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GREEN LOGISTICS - Improving the Environmental Sustainability of Logistics
Edited by Alan
McKinnon, Sharon
Cullinane, Michael
Browne, Anthony
Whiteing
Members of the Green Logistics research consortium have published a book on Green Logistics. It provides a wide-ranging review of the subject and summarises research results from the Green Logistics research project.
The contents are as follows:
1. Assessing the Environmental Effects of Logistics
Sustainability: A New Priority for Logistics Managers
A.C. McKinnon
Environmental Effects of Logistical Activity
S.L. Cullinane and J.B. Edwards
Carbon Auditing of Companies, Supply Chains and Products
M. Piecyk
Evaluating and Internalising the Environmental Costs of Logistics
M. Piecyk, A.C. McKinnon and J. Allen
2. Strategic Perspective
Restructuring of Logistics Systems and Supply Chains
I. Harris, V. Sanchez Rodrigues, M. Naim and C. Mumford
Transferring Freight to Greener Transport Modes
A. Woodburn and A. Whiteing
Design of Greener Vehicles, Aircraft and Ships
A.C. McKinnon, J. Allen and A. Woodburn
Reducing the Environmental Impact of Warehousing
C. Marchant
3. Operational Perspective
Opportunities for Improving Vehicle Utilisation
A.C. McKinnon and J.B. Edwards
Optimising the Routing of Vehicles
R. Eglese and D. Black
Improving Fuel Efficiency in the Road Freight Sector
A.C. McKinnon
Reverse Logistics for the Management of Waste
T. Cherrett, S. Maynard, F. McLeod and A. Hickford
4. Key Issues
The Food Miles Debate
T. Garnett
Sustainability Strategies for City Logistics
J. Allen and M. Browne
Benefits and Costs of Switching to Alternative Fuels
S. Cullinane and J.B. Edwards
E-commerce, E-logistics and the Environment
J.B. Edwards, Y. Wang, A. Potter and S. Cullinane
5. Public Policy Perspective
The Role of Government in Promoting Green Logistics
A.C.McKinnon
The book is published by Kogan Page. It is a paperback of 372 pages (ISBN 9780749456788) priced at £35 in the UK. Amazon is currently selling the book at a pre-publication discounted price of £20
