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Integrated framework for managing sustainable supply chain practices
Kucht Campos, Juliana - 2015
The pressure on companies towards sustainable development is changing the way they are dealing with their supply chain network. Practices are not limited to the company level. They are involving suppliers, customers, government, society and other stakeholders that impact and are impacted by the...
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Volkswirtschaftliche Bedeutung der biobasierten Wirtschaft in Deutschland
Efken, Josef; Banse, Martin; Rothe, Andrea; Dieter, Matthias - 2012
Das Thünen-Institut wurde vom Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz (BMELV) gebeten, die volkswirtschaftliche Bedeutung der biobasierten Wirtschaft in Deutschland zu kalkulieren. Grundlage bildet die vom Bioökonomierat der Bundesregierung aufgestellte...
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Biomass supply chain for power generation in southern part of Thailand
In: Energy Reports 6 (2020) 2, pp. 221-227
The development of rubberwood into electricity generation for biomass power plant is one of the most interested … renewable energy options in Southern part of Thailand. This research presents a biomass supply chain for power generation is … rubberwood power plant. The results show that the remaining potential of biomass from rubberwood in three border provinces for …
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Energetische und ökologische Analyse einer thermochemischen Bioraffinerie zur Herstellung von Plattformchemikalien
Haisch, Pascal; Epple, Rolf; Kleine-Möllhoff, Peter; … - 2021
Regarding the sustainable supply of platform chemicals for the organic chemistry, residual biomass resources are coming … into focus as a carbon source. This study is concerned with the conversion of biomass to platform chemicals using a … thermochemical biorefinery based on torrefaction with superheated steam. The following separation processes are also included in the …
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Performance analysis of the closed loop supply chain
Asif, Farazee MA; Bianchi, Carmine; Rashid, Amir; … - In: Journal of Remanufacturing 2 (2012), pp. 1-21
Purpose: The question of resource scarcity and emerging pressure of environmental legislations has brought a new challenge for the manufacturing industry. On the one hand, there is a huge population that demands a large quantity of commodities; on the other hand, these demands have to be met by...
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The Road to a Digitalized Supply Chain Management: Smart and Digital Solutions for Supply Chain Management
Kersten, Wolfgang (contributor);  … - 2018
-based approaches for logistics and supply chains. They present business models and investment options for enhanced strategic decision … Logistics with regard to: Innovation and Technology Management, Advanced Manufacturing and Industry 4.0. Supply Chain Analytics …
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Interregional Trade of High-value Fruits and Vegetables: Issues on Transport and Shipping
Llanto, Gilberto M.; Quimba, Francis Mark A.; Sombilla, … - 2012
The study focuses on the transport of vegetable and fruit produce from Mindanao, a major food producing area, to particular regions in Luzon and Visayas to meet increasing market demands. The estimated gravity model showed the key determinants of interregional trade. Economic growth in both...
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Logistics performance measurement system for the automotive industry
Dörnhöfer, Martin; Falk, Schröder; Günthner, … - In: Logistics Research 9 (2016) 1, pp. 1-26
Logistics can be seen as a key competitive factor in the automotive industry due to the rising number of model variants … and options. With the increasing importance of logistics (Gunasekaran et al. in Int J Prod Econ 87(3):333-347, 2004), the … evaluation of logistics effectiveness and efficiency is gaining increased attention. Logistics performance management (PM) is the …
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Mathematical modelling of uncertainty in a process of provisioning at a comercial enterprise
Gil-Lafuente, Anna M.; Klimova, Anna - In: The International Journal of Management Science and … (2014) 12, pp. 4-17
The survival of a business is nowadays more than ever a matter of utmost importance. The process of globalization and current economic crisis are the two main reasons that caused the situation of uncertainty and instability on the world market. In this paper we made a theoretical approach and...
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Best practices in road transport: An exploratory study
Fernández Vázquez-Noguerol, Mar; González-Boubeta, Iván - In: Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management (JIEM) 11 (2018) 2, pp. 250-261
group is not wholly representative of all sectors. Respondents were mainly managers from Spain involved in logistics and … 98 professionals involved in logistics and transport activities. Additionally, key literature on transport initiatives … transport activities. Surveyed companies included manufacturing, retailers, wholesalers and third-party logistics providers …
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