Environmental Sustainability in Asian Logistics and Supply Chains

This book gathers together invited presentations from the 12th International Congress on Logistics and SCM Systems (ICLS2017) held in Beijing, China, August 2023, 2017. The focus of the ICLS2017 was environmental sustainability in logistics and supply chains, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. It addressed a variety of themes in the domains of green logistics and supply chain management (SCM), including green logistics and environmental impact, green SCM and business performance, green operations and optimization, supply chain sustainability, carbon management in logistics, and green SCM and corporate social responsibility (CSR). The editors selected high-quality presentations from the highly successful symposium, and invited the presenters to prepare full chapters for this book in order to disseminate their findings and promote further research collaborations. This timely book sheds new light on the theories and practices associated with greening logistics and SCM in Asia.

Provides a unique view on the environmental sustainability of green logistics and supply chains in the specific context of the Asian-Pacific region Demonstrates strategic and operational initiatives of greening logistics and supply chains in Asia Sheds new lights on the theoretical development of green logistics and supply chains in emerging economies

Autorentext
Xiaohong Liu (PhD, Heriot-Watt University, UK) is a Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management in the Business School at the Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE), Beijing, China.

Inhalt
An analysis of energy-related CO2 emissions from China's logistics industry.- Logistics network design for rice distribution in Sulawesi,Indonesia.- A systematic literature review on sustainability and disruptions in supply chains.- The impact of green supply chain management practices on competition advantages and firm performance.- Studying the effect of ambient temperature exposure on refrigerated food quality and safety for sustainable food cold chains.- Efficiency of crew assignment in truck freight operation from the view of logistics.- Combined Forecasting Method Based on Water Resources Risk Management.