A methodology for assessing eco-efficiency in logistics networks

A methodology for assessing eco-efficiency in logistics networks

Recent literature on sustainable logistics networks points to two important questions: (i) How to spot the preferred solution(s) balancing environmental and business concerns? (ii) How to improve the understanding of the trade-offs between these two dimensions? We posit that a visual exploration of the efficient frontier and trade-offs between profitability and environmental impacts are particu...

Designing Eco-Effective Reverse Logistics Networks

Reverse Logistics Networks (RLNs) have grown in importance after return policies became compulsory. Lately, questions have been raised whether they are as helpful to the environment as possible. Efforts have been conducted to optimize RLNs in terms of their eco-efficiency, minimizing costs and emissions; still, results are not advancing with the necessary speed. Alternatively, the ecoeffectiven...

The Logistics Service Providers in Eco-efficiency innovation: an empirical study

Purpose: Sustainability and the search for solutions that are both efficient and ecologically sound (eco-efficient) have become topics of great interest. However, companies seeking to develop supply chain solutions that are eco-efficient are often hampered by their ability to control the wider supply chain and they may need to draw upon external support from logistics service providers (LSPs). ...

Autonomy versus Efficiency in Management of Large-scale Logistics Networks

Present evolution of logistics networks is characterized by a progressive increase of the network complexity and the opportunity of organizing management structures composed by local decision-makers (usually denoted “agents”). As much the system complexity and the number of intelligent agents grow, as much the system response uncertainty seems to grow also: this suggests to have greater attenti...

Eco-Efficiency in Corporate Budgeting