Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Management (2nd Ed.)
Principles and Practices for Sustainable Operations and Management

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Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Managementis the essential guide to the principles and practices of sustainable logistics operations. Based on extensive research, this book covers the whole scope of sustainable logistics. The mini case studies, with particular attention for use in a teaching context, relate the theoretical concepts to practice and what is happening 'on the ground'. Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Management examines all the key areas in sustainable logistics and supply chain management, including: sustainable product design and packaging; sustainable purchasing and procurement; environmental impact of freight transport; sustainable warehousing and storage; and much more. Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Management is a highly accessible guide to sustainable supply chain management. It provides an excellent insight into the topic that will help managers, students, and scholars grasp the fundamentals of green supply and logistics management. A vital teaching resource for courses on sustainable logistics, this revised edition includes valuable supporting online materials.
    • Chapter - 01: Brief Overview of Logistics and Supply Chain management (SCM);
    • Chapter - 02: Science of Sustainability and its Implications for Logistics and SCM;
    • Chapter - 03: Freight Transport;
    • Chapter - 04: Sustainable Warehousing;
    • Chapter - 05: Product Design, Cleaner Production and Packaging;
    • Chapter - 06: Sustainable Purchasing and Procurement;
    • Chapter - 07: Reverse Logistics and Recycling;
    • Chapter - 08: Risk, Resilience and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR);
    • Chapter - 09: Sustainable Logistics and SCM Strategy
Professor David B. Grant is Professor of Logistics at Hull University Business School, UK and Professor of Supply Chain Management and Social Responsibility at Hanken School of Economics, Finland. He has over 175 publications and is on the editorial boards of numerous journals. Dr Alexander Trautrims is a Lecturer in Supply Chain and Operations Management at Nottingham University Business School. His research focuses on sourcing, compliance and supply issues in supply chains. Professor Chee Yew Wong is Chair of Supply Chain Management at Leeds University Business School. He has over nine years of industrial working and consultancy experience in operations, purchasing, production, inventory and distribution management.
Changes to new edition: updated content on compliance and auditing, demand and inventory planning, plus strategic, operational and public policy perspectives