Is the Term Green Logistics an Oxymoron Introduction Over recent years there has been increasingly more pressure from the public and the government on organisations to decrease the environmental impact of their logistics operations. The distribution of products impairs air quailty, produces noise and vibration, causes motor vechicle accidents and contributes significantly to global warming through greenhouse gas emmisions. The term ‘green logistics’ describes attempts by organisations to minimise…

appropriate ‘green’ strategies that can be implemented in supply chains and analyse the impact on all supply chain members Warinee Prapai Submission Date: Friday, 21 April 2006 Unit of Study: TPTM6170, Strategy and Supply Chain Management Degree Enrolled In: Master of International Business (MIB) and Master of Logistics Management (MLM) Student No: 305044575 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 1 2 GREEN STRATEGIES AND LEAN STRATEGIES 1 3 REVERSE LOGISTICS STRATEGY…

Assignment: Green logistics Sjoerd de Kreij & Bas Scheepers ID:2013319400 & 2013319495 General logistics It is widely known that logistics plays a major role in the product and service production. Logistics is described as: ‘’the part of Supply Chain Management that plans, implements, and controls the efficient, effective forward and reverse flow and storage of goods, services and related information between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet customers…

TL1033: Logistics (Part 1 – Introduction to Theory) Level 1 – Semester 2, Bachelor of Transport and Logistics Management Department of Transport and Logistics Management Assessment 1 131448P “Leaders win through logistics. Vision, sure. Strategy, yes. But when you go to war, you need to have both toilet paper and bullets at the right place at the right time. In other words, you must win through superior logistics.” - Tom Peters The word logistics was used in warfare where logistics became…

Sustainable Design of Green Logistics Management in China Based on sustainable development of green logistics in China and the countermeasures (2007), China is especially vulnerable to climate change due to its complex climatic conditions, a fragile ecological environment, a massive population and frequent natural disasters. Insufficient per ca-pita resources and very sharp contradictions between development and environment force China to further develop a cycling economy. Green logistics is an important…

1.1 What is Reverse Logistics? Reverse Logistics is the process of managing the backward supply chain activities from the point of consumption of goods to the point of origin for the purpose of recapturing, recycling, remanufacturing and proper disposal (Rogers & Tibben-Lembke, 1998) Reverse logistics is green by design as it manages returns to resell, refurbish, recondition, remanufacture, cannibalize for parts or recycle products to minimize landfill waste. Reverse Logistics is a fairly reactive…

Assignment 2 Topic: QUBE logistics network strategies 11401132 Jewon Na Table of contents 1. Executive summary 2. Introduction 2-1. Company background 2-1-1. History of Qube 2-1-2. Description of Qube 3. Modern infrastructure of logistics 3-1. Global logistics network 3-1-1. Logistics network in Europe 3-2. Global logistics network problem 3-2-1. Logistics problems in Europe 3-3. Logistics network in NSW 3-4. Current logistics network problems in NSW 3-4-1. Traffic 3-4-2…

development of green logistics in China and the countermeasures (2007), China is especially vulnerable to climate change due to its complex climatic conditions, a fragile ecological environment, a massive population and frequent natural disasters. Insufficient per ca-pita resources and very sharp contradictions between development and environment force China to further develop a cycling economy. Green logistics is an important tool for sustainable development. However, logistics in China is in its…

3. Logistics Information System Logistics information system is an important information system in a firm, it will affect company’s logistics decision making. It provide reliable and safe delivery and reducing transporting cost. There are several software company which provide logistics information system. They are Nippon Express NEC Logistics Hong Kong Limited, Sakata Warehouse,Inc., Retalix. a. Nippon Express NEC Logistics Hong Kong Limited Nippon Express NEC Logistic Hong Kong Limited was established…

11.1 Logistics In both vertical and horizontal marketing systems, systematised information contributes to the efficient flow of goods and services from the point-of-origin to the point-of-consumption. This process of regulation begins with customer service and extends to the procurement, handling, and processing of resources aimed at delivering customer satisfaction. All ways in which resources are procured, handled, and processed fall within a set of activities known as logistics. Logistics…