Green logistics at Eroski: A case study

In today’s highly competitive environment, green logistics issues are gaining interest. This paper analyses how logistics managers could lead the initiative in this area by incorporating environmental management principles into their daily decision-making process. A case study is given to show how t...

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Published inInternational journal of production economics Vol. 131; no. 1; pp. 44 - 51
Main Authors Ubeda, S., Arcelus, F.J., Faulin, J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.05.2011
Elsevier
Elsevier Sequoia S.A
SeriesInternational Journal of Production Economics
Subjects
Case studies
Criteria
Decision making
Economics
Environment
Environmental management
Fleet management
Foods
Freight transportation
Green logistics
Green logistics Environment Freight transportation Vehicle routing
Logistics
Management
Methodology
Motor vehicle fleets
Retail stores
Route optimization
Studies
Vehicle routing
Vehicles
Spain
Environment
Green logistics
Vehicle routing
Freight transportation
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Summary:In today’s highly competitive environment, green logistics issues are gaining interest. This paper analyses how logistics managers could lead the initiative in this area by incorporating environmental management principles into their daily decision-making process. A case study is given to show how they can turn practices into green while simultaneously meet the efficiency objectives. We have chosen one of the leader companies of the Spanish food distribution sector to check this hypothesis. The study covers the introduction of several changes into its fleet management and the implementation of a methodology to solve vehicle routing problems with environmental criteria minimisation.
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ISSN:0925-5273
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DOI:10.1016/j.ijpe.2010.04.041