Supply Chain Optimisation in Animal Husbandry

The pig husbandry is an important economic sector. In the last decade, major changes have been made. As a result, farmers came together to introduce the "Eco Label pig", meeting the strong consumer and governmental call for high quality, animal friendly and environmentally friendly food. The market for Eco Label food is expected to grow enormously in the next years, asking for the development of an efficient and effective supply chain consisting of farmers, slaughter houses, wholesalers and retailers. We present some mathematical models to support decision making and evaluation of a large number of growth scenario's, using cost minimization given a number of Eco Label conditions.supply chain management;logistics;agricultural logistics;network configuration

An Innovative of Simul Model for Ready-Mix Concretes in The Concept of Third Party Logistics and Supply Chain Management in Malaysia and Thailand

The research discusses on issues in an order fulfilment for sustainable ready-mix concrete as desired for an eco-friendly choice of integration in the concept of third-party logistics and supply chain management. There are insufficient and inappropriate means in concrete industry which has contributed to un-environmentally friendly especially in Malaysia and Thailand. The supply management and logistics are the factors in designing of product which influence on the environmental, safety and health. It also involves on costs of energy, effectiveness, economic certainty, businesses and other related issues. Through the current practices with relevant factors, the analysis of model is no longer realistic. The sustainable of simulation in logistics model should relate to descriptive approaches. Through the less numbers of movements and reduction on carbon dioxide are significant for the simulation. In some developing countries, the involvements of commercial players and government bodies have their responsibility in controlling, simulating economic and business development. Relation to this fundamental deficiency, this paper utilized SIMUL model in the logistics for sustainable ready mixed concrete, eco-friendly and to meet on the order fulfilments. The result clearly indicates that the eco-friendly SIMUL model can be more sustainable, cost efficient and time effective in fulfilling orders for the operational of ready-mix concrete in future

Eco-efficient supply chain networks: Development of a design framework and application to a real case study

© 2015 Taylor & Francis. This paper presents a supply chain network design framework that is based on multi-objective mathematical programming and that can identify 'eco-efficient' configuration alternatives that are both efficient and ecologically sound. This work is original in that it encompasses the environmental impact of both transportation and warehousing activities. We apply the proposed framework to a real-life case study (i.e. Lindt & Sprüngli) for the distribution of chocolate products. The results show that cost-driven network optimisation may lead to beneficial effects for the environment and that a minor increase in distribution costs can be offset by a major improvement in environmental performance. This paper contributes to the body of knowledge on eco-efficient supply chain design and closes the missing link between model-based methods and empirical applied research. It also generates insights into the growing debate on the trade-off between the economic and environmental performance of supply chains, supporting organisations in the eco-efficient configuration of their supply chains

Internal report cluster 1: Urban freight innovations and solutions for sustainable deliveries (2/4)

Technical report about sustainable urban freight solutions, part 2 of

Internal report cluster 1: Urban freight innovations and solutions for sustainable deliveries (3/4)

Technical report about sustainable urban freight solutions, part 3 of

Improved resource efficiency and cascading utilisation of renewable materials

In light of various environmental problems and challenges concerning resource allocation, the utilisation of renewable resources is increasingly important for the efficient use of raw materials. Therefore, cascading utilisation (i.e., the multiple material utilisations of renewable resources prior to their conversion into energy) and approaches that aim to further increase resource efficiency (e.g., the utilisation of by-products) can be considered guiding principles. This paper therefore introduces the Special Volume “Improved Resource Efficiency and Cascading Utilisation of Renewable Materials”. Because both research aspects, resource efficiency and cascading utilisation, belong to several disciplines, the Special Volume adopts an interdisciplinary perspective and presents 16 articles, which can be divided into four subjects: Innovative Materials based on Renewable Resources and their Impact on Sustainability and Resource Efficiency, Quantitative Models for the Integrated Optimisation of Production and Distribution in Networks for Renewable Resources, Information Technology-based Collaboration in Value Generating Networks for Renewable Resources, and Consumer Behaviour towards Eco-friendly Products. The interdisciplinary perspective allows a comprehensive overview of current research on resource efficiency, which is supplemented with 15 book reviews showing the extent to which textbooks of selected disciplines already refer to resource efficiency. This introductory article highlights the relevance of the four subjects, presents summaries of all papers, and discusses future research directions. The overall contribution of the Special Volume is that it bridges the resource efficiency research of selected disciplines and that it presents several approaches for more environmentally sound production and consumption

