Toward Sustainable Operations of Supply Chain and Logistics Systems [Paperback]

This book addresses critical issues in todays 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.

Part 1 Supply Chain Management.-?A supply chain network design considering network density.- Is Cash-to-cash cycle appropriate to measure Supply Chain Performance?.- Key performance indicator framework for measuring healthcare logistics in ASEAN.- Supply Chain Modelling under Uncertainty: A Suppliers Perspective.- A study on the changing structure of retail logistics.- Investigating the End-Customers Acceptance of the Virtual Supply Chain: The Case of Grocery Retailers in Egypt.- Part 2 Sustainable Logistics.- The effect of institutional pressures and top managers posture on green supply chain management.- Deployment of sustainable logistics optimization incorporated with modal shift and emission trading on carbon dioxide.- Sustainability Classification for SMEs  a guidance of sustainability assessment with the use of averaged traits quality method.- Decision making criteria for sustainable remanufacturing.- A Framework for sustainable food supply chain: Reflections from the Indian dairy producers.- Waste Reduction in Meat Plƒ)