Impact of External Assistance Programs on Supply Chain Energy Efficiency: A Behavioral Investigation

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Lisa Donohue ◽  
Jason Nguyen ◽  
Behrooz Pourghannad
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Assistance Programs ◽  
External Assistance

scholarly journals Nuclear Warehouse: Emphasize on Energy Efficiency Strategy in Global Supply Chain

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-80
Author(s):  
Jaka Aminata ◽  
Samuel Grandval ◽  
Abdelkader Sbihi
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Global Supply Chain

Sustainable Supply Chain Development

2019 ◽  
pp. 81-102
Author(s):  
Shounak Basak ◽  
Sudhanshu Shekhar ◽  
Kushal Saha
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Energy Management ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Chain Operation ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Supply Chain Operation ◽  
Chain Level

Sustainability has assumed increased importance in view of the international focus on pollution control and climate change. Specifically, the development of sustainable supply chain can help in important ways to reduce pollution and address environmental concerns. Energy efficiency forms an important aspect of this movement towards sustainable supply chain. Energy efficiency can be achieved through judicious energy management initiatives at the supply chain level. A metrics-based approach provides an effective mechanism to implement energy management programs in supply chain operation. The chapter explores the utility of energy balance sheet as a metric to implement such energy management programs. It further looks at the challenges and opportunities faced by supply chain partners in implementing energy management programs. It uses the case study of Firozabad glass industry to illustrate the implementation of energy management for developing sustainable supply chain.

scholarly journals Real-Time Decision Making in First Mile and Last Mile Logistics: How Smart Scheduling Affects Energy Efficiency of Hyperconnected Supply Chain Solutions

Energies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1833 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamás Bányai
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Real Time Scheduling ◽  
Improve Energy Efficiency ◽  
Increase Energy Efficiency ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Time Scheduling ◽  
Last Mile Delivery

Energy efficiency and environmental issues have been largely neglected in logistics. In a traditional supply chain, the objective of improving energy efficiency is targeted at the level of single parts of the value making chain. Industry 4.0 technologies make it possible to build hyperconnected logistic solutions, where the objective of decreasing energy consumption and economic footprint is targeted at the global level. The problems of energy efficiency are especially relevant in first mile and last mile delivery logistics, where deliveries are composed of individual orders and each order must be picked up and delivered at different locations. Within the frame of this paper, the author describes a real-time scheduling optimization model focusing on energy efficiency of the operation. After a systematic literature review, this paper introduces a mathematical model of last mile delivery problems including scheduling and assignment problems. The objective of the model is to determine the optimal assignment and scheduling for each order so as to minimize energy consumption, which allows to improve energy efficiency. Next, a black hole optimization-based heuristic is described, whose performance is validated with different benchmark functions. The scenario analysis validates the model and evaluates its performance to increase energy efficiency in last mile logistics.

Measuring Environmental Performance across a Green Supply Chain: A Managerial Overview of Environmental Indicators

2014 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Purba H Rao
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Hazardous Waste ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Resource Conservation ◽  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
Green Supply Chain ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Environmental Initiatives ◽  
Emission Of Greenhouse Gases

The concept of green supply chains is now accepted in many corporate organizations in Asia. Since the early nineties, when industry became aware of the increasing relevance of sustainable development, many business enterprises in Asia have adopted environmental initiatives as an integral part of their business practices. In time these organizations came to realize that the environmental initiatives needed to encompass not only the organization's own business practices but also the entire stretch of operations across the supply chain. In other words, they felt the need to include the employees, suppliers, customers, waste handlers, and other business partners in the greening process (Bacallan, 2000). Thus, an integrated supply chain approach was called for. Such an approach should be able to identify the environmental aspects at every stage, assess the environmental impacts associated with these aspects, prioritize them, and design action plans to mitigate their adverse effects on the environment if any. An integrated green supply chain approach would take into consideration the inbound logistics phase of the supply chain, the production or internal supply chain, the outbound logistics phase, and the reverse logistics phase (Rao & Holt, 2005; Sarkis, 1999; Seuring & Muller, 2007). For many organizations in Asia, the green supply chain approach has also emerged as a way to demonstrate their commitment to sustainability (Seuring et al., 2008). However, there is a continuous need to measure and monitor the extent to which environmental performance is actually achieved. To assess this performance, a system of indicators across the supply chain is proposed, which is computationally easy to implement at the industry level. To demonstrate that the system of environmental indicators does measure performance, an empirical approach is adopted to test whether the system correlates with the four constructs of environmental sustainability: resource conservation, energy efficiency, reduction of hazardous waste, and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (Vachon & Mao, 2008). In order to check these linkages of environmental indicators to the constituents of environmental performance, four multiple regression models were run. In the first model, the dependent variable was resource conservation, the independent predictor variables being the 20 environmental indicators grouped under the four constructs: Inbound logistics, production or internal logistics, outbound logistics, and reverse logistics. In the second, third, and fourth models, the dependent variables were energy efficiency, reduction of hazardous waste, and minimization of emission of greenhouse gases, respectively. Upon running the regression models, the models for resource conservation, reduction of hazardous waste, and reduction of emission of greenhouse gases were found to be significant at 5 percent significance level while the model for energy efficiency was significant at 10 percent level.

