Supply-chain collective action towards zero CO2 emissions in infrastructure construction: mapping barriers and opportunities

Given increased consumer interest in green products and practices, this paper will focus on examining sustainable practices within the shipping, packaging and delivery supply chain. “Green” shipping, packaging, and delivery focuses on transporting products from providers (e.g., manufacturers, retailers) to customers to reduce CO2 emissions, landfill waste, and overall negative impact to the environment. For example, (a) the use of electric powered vehicles in the delivery supply chain has the potential to reduce CO2 emissions; and (b) using recycled cardboard or materials that are biodegradable would reduce landfill waste. This paper examines the potential benefits of these green practices in the delivery supply chain. Our results are that a case can be made for use of electric-power vehicles and their potential benefit to reduce CO2 emissions in an environment where power generation in non-coal based. In other words, using electric cars in all delivery supply chains isn’t always a solution; firms must recognize the significant impact of the power generation process in their operating area. From a packaging perspective, there is documented consumer interest on using environmentally friendly material for consumer products. However, depending upon the market segment size, this might not always result in better financial outcomes for companies.

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Barriers and Opportunities in Recalls Management at the Health Care Provider level

Revista Ingeniería Biomédica ◽

10.24050/19099762.n22.2017.1180 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 11 (22) ◽

Author(s):

Angélica Burbano Collazos ◽

José Antonio García Pretelt ◽

Luisa Fernanda Durán Gutiérrez ◽

Diego Mauricio Ojeda Navia

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Supply Chain ◽

Health Care Provider ◽

Care Provider ◽

Safety Issue ◽

Operational Risks ◽

High Investment ◽

Patient Safety Issue ◽

Barriers And Opportunities

One of the operational risks to which a Health Care Provider (HCP) is exposed is the receiving and use of products such as pharmaceuticals and medical devices that could become subject to a health alert. This patient safety issue has to be managed in order to prevent and mitigate adverse events at the last echelon of the supply chain. This article aims to expose a characterization of the alerts response process at the HCP level based on a review of the literature. Additionally, local regulations, strengths and weaknesses were identified. Finally, the study allowed for the identification of the principal opportunities and barriers that should be addressed in order to integrate the recall management process within and outside the HCP. Among these opportunities is traceability along the supply chain, and among the barriers is the high investment in the technology required to facilitate supply chain integration.

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Barriers and opportunities to greening the construction supply chain management

Benchmarking An International Journal ◽

10.1108/bij-04-2019-0192 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 27 (3) ◽

pp. 1211-1237 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Maria Ahmed ◽

Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem ◽

Ahsen Maqsoom

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Supply Chain ◽

Supply Chain Management ◽

Literature Review ◽

Construction Industry ◽

Extensive Literature ◽

Holistic View ◽

Chain Management ◽

Content Type ◽

Barriers And Opportunities

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate critical barriers hindering the adoption of green supply chain management (GSCM) and the opportunities that can be exploited with such an implementation in the construction industry of developing countries. It also devises strategies to avoid critical barriers in implementation and exploit opportunities for a better overall environmental performance of the construction industry. Design/methodology/approach This research relies upon an extensive literature review; data are collected from 163 professionals and 15 interviews of field professionals from 11 developing countries are conducted. The barriers and opportunities are synthesized through literature review and then data are collected over their significance from the construction professionals through an online survey. To highlight the interconnectedness of the critical barriers and opportunities, a causal loop framework is developed. Furthermore, expert opinion is sought to develop the strategies. Findings This research integrates information from different sources and provides a holistic view of the current situation of GSCM in developing countries. In total, 34 barriers and 23 opportunities are extracted from literature. The top 4 barriers fall under the “involvement and support” category, whereas the top four opportunities fall under the “environmental” category. Furthermore, the strategies to implement GSCM include suitable policies by top management to incorporate practices such as innovative green design, green procurement, green packaging, green distribution and even end-of-life management, which play a vital role in emission reduction. Originality/value This research is a first attempt at evaluating the barriers and opportunities facing GSCM in the construction sector of the developing countries. The findings encourage the stakeholders in adopting GSCM practices by presenting a clear picture of the potential benefits that can be exploited by implementing the proposed strategies to eliminate critical barriers in the construction industry.

