Reverse Logistics And Clean Technology Adoption: The Case Of The Steel Industry

Promoting the diffusion of clean technology technology that helps to reduce polluting inputs and processes at the beginning of production, rather than at the end of the pipe is an important step towards more environmentally sustainable production practices. The use of clean technology coupled with reverse logistics practices is particularly effective at reducing environmental impact, and many industries are attempting to move in this direction. Reverse logistics is the process whereby a manufacturer accepts end products from consumers for possible remanufacturing, recycling, and reuse. However, the diffusion of clean technology and reverse logistics practices in the economy is not well understood, and there remains a need for case and industry analysis in order to derive theory and to provide possible lessons. This paper focuses on the core of heavy manufacturing, the steel industry. Steel producers, particularly the mini-mill sector, have a long history of relative success with various reverse logistics techniques, especially recycling. Utilizing a qualitative theoretical framework and drawing from extant case and industry data, we document and analyze the adoption and diffusion of clean technology and reverse logistics in the industry.

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Enhancing the Supply Chain in Organisations

Handbook of Research on Effective Marketing in Contemporary Globalism - Advances in Marketing, Customer Relationship Management, and E-Services ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-6220-9.ch010 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 156-171

Author(s):

M. Reza Hosseini ◽

Nicholas Chileshe ◽

Raufdeen Rameezdeen ◽

Steffen Lehmann

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Supply Chains ◽

Reverse Logistics ◽

Adoption And Implementation ◽

Wide Range ◽

Adoption And Diffusion ◽

And Diffusion ◽

Lack Of Knowledge

Reverse Logistics (RL) is an innovation able to bring about immense benefits for organisations in a wide range of industries through enhancing the performance of supply chain procedures. Yet, evidence demonstrates that RL has remained unexploited mainly due to the lack of knowledge about its benefits, enablers, and major aspects of its adoption and implementation. In this context, promoting the adoption and diffusion of RL into the supply chain of organisations has been recommended frequently. This chapter provides a response to such need by (1) explaining the phenomenon and dispelling the confusions surrounding the RL concept, (2) clarifying the major drivers and barriers of RL and highlighting the role it can play in enhancing the performance of conventional supply chains; in addition, (3) the chapter intends to demystify the major aspects associated with implementing RL in organisations. The chapter also aims at familiarising potential readers with the major references available in the field.

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Adoption and diffusion of improved technologies and production practices in agriculture: Insights from a donor-led intervention in Nepal

Land Use Policy ◽

10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104621 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 95 ◽

pp. 104621 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Anjani Kumar ◽

Hiroyuki Takeshima ◽

Ganesh Thapa ◽

Naveen Adhikari ◽

Sunil Saroj ◽

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Keyword(s):

Production Practices ◽

Adoption And Diffusion ◽

And Diffusion

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ACTION ON MATTER: THE HISTORY OF THE UNIQUELY AFRICAN TAMPER AND CONCAVE ANVIL POT-FORMING TECHNIQUE

Journal of African Archaeology ◽

10.3213/1612-1651-10001 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 3-35 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Judy Sterner ◽

Nicholas David

Keyword(s):

Historical Development ◽

Weight Ratio ◽

High Volume ◽

Efficient Production ◽

Arid Environments ◽

Historical Evidence ◽

Culture History ◽

History Of ◽

And Diffusion

The publication, largely by ethnoarchaeologists, of new data on the tamper and concave anvil technique of pot-forming (TCA) permits a reassessment of this uniquely African technique, its toolkit, and its culture history. A survey, inspired by the technologie culturelle school, of its varied expressions in the southern Saharan, Sahelian and northern Sudan zones from Mali to Sudan and extending north into Egypt emphasises the potential of the technique for the efficient production of spherical water jars of high volume to weight ratio, much appreciated in arid environments. The technique is demanding and therefore practised for the most part by specialists. The origins and diffusion of the technique are assessed in the light of the ethnological, archaeological, linguistic, and historical evidence, and a four stage historical development is sketched.

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