Enhancing Brand Equity Through Sustainability: Waste Recycling

Unlike many existing research studies that explain reverse marketing from a purchasing perspective, this study recognizes it as an honest effort made by managers aiming to promote sustainability by purposefully managing waste and discusses the spillover effect of their initiatives on brand equity. It argues that efficient recycling of products through reverse marketing by a brand demonstrates its sincere intent to adopt sustainable business practices and enhances its equity in the marketplace. A business-to-business viewpoint has been used to combine knowledge about waste recycling and management through reverse marketing based on the unpretentious operations and management practices. The propositions reflect on the criticality of engaging business customer firms in a procedural mechanism of recycling for increase in brand equity as the success of reverse marketing. A comprehensive adoption of an initiative like waste management through reverse marketing by a brand highlights how sustainability initiatives can create value for the customers of the brand and ultimately drive brand equity

Fuel consumption assessment in delivery tours to develop eco driving behaviour

Full text available for free at http://abstracts.aetransport.org/paper/index/id/3886/confid/18International audienceA report of the European Commission in 1998 identified various areas that can be explored to achieve a sustainable logistics. Among those areas, we discuss the reduction of fuel consumption by an eco-driving strategy. Eco-driving is often cited as a good practice to reduce fuel consumption and claim a potential of - 10% to - 20% of fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. Freight transportation by truck is one of the major contributors to CO2 emissions (14% of the grand total in France). However, assessing its potential in actual operations is not an easy task and to our best knowledge has never been done before on a comprehensive scale. There were no researches that were able to prove the efficiency of eco-driving in an operational freight transport context. To complement other researches that aim to bring a theoretical analysis to the link between the consumption and its impacting factors, this research is anchored in practice. Firstly it measures consumption on real situations. About 9000 tours were followed and analyzed. Secondly the significant fuel consumption factors are analysed. Third the importance of driving behaviour as one of the most important factors for reducing consumption is assessed. In this research, done in collaboration with a logistics services provider operating its own trucks fleet, we defined a measurement protocol implemented in 29 trucks. Then we were able to retain the fuel consumption and to link it to the context of the tour. Several incentives were tested to motivate truck drivers in order to reduce fuel consumption. This raises the question of the individual measurement and the evaluation of the driving behaviour improvement. In classical eco-driving models, the estimation of the eco-driving fuel consumption depending on the tour environment was often overlooked because of the complexity of the task. However it is required to build a new sustainable incentive system. The main contribution of this paper is to identify and to propose a new system that allows logistics service provider to evaluate driving behaviours and to share the eco driving individual gain as a new driver incentive method. As a result we propose a non linear model to estimate an interval of eco-driving consumption depending on tour environment factors like truck type, road type, speed, load and weather. By reporting the eco-driving strategy implemented in 3 different operational areas during 2 years, this research has enabled us to understand the benefits of the actions to reach fuel consumption and emissions reduction up to 4,2%. It shows here that eco driving strategy can be very efficient in an operational freight transportation environment. In this contribution we developed a first assessment of driving behaviour depending on the conditions of every tour. Thus this paper opens research opportunities in two directions; the first is the experimentation of this approach in different context. The second direction is the enhancement of the model to gain in precision or in robustness

Standardization Framework for Sustainability from Circular Economy 4.0

The circular economy (CE) is widely known as a way to implement and achieve sustainability, mainly due to its contribution towards the separation of biological and technical nutrients under cyclic industrial metabolism. The incorporation of the principles of the CE in the links of the value chain of the various sectors of the economy strives to ensure circularity, safety, and efficiency. The framework proposed is aligned with the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development regarding the orientation towards the mitigation and regeneration of the metabolic rift by considering a double perspective. Firstly, it strives to conceptualize the CE as a paradigm of sustainability. Its principles are established, and its techniques and tools are organized into two frameworks oriented towards causes (cradle to cradle) and effects (life cycle assessment), and these are structured under the three pillars of sustainability, for their projection within the proposed framework. Secondly, a framework is established to facilitate the implementation of the CE with the use of standards, which constitute the requirements, tools, and indicators to control each life cycle phase, and of key enabling technologies (KETs) that add circular value 4.0 to the socio-ecological transition

THEORETICAL FRAMES FOR DESIGNING REVERSE LOGISTICS PROCESSES

Logistics processes of return flow became more and more important in present business practice. Because of better customer satisfaction, environmental and financial aspects many enterprises deal with reverse logistics performance. The paper is a literature review focused on the design principles of reverse logistics processes Keywords: reverse logistics, designing.reverse logistics, designing