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Hybrid meta-heuristic algorithms for optimising a sustainable agricultural supply chain network considering CO2 emissions and water consumption

International Journal of Systems Science Operations & Logistics ◽

10.1080/23302674.2021.2009932 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-30

Author(s):

Fariba Goodarzian ◽

Davood Shishebori ◽

Farzad Bahrami ◽

Ajith Abraham ◽

Andrea Appolloni

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Co2 Emissions ◽

Water Consumption ◽

Heuristic Algorithms ◽

Supply Chain Network ◽

Agricultural Supply

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Risk-Averse Facility Location for Green Closed-Loop Supply Chain Networks Design under Uncertainty

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su10114072 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (11) ◽

pp. 4072 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Xiao Zhao ◽

Xuhui Xia ◽

Lei Wang ◽

Guodong Yu

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Facility Location ◽

Co2 Emissions ◽

Closed Loop ◽

Emission Rate ◽

Uncertain Demand ◽

Risk Averse ◽

Closed Loop Supply Chain ◽

Linearization Technique ◽

Reformulation Linearization

With the increasing attention given to environmentalism, designing a green closed-loop supply chain network has been recognized as an important issue. In this paper, we consider the facility location problem, in order to reduce the total costs and CO2 emissions under an uncertain demand and emission rate. Particularly, we are more interested in the risk-averse method for providing more reliable solutions. To do this, we employ a coherent risk measure, conditional value-at-risk, to represent the underlying risk of uncertain demand and CO2 emission rate. The resulting optimization problem is a 0-1 mixed integer bi-objective programming, which is challenging to solve. We develop an improved reformulation-linearization technique, based on decomposed piecewise McCormick envelopes, to generate lower bounds efficiently. We show that the proposed risk-averse model can generate a more reliable solution than the risk-neutral model, both in reducing penalty costs and CO2 emissions. Moreover, the proposed algorithm outperforms and classic reformulation-linearization technique in convergence rate and gaps. Numerical experiments based on random data and a ‘real’ case are performed to demonstrate the performance of the proposed model and algorithm.

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CO2 Emissions from Fuel Consumption in the Logistic Stages of the Brazilian Bioethanol Supply Chain

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12239979 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (23) ◽

pp. 9979

Author(s):

Daniela B. Bartholomeu ◽

Celso J. R. Lopes ◽

Hugo T. Y. Yoshizaki

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Fuel Consumption ◽

Co2 Emissions ◽

Operations Management ◽

Agricultural Management ◽

Diesel Emissions ◽

Transport Infrastructure ◽

Region Of Origin ◽

Final Destination ◽

Different Origins

The study reports the CO2 emissions from diesel combustion in the following stages of the Brazilian ethanol supply chain: (a) agricultural operations (management), (b) sugarcane transportation to the mill, and (c) biofuel transportation to the destination. To assess the sensitivity of the results to different origins, five regions representative of ethanol production were selected, and the final destination was the port of Santos. The transportation stage from the mill to the port included the possible effects of using multimodal alternatives, such as road–rail and road–pipeline. The results indicate that diesel consumption varies greatly by region of origin, and agricultural management, such as tilling, planting, and harvesting operations, accounts for about 70% of total diesel emissions to the ethanol supply chain. Rail and pipeline transportation are ultimately important for mitigating emissions from fuel consumption in logistics corridors for exporting ethanol. It is a valuable contribution to supporting private actions and public policies related to the mitigation of emissions in the logistic stages of bioethanol, especially related to the optimization of the agricultural management process and improvement of the multimodal transport infrastructure, respectively. It is also a lesson to countries intending to produce ethanol from sugarcane.

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