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 ' requirements’’.i It is important in all the business processes and concentrates on moving goods and services from suppliers to producers to the end consumers. One important part of logistics is the transportation industryii. The
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Packaging is an example of operational performance. Environmental aware companies developed new ways of packaging their products such that production process became more environmental friendly and the delivery of products could be more efficient.
Applications green logistics
One company that made a strategic mission of being more environmental friendly and continuously focuses on reducing the environmental impact of their product is the Dutch beer company Heineken. The company applied the green logistics management in their supply chain by identifying were potential improvements could be made. According to Heinekens’ sustainability report, they focused on many elements to become greenxiii. It focused on inbound and outbound logistics, packaging and the logistics of the their human resources.
Packaging
As stated before, packaging is an example of operational performance in logistics. Heineken of course, also developed new ways of packaging their products so that production process became more environmental friendly and the delivery of products would become more efficient. Although packaging is a way to express their brand and presents where they stand for, it is also a big part of their carbon footprint and part of polluting factors. Therefore Heineken renewed their packaging policy at the second half of 2012. This policy tries to achieve to maintain quality and the expression of the
Logistics is planning and executing of the movement and support of forces. When examining logistics I have to draw from my most
Logistics encompasses all the activities between the point of origin and the point of consumption, involved in the forward and reverse flow and storage of goods, services and related information.
The logistics concerns the purchase, the inventory management, the handling, the storage, the launch, the sequencing, the methods of administration of sales and lots of other...
Logistics is that part of the supply chain process that plans, implements, and controls the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services, and related information from the point-of-origin to the point of- consumption in order to meet customers ' requirements (Enarsson, 2015). Simply put, logistic means moving product from one point to another in the most effective way. The purpose of this assignment is to discuss the logistics activities, concept and technology because I know logistics is very important that is why I want to write more about it and explain each of the terms.
Changes witnessed over the last few years on mode of packaging and its economic impact.
Logistics management’s primary focus is on optimizing the delivery of service to customers, by managing complex tradeoffs between customer service, transportation, warehousing and inventory. Some World Class companies have been able to reduce the costs of their logistics operations to 50% of the levels of their competitors.
In order to achieve a more balanced and fair approach to a global logistics chain it is important to understand how important the interrelationship between transportation and logistics. Without well-developed transportation systems, logistics could not bring its advantages into full play. Having
Through the move by supply chains to go green, there is an effective utilization of available resources. Going at the current rate where carbon emissions have increased, the environment is being compromised and the future generations may have a problem in producing even the basic products that they may need. Additionally, environmentalists have warned of the increase in global temperatures that are affecting climate. With the decision to go green by the supply chains, the carbon emissions will be reduced at a certain percentage, which is important for the conservation of the environment.
Green supply chain management is a solid means for accomplishing the eco management points of an organisation, and is additionally a development of supply chain management. Although green supply chain management is an augmentation of the current supply chain management research from a micro perspective, it is additionally one part of eco management that considers nature from the macro perspective. Subsequently, it can be said that eco management unquestionably merits thought.
Packages Limited, a joint venture between Rausing of Sweden, Ali group of Pakistan and Akerland, provides exceptional quality packaging to individuals and businesses in the most profitable, sustainable and efficient way. They offer a vast range of packaging solutions including flexible packaging materials and offset
This paper provides a basic but fundamental understanding of logistic primarily based on the book of “Logistics Management and Strategy” by Harrison and van Hoek. It will guide you through from the basic definition and concepts to the different supply chain strategies that exist, as well as providing a perception on the future logistic development. Explanation of principal terms like logistic, supply chain management and supply network is discussed, and important logistic systems like just-in-time, lean thinking and agile strategies are deliberated. Different ways of working together within the supply chain is debated, where there are different ways of sharing
For the packaging industry, it is important that retailers identify their key goals. Sustaining a consumer's commitment to a product may involve packaging that is distinctive at the heuristic level (if the consumers can recognize the product they will buy it) but without encouraging consumers to engage in systematic processing (prompting deeper level thinking that would include making comparisons with other products).
Logistics and supply chain management is the process of making sure materials are collected, tuned into products and then distributed so that they can reach the user. Logistics is the full process of the gap between the materials being raw and collected to the delivery of the finished product in the users hands. “As such logistics includes;
Purpose – The authors perform a large-scale literature review and use conceptual theory building to introduce the concept of sustainability to the field of supply chain management and demonstrate the relationships among environmental, social, and economic performance within a supply chain management context. Design/methodology/approach – Conceptual theory building is used to develop a framework and propositions
There are a number of worthwhile improvements in the fourth edition. We have included many more references and examples from general business and other literature because of the impact of logistics on a variety of business processes. This edition covers the academic and trade literature in the area of logistics extensively, and includes the most up-to-date information and examples. Readers will notice the significant number of citations from the year 2000. We have retained those elements that are "timeless" and those that made the previous editions successful.