Sustainable Logistics Optimization Incorporated with Modal Shift and Emission Trading on Carbon Dioxide

      • Yoshiaki Shimizu, Tatsuhiko Sakaguchi, Hiroki Shimada
      Pages 123-139

    4. Sustainability Classification for SMEs—A Guidance of Sustainability Assessment with the Use of Averaged Traits Quality Method

      • Monika Kosacka, Rafał Mierzwiak, Paulina Golinska-Dawson
      Pages 141-152

    5. Decision-Making Criteria for Sustainable Remanufacturing

      • Passaporn Kanchanasri, Seung Ki Moon, Gary Ka Lai Ng
      Pages 153-160

    6. A Framework for Sustainable Food Supply Chain: Reflections from the Indian Dairy Producers

      • Gyan Prakash
      Pages 161-182

    7. Waste Reduction in Meat Processing Industry: The Application of MFCA (ISO 14051)

      • Watcharin Chaiwan, Chawis Boonmee, Chompoonoot Kasemset
      Pages 183-193

    8. A Suggestion of an Effective Reverse Logistics System for Discarded Tires in Japan

      • Kuninori Suzuki, Nobunori Aiura, Yutaka Karasawa
      Pages 195-205

    9. A Study on the Location Selection of Industrial Wastes Treatment Facilities: A Case of Intermediate Treatment Facilities in Chiba, Japan

      • Sarinya Sala-ngam, Kuninori Suzuki, Jun Toyotani, Keizou Wakabayashi, Akihiro Watanabe
      Pages 207-219
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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, Khlong Luang, Pathumthani, Thailand

    Voratas Kachitvichyanukul

  • Industrial Engineering, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

    Kanchana Sethanan

  • Engineering Management, Poznan University of Technology, Poznan, Poland

    Paulina Golinska- Dawson

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Toward Sustainable Operations of Supply Chain and Logistics Systems

  • Editors: Voratas Kachitvichyanukul, Kanchana Sethanan, Paulina Golinska- Dawson

  • Series Title: EcoProduction

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19006-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-19005-1Published: 25 June 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-38710-9Published: 17 October 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-19006-8Published: 06 July 2015

  • Series ISSN: 2193-4614

  • Series E-ISSN: 2193-4622

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 550

  • Number of Illustrations: 62 b/w illustrations, 97 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology, Sustainable Development, Operations Management

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