Storage and transportation of goods within global supply chains is a major cause of environmental damage in modern value added processes. Thus, in the past, theory and practice developed several approaches in order to decrease these negative environmental impacts that frequently counteract the...

Important drivers for environmental sustainability efforts in purchasing and supply management are top management initiatives and compliance with laws and regulations. On the other hand market forces are largely ignored although it is shown that the product carbon footprint contained on the...

Interruptions in supply can have a severe impact on company performance. Their mitigation and management is therefore an important task. Reasons for interruptions can be machine breakdowns, material shortages, natural disasters, and labour strikes. Sourcing from multiple suppliers is a strategy...