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Selected environmental aspects in the context of the concept of CSR in logistics companies
Kurowski, Mateusz - In: Economic and environmental studies : a journal for … 17 (2017) 4, pp. 1003-1016
Corporate social responsibility is a complex concept, where ecology is one of the key elements. From the point of view … of logistics, care for the environment and respect for non-renewable resources is a particularly important issue. The … essence of logistics is the movement of people and cargo, that is possible only by using a certain amount of energy. Companies …
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World class logistics : South of the border ; an analysis of Mexican maquiladora environmentally responsible practices
Cruthirds, Kevin W.; Coyle, Tom; Polo Tello Velasco, Marco - In: International journal of productivity and quality … 15 (2015) 3, pp. 285-308
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Revolutionizing cargo transport : the impact of innovative technologies
Kosovac, Amel; Medić, Adisa; Ćorić, Irfan; … - In: Proceedings of the ENTRENOVA - ENTerprise REsearch … 9 (2023) 1, pp. 222-230
For many years, cargo traffic was marred by inefficiency, slow work systems, extensive paperwork and inaccuracies in the supply chain and transportation to the final destination. Processes within the chain itself entailed slow work, which resulted in large deviations in terms of transport and...
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Improving infrastructure in the United Kingdom
Pisu, Mauro; Pels, Barbara; Bottini, Novella - 2015
The United Kingdom (UK) has spent less on infrastructure compared to other OECD countries over the past three decades. The perceived quality of UK infrastructure assets is close to the OECD average but lower than in other G7 countries. Capacity constraints have emerged in some sectors, such as...
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Services Trade Restrictiveness Index (STRI) : transport and courier services
Geloso Grosso, Massimo; Nordås, Hildegunn Kyvik; Ueno, … - 2014
This paper presents the services trade restrictiveness indices (STRIs) for transport and courier services. The STRIs are composite indices taking values between zero and one, zero representing an open market and one a market completely closed to foreign services providers. The indices are...
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Azerbaijan Transport Sector 2011
Točickaja, Irina Ė. - 2012
The report evaluates progress achieved in implementation of structural reforms of the transport sector in Azerbaijan in the following subsectors: railways, road transport and roads, air transport and airports, maritime transport and ports. It presents standardized and qualitative indicators that...
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Economic Importance of Belgian Transport Logistics
Lagneaux, Frédéric - 2010
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Overview (of the India Infrastructure Report 2001 - Issues in Market Structure and Regulation)
Morris, Sebastian - 2012
Reviews the various articles of the IIR2001, and lays out the theme of having the appropriate market structure and regulation in various sectors of physical infrastructure including electricity, telecom, water and sewage, transportation and energy
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A White Paper on Reforming Canada's Transportation Policies for the 21st Century
Flemming, Brian - 2012
While much of the developed world struggles with debt and chronically low growth, Canada, one of the best-performing members of the G-7, remains on firmer footing. However, this country still has to cope with slower growth, cutbacks and aging infrastructure. As this paper argues, reconciling...
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Azerbaijan Transport Sector 2011
Tochitskaya, Irina - 2012
The report evaluates progress achieved in implementation of structural reforms of the transport sector in Azerbaijan in the following subsectors: railways, road transport and roads, air transport and airports, maritime transport and ports. It presents standardized and qualitative indicators that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013107820