Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Contributor Biographies

Part One Assessing the environmental effects of logistics

01 Environmental sustainability

Introduction

A brief history of green logistics research

Green logistics: Rhetoric and reality

Future scenarios

A model for green logistics research

Outline of the book

References

02 Assessing the external impacts of freight transport

Introduction

External impacts

Environmental standards

Measuring the environmental impact of freight transport

References

03 Carbon auditing of companies, supply chains and products

Introduction

Guidelines for carbon footprinting

The carbon footprinting process

Success factors in carbon footprinting

Case study: Carbon auditing of road freight transport operations in the UK

Next steps

Conclusions

Note

References

04 Evaluating and internalizing the environmental costs of logistics

Introduction

Arguments for and against the internalization of environmental costs

Monetary valuation of environmental costs

Goods vehicle external costs: Case studies

Conclusions

Note

References

Part Two Strategic perspective

05 Green logistics, sustainable development and corporate social responsibility

Introduction

Sustainable development and sustainable distribution

Corporate social responsibility (CSR)

Stakeholders in CSR

CSR reporting standards

CSR and the logistics function

Case Study: CSR reporting in the logistics industry

Conclusions

Notes

References

06 Restructuring road freight networks within supply chains

Introduction

Traditional network design

Green network design

Uncertainty in transport and supply chains

Uncertainty mitigation approaches in road freight transport networks

Gaps in our understanding and priorities for research

Consequences and conclusions

References

07 Transferring freight to ‘greener’ transport modes

Background

Characteristics of the main freight transport modes

Environmental impacts of the main freight transport modes

Case study: Container train load factors

The policy framework

Initiatives to promote freight modal shift for environmental benefit

Good practice in achieving modal shift to rail and water

Conclusions

References

08 Development of greener vehicles, aircraft and ships

Introduction

Road freight

Rail freight

Air freight

Shipping

Conclusions

Notes

References

09 Reducing the environmental impact of warehousing

Introduction

Scale of the environmental impact

Increasing resource intensity

Framework for assessing the environmental impact of warehouses

Ways of reducing the environmental impact

Conclusion

References

Part Three Operational perspective

10 Optimizing the routeing of vehicles

Introduction

Vehicle routeing problems

Problem varieties

Environmental impact

Conclusions

References

11 Opportunities for improving vehicle utilization

Introduction

Measuring vehicle utilization

Factors affecting the utilization of truck capacity

Conclusions

References

12 Increasing fuel efficiency in the road freight sector

Introduction

Fuel efficiency of new trucks

Vehicle design: Aerodynamic profiling

Reducing the vehicle tare weight

Vehicle purchase decision

Vehicle maintenance

Increasing the fuel efficiency of trucking operations

Benchmarking the fuel efficiency of trucks

More fuel-efficient driving

Fleet management

Conclusions

References

13 Alternative fuels and freight vehicles

Introduction

State of development of alternative fuels for freight vehicles

Current use of alternative fuels for freight vehicles

Costs and benefits

Growth potential

References

Part Four Key issues

14 Sustainability strategies for city logistics

Introduction

Urban freight research and policy making

Efficiency problems in urban freight transport

Urban freight transport initiatives

Urban consolidation centres

Collaboration between the public and private sectors

Environmental zones

Conclusions

Notes

References

15 E-business, e-logistics and the environment

Introduction

Business-to-business (B2B)

Business-to-consumer (B2C)

References

16 Reverse logistics for the management of waste

Introduction

Waste management in the context of reverse logistics

The impact of waste treatment legislation

Reuse, refurbishment markets and take-back schemes

Managing waste as part of a sustainable reverse process

Conclusions

References

17 The food miles debate

Introduction

Transport and GHGs: Is further worse?

Transport, the second-order impacts and the implications for GHGs

Local vs global and the self-sufficiency question

Notes

References

Part Five Implications for public policy and the future of supply chains

18 The role of government in promoting green logistics

Introduction

Objectives of public policy on sustainable logistics

Policy measures

Reducing freight transport intensity

Shifting freight to greener transport modes

Improving vehicle utilization

Increasing energy efficiency

Switching to less polluting energy sources

Government-supported advisory, best practice and accreditation programmes

Conclusions

Note

References

Postscript 1

1 Introduction

2 System specification

3 Applications

4 Operational feasibility

5 Environmental impact

References

Postscript 2

References

Postscript 3

Notes

References

Postscript 4

Note

References

Index