Carbon Emission Assessment for Typical Household Appliances Orienting the Green Supply Chain Management for Enterprises

2015 ◽  
Vol 1092-1093 ◽  
pp. 1591-1596
Author(s):  
Jian Hua Chen ◽  
Hui Ting Guo ◽  
Liang Sun ◽  
Wei Bo ◽  
Liang Chen
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Carbon Emission ◽  
Green Supply Chain Management ◽  
Green Supply Chain ◽  
Air Conditioner ◽  
Washing Machine ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Efficiency Increase

This paper explores on the green supply chain management for enterprises based on the carbon emission assessment for products. The assessment showed that the priorities of green supply chain management measures were different for washing machine, air conditioner and microwave. The washing machine manufacturer should firstly focus on the measures to the upstream suppliers associated with the product eco-design, and secondly the product energy efficiency increase. The air conditioner manufacturer should first focus on the product energy efficiency increase, and secondly the eco-design, especially the refrigerant improvement. But the energy efficiency increase would be the only effective way for microwave. This work shows the method applies to the household appliance manufacturer to identify the green supply chain hot point, as the information of products is easier to obtain, and the effort performance could be shown intuitively along with the consuming process.

scholarly journals Multi-Objective Approach for Optimization of City Logistics Considering Energy Efficiency

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (18) ◽  
pp. 7366
Author(s):  
Mohammad Zaher Akkad ◽  
Tamás Bányai
Keyword(s):  
Resource Allocation ◽  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Optimization Model ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Population Increase ◽  
City Logistics ◽  
Operation Strategy ◽  
Scheduling Problems

Urban population increase results in more supply chain operations in these areas, which leads to increased energy consumption and environmental pollution. City logistics represents a strategy of efficient freight transportation and material handling to fulfill customer and business demands. Within the frame of this paper, the authors describe an optimization model of a multi-echelon collection and distribution system, focusing on downtown areas and energy efficiency, sustainability, and emission reduction. After a systematic literature review, this paper introduces a mathematical model of collection and distribution problems, including package delivery, municipal waste collection, home delivery services, and supply of supermarkets and offices. The object of the optimization model is twofold: firstly, to design the optimal structure of the multi-echelon collection and distribution system, including layout planning and the determination of required transportation resources, like e-cars, e-bikes, and the use of public transportation; and secondly, to optimize the operation strategy of the multi-echelon supply chain, including resource allocation and scheduling problems. Next, a heuristic approach is described, whose performance is validated with common benchmark functions, such as metaheuristic evaluation. The scenario analysis demonstrates the application of the described model and shows the optimal layout, resource allocation, and operation strategy focusing on energy efficiency.

Supply Chain Optimization Audit (SCOA) for Green ICT Opportunities

2011 ◽  
pp. 559-580 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saugato Mukerji ◽  
Aditya K. Ghose
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Air Conditioning ◽  
Data Centers ◽  
Supply Chain Optimization ◽  
Green Ict

Green ICT is a lot more than efficient air-conditioning of data centers and switching off monitors and desktop PCs. ICT has the ability to give rise to and continuously enable energy saving on a scale 50 to 100 times bigger by becoming the technology that detects and prevents process inefficiency of energy intensive supply chains. Energy efficiency that can only be sustainably achieved as a result of using ICT creatively is outlined in this chapter. The authors consider the optimization of supply chain as a crucial enabler of the overall effort of an organization to improve its environmental credentials. Therefore, undertaking the audits of an organization’s supply chains, and ensuring that the end result improves its efficiency is one way of limiting the carbon generated during its activities.

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